Mikhail Vasiliev: key obituary facts
Is Mikhail Vasiliev dead? Yes. Mikhail Vasiliev died on November 5, 2026, at age 64.
Cause of death: Mikhail Vasiliev's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Mikhail Vasiliev known for?
He was a Russian ice hockey player.
More about Mikhail Vasiliev
Born: 8 June 1962.
Place of birth: Elektrogorsk.
Gender: male.
Occupation: ice hockey player, ice hockey coach.
Nationality: Soviet Union, Russia.
Awards: Medal "For Labour Valour", Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR.
Also known as: Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vasiliev.
Mikhail Vasiliev, a Russian ice hockey player, died November 5, 2026, aged 64.
Born Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vasiliev on June 8, 1962, in Elektrogorsk, in the Russian SFSR of the Soviet Union, he played in the Soviet Hockey League. His Soviet clubs were Torpedo Yaroslavl and HC CSKA Moscow.
His career also included four Italian sides: HC Selva, EV Bozen 84, AS Mastini Varese Hockey and HC Bolzano. In Denmark, he played one season, joining Rødovre IK for 1997–98. The teams associated with his playing career thus spanned the Soviet Union, Italy and Denmark, while the Soviet Hockey League was the competition in which he played at home. Vasiliev was inducted into the Russian and Soviet Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983. His honors also included the Soviet Medal “For Labour Valour” and the title Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. Biographical records identify him as both an ice hockey player and a coach, and list his nationalities as Soviet and Russian. His life and career were rooted in Elektrogorsk and extended across club hockey in three countries.