The father of HC Sochi and Russian national team hockey player Matvey Michkov was found dead in a pond on Old Believer Street in the urban-type settlement of Sirius in Sochi, informed “Sport Express”. Police removed and identified the body of 51-year-old Andrei Michkov.
The nature and causes of death will be known after investigation of all the circumstances.
The press service of the Sochi hockey club also confirmed the information about the death of the player’s father.
“The search for Andrey Michkov has been stopped. He has been found dead. Hockey club “Sochi” sends its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Andrey Vladislavovich Michkov. The club will provide the family of Matvey Michkov with all necessary assistance,” the statement said. published on the club’s Telegram channel.
Earlier on April 4, the media became aware of the disappearance of the father of the hockey player. The 51-year-old’s fate has been unknown as of April 2, 2023. By data telegram channel Kub Mash, in the evening of that day the Michkovs watched hockey at home on Old Believer Street in the village of Sirius in Adler. Around nine o’clock in the evening, when the program ended, Mitchkov senior left the house and disappeared. Matvey thought he had gone to the store, the newspaper notes.
According to Match TV, before leaving, the hockey player’s father said, “I’ll be right back. 20 minutes after leaving, Michkov received a phone call, but the subscriber was out of range, a Sochi HC source told Championat.ru. Michkov did not have quarrels and conflicts, he did not suffer from alcohol addiction and did not get sick, notes Kub Mash. On the morning of April 3, HC Sochi put the police in touch with the search for the man.
18-year-old Matvey Michkov is a striker for HC Sochi, although the rights to the player belong to SKA St. Petersburg. At the age of 16 Michkov abandoned puck against Sweden as part of the Russian national team, becoming the youngest goalscorer in national team history. Thus, he broke the record of Alexander Ovechkin, who scored the first goal for the national team at the age of 17. Matvey Michkov is considered a rising star in world hockey. In the NHL (National Hockey League) draft this summer, he predict one of the first places.
