Druzhba-78

Druzbha-78 (; ) was a U-18 ice hockey team based in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Sexual abuse allegations and suicide In January 2012, the coach and owner of the team, Ivan Pravilov, was accused of fondling a 14-year-old Ukrainian player whom he had invited to his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

He was arrested and placed in a Federal Detention Center. Days later, he was found to be unresponsive at around 3:00 am; by 3:45, he was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Evidence suggested that he had committed suicide by hanging in his jail cell.Hockey coach charged with assaulting youths found dead in cell, Philly.com (10 February 2012) The city medical examiner's office confirmed this on 23 February 2012.Autopsy:Charged Ukrainian coach committed suicide, Kyiv Post (23 February 2012)

A former student of Druzhba-78 had claimed in January 2012 that Pravilov had physically and sexually abused members of Druzhba-78.Former student:Ivan Pravilov used fists and hockey sticks to beat us , NewsWorks (23 January 2012)

Notable NHL alumni Dainius Zubrus Andrei Zyuzin Auston Matthews

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