Pavel Bure: "Today a tragedy occurred"

Today, the famous hockey player Pavel Bure postponed a scheduled press conference and expressed his condolences to the legendary coach Viktor Tikhonov in connection with the death of his son - Vasily Tikhonov. Bure, one of the most successful Russian hockey players in the National Hockey League / NHL /, was going to tell reporters about his achievements and share memories of the most significant episodes of his career, but found it inappropriate in light of the tragedy. "Viktor Tikhonov is a very close friend for me," Bure said. "He trained and taught me. Yesterday his son died, so I would not like to discuss my achievements on such a tragic day. From a moral point of view it would be wrong."

"I met Vasily Tikhonov for the first time when he was the coach of "San Jose". I know him and his son - SKA hockey player Viktor Tikhonov," Bure said.

Previously, the law enforcement agencies of Moscow reported that Vasily Tikhonov fell to his death from a window on the 3rd floor. The investigators are checking the circumstances of this case.