Who hit Timur Faizutdinov?

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 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in Yaroslavl, Russia. Faizutdinov’s father, Ramil, wrote on social media that his son was struck in the area of the carotid artery.

Where did the puck hit Timur Faizutdinov?

Petersburg zone from centre ice. He raises the puck and tries to get it past the St. Petersburg defence at the blueline, but it hits Faizutdinov in the head instead.

What happened to the hockey player Timur?

Russian ice hockey player Timur Faizutdinov dies after being hit by puck. A 19-year-old Russian hockey player has died after being hit in the head by the puck during a game, his club and the league said on Tuesday.