Abakar Kazbekov Obituary: London Knights Player Cause of Death

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The London Cavaliers and the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) are mourning the sudden death of player Abakar Kazbekov on Saturday. Player Abakar Kazbekov has passed away suddenly, according to a tweet from the London Cavaliers.

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Saturday’s game against the Flint Firebirds at Budweiser Gardens was postponed following Kazbekov’s death, the Cavaliers said. “Our thoughts are with his family, friends and teammates,” the Cavaliers said in a statement on Twitter.

Abakar Kazbekov Obituary: Passed Away, Cause of Death

Kazbekov has been with the London Cavaliers since 2021. Abakar Kazbekov did a lot of good things in 2019-20 with the Vaughn Kings AAA U16 team, a team that usually drafts a player.

But the Russian center was ineligible for the OHL’s preferred draft pick last spring because he didn’t live in the area long enough to meet the league’s residency requirements.

Abakar Kazbekov Obituary: London Knights Player Cause of Death

He has now done so, with the lottery winners the Cavaliers selecting the 17-year-old with the No. 1 overall pick in the league’s U18 draft on Wednesday afternoon. The 6-foot, 177-pound left-footer had four goals and 12 points in 21 games with the Kings before joining the Mississauga Senators’ AAA under-18 roster for the big The 2020-21 season is a pandemic.