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Vilen Prokofyev
Kazakhstani ice hockey player (2001–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Vilen Prokofyev (Kazakh: Вилен Прокофьев) (April 22, 2001 – February 3, 2020) was a Kazakhstani ice hockey goaltender for Snezhnye Barsy of the Russian Junior Hockey League (MHL) from 2017 to 2020. He died of Ewing's sarcoma on February 3, 2020, aged 18.
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Playing career
Prokofyev began his Russian Junior Hockey League (MHL) career in the 2017–18 season at just 16 years old. On March 2, 2018, during a 6–1 defeat to Mamonty Yugry, he suffered a neck injury when he came into contact with the skate blade of Yugry defenseman Dmitry Yushkevich. While the injury was not serious, it forced him to leave the game early.[1]
Illness and death
Prokofyev began experiencing hip issues in May 2019, which marked the early signs of his illness. In November of that year, he was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a rare form of bone and soft tissue cancer. He received chemotherapy treatment in Moscow, with several Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) teams launching fundraising efforts to help cover the $190,000 needed for his care.[2] To support him, Russian goaltender Ilya Sorokin wore goalie pads designed by children with cancer during the 2020 KHL All-Star Game, and the pads were later auctioned to raise money for Prokofyev's treatment.[3]
Prokofyev passed away in Moscow on the morning of February 3, 2020, at the age of 18. Before his death, he had undergone one round of chemotherapy and surgery to remove the cancer.[2] A public memorial was held in his honor at Barys Arena on February 6, 2020, and he was later laid to rest in his hometown of Satpayev.[4]
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