Alexei Savin
Born (1986-05-15)15 May 1986
Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died 18 June 2007(2007-06-18) (aged 21)
Chelyabinsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Russia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Left
Played for Yunost Minsk
National team  Belarus
Playing career 20052007

Alexei Anatolyevich Savin (Russian: Алексей Анатольевич Савин; 15 May 1986 — 18 June 2007) was a Belarusian professional forward ice hockey player.[1]

A naturalised Belarusian, Savin played for Yunost Minsk and was one of the most promising young player of the country. He played in the 2005 and 2006 World Championships, as well as in the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in 2005 and 2006.

Savin was killed in a road accident on 18 June 2007 in Chelyabinsk, Russia when his bicycle was run down by a car, at age 21.

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