FORMER NHL star and Olympian Konstantin Koltsov has died at the age of 42.
The Belarusian was the boyfriend of tennis superstar and double Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka.
The boyfriend of tennis ace Aryna Sabalenka has died aged 42
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He appeared at both the 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics for his national ice hockey team.
Koltsov also played at the highest level in the NHL, spending time with the Pittsburgh Penguins between 2002 and 2006.
Afterwards, he won the Russian Super League title with Salavat Yulaev in 2008.
And Koltsov had recently spent time there as assistant coach.
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