Timur Faizutdinov

In this name that follows East Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Ramilevich and the family name is Faizutdinov.

Timur Ramilevich Faizutdinov (Russian: Тимур Рамилевич Файзутдинов; 6 October 2001 – 16 March 2021)^[1] was a Russian ice hockey defenceman. He played for Dinamo Saint Petersburg,^[2] (JHL) of which he was the team captain at the time of his death.^[1]

Timur Faizutdinov
Born	(2001-10-06)6 October 2001 Chelyabinsk, Russia
Died	16 March 2021(2021-03-16) (aged 19) Yaroslavl, Russia
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Defenceman
Played for	Dinamo Saint Petersburg
Playing career	2017–2021

On 12 March 2021, Faizutdinov was struck in the head by a hockey puck while playing in the final 16 of the Kharlamov Cup against Loko in Yaroslavl, Russia.^[2][3] Faizutdinov's father, Ramil, wrote on social media that his son was struck in the area of the carotid artery.^[3] Faizutdinov was hospitalized in serious condition, and died four days later, on 16 March, at the age of 19 years old. HC Dinamo Saint Petersburg announced that upcoming games would begin with a minute of silence for Faizutdinov.^[2][4]