Stefan Liv
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| Born |
21 December 1980 Gdynia, Poland |
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| Died | 7 September 2011 (aged 30) Yaroslavl, Russia |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
HV71 (SEL) Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) Toledo Storm (ECHL) HC Sibir (KHL) Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) |
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| National team |
 Sweden
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| NHL Draft | 102nd overall, 2000 Detroit Red Wings |
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| Playing career | 1999–2011 | ||
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
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2006 Turin | Team |
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2006 | Team |
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2004 | Team |
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2002 | Team |
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2009 | Team |
| Elitserien | ||
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2004 | Team |
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2008 | Team |
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2010 | Team |
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2009 | Team |
Stefan Daniel Patryk Liv (21 December 1980 – 7 September 2011), born Patryk Śliż, was a Polish-born Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender. Liv played professionally in Sweden, North America and Russia. Liv played nine seasons for HV71 in the top-tier league in Sweden. He played one season of minor league hockey in North America and then returned to Europe. Upon his return, he played three seasons in Sweden, then moved to Russia in 2009.
Stefan Liv was a member of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL when he died, along with the rest of his team in a plane crash. He was a member of several Swedish national teams, including the 2006 Olympic championship team. A street in Jönköping, named "Stefan Livs gata" (English: Stefan Liv's street), was named in his honor on 2 August 2013.
Liv was born in Gdynia, Poland, as Patryk Śliz, given to an orphanage in Gdańsk and adopted by a Swedish family around the age of two. He kept his original first name as a second first name.
Liv was the starting goaltender for HC Sibir and was often chosen for the Swedish national team. On 22 December 2005, he was named as third goaltender to Team Sweden for the 2006 Winter Olympics. He wore the goaltender's glove on his left hand. He was agile, quick in moving from side to side and skilled with close-range shots, and his unorthodox style reminded some of Dominik Hašek.
Liv played his first Elitserien game in Sweden on 18 January 2000 in Jönköping for HV71 against Luleå HF. His first national appearance was in a match against the Czech Republic, also in Jönköping, on 9 November 2000. Liv was drafted in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Detroit Red Wings in the third round, 102nd overall.
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