Dmitri Tertyshny
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| Position | Defence |
| Shot | Left |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg/12 st 12 lb) |
| Pro clubs | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Nationality |  Russia |
| Born | December 26, 1976, Chelyabinsk, USSR |
| Died | July 23, 1999 (aged 22), Okanagan Lake, BC, CA |
| NHL Draft | 132nd overall, 1995 Philadelphia Flyers |
| Pro career | 1998 – 1999 |
Dmitri Valerievich Tertyshny (Russian: Дмитрий Валерьевич Тертышный) (December 26, 1976 - July 23, 1999) was a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman.
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[edit] Playing career
After spending a year with Traktor Chelyabinsk of the CIS/Russian League, Tertyshny was selected in the sixth round with the Flyers' #132 overall draft pick in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft.[1] He spent three more seasons with Chelyabinsk before joining the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1998-99 season.[2]
[edit] Tragic accident
On July 23, 1999, during the offseason after his rookie NHL campaign, Tertyshny was on a boating trip to Okanagan Lake in British Columbia with two players from the Flyers' minor-league affiliate Philadelphia Phantoms, Francis Belanger and Mikhail Chernov, when a freak accident caused him to suffer fatal injuries. The boat hit a wave and caused him to fall forward overboard. The boat ran over him and its propeller slashed his neck[3] and his jugular vein.
