The cause of death of hockey player Sergei Malykhin has become known.

The cause of death of Sergei Malykhin, a player of the Ak Bars and Avtomobilist hockey clubs, was cardiac arrest. This was announced on March 18 by the interlocutor of Izvestia.

"Previously, the cause of death was cardiac arrest," the speaker noted.

The athlete died at the age of 34. During his career, he managed to win the Gagarin Cup as a member of the Kazan Ak Bars team in 2018.

The death of the hockey player was reported earlier in the day. According to preliminary data, the athlete died of natural causes. The information was confirmed by Avangard, which expressed its condolences on its Telegram channel. The striker played for Omsk in the 2022/23 season.