Alexei Murygin, a goalkeeper for KHL clubs
Alexei Murygin, a goalkeeper for KHL clubs, died at the age of 39 from cancer.
Consensus
- Alexei Murygin died at the age of 39.
- He died after a prolonged battle with cancer.
- He was a former goaltender in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
- He played for multiple KHL clubs, including Amur Khabarovsk.
- The announcement of his death was made by the press service of Amur Khabarovsk.
- He was described as a respected professional and a kind, honest person by teammates and fans.
- The date of his death was 31 July.
Points of divergence
- In 2019, Murygin was diagnosed with high-grade squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsils. — kommersant
- In May of the year of his death, he was hospitalized due to a relapse with metastases. — kommersant
- Murygin played 168 games for Amur in the top division. — vesti
- He set a KHL record for the most shutouts in a season with Lokomotiv (13). — vesti
- He played for Shanghai Dragons, not Kunlun Red Star. — vesti
- He set a KHL record for the longest shutout streak (302 minutes and 11 seconds) in 2015. — kommersant
- The record was later broken by Timur Bilyalov of Ak Bars Kazan in 2019. — kommersant
- After retiring, he transitioned into coaching. — vesti
- He played for Kunlun Red Star. — vm
- He had three daughters: Melitina, Varvara, and Anisia. — vesti
- He played for Torpedo, Neftochimik, and Kunlun Red Star. — vm
- He played for Magnitogorsk Metallurg, Yaroslavl Lokomotiv, Omsk Avangard, and Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo. — kommersant
Coverage (3 sources)
- Former goalkeeper of several KHL clubs Alexey Murygin died at 39 from cancer — Вечерняя Москва
- KHL club goalkeeper Alexey Murugin died at age 39 from cancer — Коммерсантъ
- Former KHL record goalkeeper Alexei Murugin died of cancer — Вести