Stefan Liv

Stefan Liv was a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender, born Patryk Sliz on 21 December 1980 in Gdynia, Poland, and adopted by a Swedish family at about the age of two. He played nine seasons for HV71 in the top Swedish league, won the Swedish Championship in 2008 and was awarded the Guldpucken as player of the year that season. The Detroit Red Wings drafted him in the third round in 2000 and he spent a season in their organization, mostly with the Grand Rapids Griffins, but never played in the NHL. He was a member of the Swedish team that won the 2006 Olympic championship and was selected for Sweden at the 2010 Olympics, and he was chosen for the 2011 KHL All-Star Game. He moved to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl in 2011 and was killed on 7 September 2011 in the crash that took the whole team.