Druzhba-78

Druzbha-78 (Ukrainian: Дружба-78; English: Friendship-78) was an U-18 ice hockey team based in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

In January 2012, the coach and owner of the team, Ivan Pravilov was accused of fondling a 14-year-old Ukrainian player whom he had invited to his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Days later he was found to be unresponsive at around 3:00 am; by 3:45, he was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Evidence suggested that he had committed suicide by hanging in his jail cell.

[2] A former student of Druzhba-78 had claimed in January 2012 that Pravilov had physically and sexually abused members of Druzhba-78.