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Zholtok was drafted by the Boston Bruins, the 55th overall pick in 1992 NHL Draft . Prior to being drafted, he won a gold medal with USSR national team in IIHF Junior World Championships in 1991. After playing 26 games with the Boston Bruins in the 1992-93 NHL Season and the 1993-94 NHL Season , Zholtok spent the next years playing in minor leagues. Zholtok returned to NHL in the 1996-97 NHL Season with the Ottawa Senators. In the following years, he played for the Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers, Minnesota WildThe Minnesota Wild are a National Hockey League team based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Founded 2000 Arena Xcel Energy Center Uniform colors Green and red Logo design A stylized animal's profile, with a mural of green trees, red sky and a yellow sun with a w and the Nashville PredatorsThe Nashville Predators are a National Hockey League team based in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded 1998 Arena Gaylord Entertainment Center Uniform colors Blue and gold Logo design A saber toothed cat Stanley Cups won None Franchise history The Predators fir.
During the 2004 NHL lockout, Zholtok returned to Latvia and played for the "Riga 2000" team in the Latvian national hockey championship and the Open BelarusThe Republic of Belarus ( Belarusian: #x301 Russian: #x301 (former: #x301 ) is a landlocked nation of Eastern Europe with the capital Minsk. Name Main article: White Russia The spellings Belorussia and Byelorussia are transliterations of the name of the c hockey championship. On November 3, 2004, his cardiac arrhythmiaA cardiac arrhythmia also called cardiac dysrhythmia, is a disturbance in the regular rhythm of the heartbeat. Several forms of cardiac arrhythmia are life-threatening and a medical emergency. Frequency too high/low A rhythm of the heart at a rate of more resurfaced during the game between "Riga 2000" (Latvia) and "Dinamo" ( MinskFor things named after Minsk, see Minsk (disambiguation Minsk ( Belarusian: , ; Russian: ) (population 1. 8 million) is the capital of Belarus and headquarters of the Commonwealth of Independent States. During 1919 1991 Minsk was the capital of the Byelor). Zholtok left the game with 5 minutes remaning, collapsing and dying after returning to the dressing room. Belarusian doctors said he died from a massive myocardial infarctionplaque builds up in the walls of blood vessels. Acute myocardial infarction AMI or MI , commonly known as heart attack is a serious, sudden heart condition characterized by varying degrees of chest pain, weakness, sweating, nausea, and vomiting, sometimes. Back in JanuaryJanuary is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, and has 31 days. It is named for Janus, the Roman god of doors and gateways. The original Roman calendar consisted of 10 months (304 days). The Romans originally considered winter a monthle, 2003 he had to leave a game due to this arrythmia, and had been observed in hospital overnight. He was allowed to return to play after missing seven games.
During his 10 years in the NHL he played in 588 regular-season games, scored 111 goals and had 147 assists.