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Accused Coach Found Dead
by Paul on 02/10/12 at 03:56 PM ET
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from Teresa Masterson of NBC 10 Philadelphia,
Ukrainian hockey coach Ivan Pravilov, who trained teens and professionals in the Philadelphia area, was found dead in his jail cell Friday, an officials told the Associated Press.
Authorities suspect suicide.
Pravilov, a mentor to several NHL and college players including former Flyer (an current New Jersey Devil) Dainius Zubrus, was arrested in mid-January for having sexual contact with a teenage boy in who attended his hockey clinics, authorities say.
The alleged fondling happened in Pravilov’s Philadelphia apartment, officials say.
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