International Hockey World Mourning the Passing of Yegor Sorokin

It's been a very tragic summer for many in the hockey world. With the heartbreaking losses of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau, Stephen Peat and Jason Cirone in the past couple of months, the hockey world sadly added another tally to that statistic, this time coming out of Russia.

It was announced on Instagram from the account Hockey Worldwide that defenseman Yegor Sorokin of both the VHL and the MHL in Russia had passed away Saturday at the age of 27:

Sorokin last played hockey professionally in 2021 for the team Molot-Prikamie Perm of the MHL, following stints with CSK VVS Samara, Gornyak Uchaly, Tolpar Ufa, Reaktor Nizhnekamsk, Ariada Volzhsk, and Avto Yekaterinburg. For his career in both leagues, he has a total of 13 goals and 51 assists in 329 games and while he was never a name known in North America, it's never easy to hear about losing a hockey player regardless of where they play. I'm sure Yegor had his fans and admirers in Russia, and it's a stark reminder of how fragile life is and not to take every day for granted.

Perhaps it would be in the NHL's best interest if they were to implement a way to educate and make it more accessible to watch more international hockey, so names like Sorokin can be appreciated by a wider audience; the European games are a good start but they should have more to choose from regularly.

We here at Hockey Patrol would like to extend our condolences to the family and friends of Yegor Sorokin, a player taken too soon from the world.