{{Short description|Ukrainian fencing coach; arrested for alleged sexual abuse; committed suicide in prison}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox person | name = Ivan Pravilov | image = <!-- filename only, no "File:" or "Image:" prefix, and no enclosing brackets --> | image_upright = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = <!-- descriptive text for use by speech synthesis (text-to-speech) software --> | caption = | pronunciation = | native_name = Іван Правілов | birth_date = {{Birth date|1963|1|22}} | birth_place = Kharkiv, Ukraine | death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|2|10|1963|1|22}} | death_place = FDC Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | body_discovered = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | burial_place = <!-- may be used instead of resting_place and resting_place_coordinates (displays "Burial place" as label) --> | burial_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|LAT|LONG|type:landmark|display=inline}} --> | nationality = <!-- use only when necessary per WP:INFONAT --> | other_names = | alma_mater = | occupation = Hockey coach | years_active = 1980s–2012 | known_for = Hockey coach; arrested for sexual assault of teenage student; committed suicide in jail. | height = <!-- "X cm", "X m" or "X ft Y in" plus optional reference (conversions are automatic) --> | criminal_charges = child-molestation | criminal_status = | partner = <!-- (unmarried long-term partner) --> | family = | module = | module2 = | module3 = | module4 = | module5 = | module6 = | footnotes = }} '''Ivan Pravilov''' ({{langx|uk|Іван Правілов}}; January 22, 1963 – February 10, 2012) was a Ukrainian ice hockey coach. He coached a Ukrainian hockey school, Druzhba-78, before he moved to the United States in 2007.<ref name=kyivpost>[http://www.kyivpost.com/news/nation/detail/123008/ Autopsy:Charged Ukrainian coach committed suicide], ''Kyiv Post'' (23 February 2012)</ref> Pravilov trained a number of young players and National Hockey League (NHL) players in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area, including Dainius Zubrus and Andrei Zyuzin. Pravilov was accused of fondling a 14-year-old whom he coached in January 2012, was arrested for having sexual contact with a teenager, indicted on child-molestation charges, and placed in a Philadelphia jail. He committed suicide by hanging at 49 years of age in his jail cell, on February 10, 2012.
==Coaching career== Pravilov was born in Kharkiv, Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eliteprospects.com/staff/7495/ivan-pravilov|title=Ivan Pravilov at eliteprospects.com|website=eliteprospects.com}}</ref> He ran and coached a Ukrainian hockey school, from the 1980s, and a youth hockey team named Druzhba-78, until he came to the United States in 2007 to coach ice hockey players in the US.<ref name="auto7">{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/more/pravilov-found-dead/|title=Convicted coach Pravilov found dead in cell|website=Sportsnet}}</ref><ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/hockey/story/_/id/7604386/autopsy-shows-charged-ukrainian-coach-committed-suicide|title=Autopsy: Ukrainian coach committed suicide|date=February 23, 2012|website=ESPN}}</ref> He was a mentor of a number of NHL and U.S. college players.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/breaking-news/2012/02/ukranian_hockey_coach_ivan_pra.html|title=Ukrainian hockey coach Ivan Pravilov found dead in prison cell; suicide suspected|date=February 11, 2012|website=Lehigh Valley Live}}</ref><ref name="auto5">{{Cite web|url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/news/20120515_Was_acclaimed_hockey_coach_Ivan_Pravilov_a_serial_child_molester_.html|title=The Perfect Predator|first=Jason|last=Nark|website=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=16 May 2012 }}</ref> He trained teenagers and professionals, including Dainius Zubrus and Andrei Zyuzin, in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area.<ref name="auto6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/sports/ukrainian-hockey-coach-accused-of-fondling-teen-found-dead-in-cell-official/1953507/|title=Ukrainian Hockey Coach Accused of Fondling Teen Found Dead in Cell: Official|first=Teresa|last=Masterson|date=10 February 2012 }}</ref><ref name="auto5"/>
A former student of Druzhba-78 claimed in January 2012 that Pravilov had physically abused members of Druzhba-78.<ref>[http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//item/32962-detroit-author-claims-ukrainian-hockey-coach-brutalized-national-hockey-team/ Former student:Ivan Pravilov used fists and hockey sticks to beat us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012042223/http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local//item/32962-detroit-author-claims-ukrainian-hockey-coach-brutalized-national-hockey-team/ |date=2014-10-12 }}, NewsWorks (23 January 2012)</ref>
== Criminal sexual abuse allegations ==
Pravilov was accused of fondling a 14-year-old Ukrainian boy, whom he coached in hockey, on January 3, 2012, after he had invited the teenager to his apartment in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, from the child's host home in Wilmington, Delaware.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/world/accused-ukrainian-hockey-coach-found-dead-in-prison-cell-authorities-say|title=Accused Ukrainian hockey coach found dead in prison cell, authorities say|date=March 26, 2015|website=Associated Press}}</ref><ref name="auto7"/><ref name="auto6"/><ref name="auto4"/><ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/devils/2012/02/dainius_zubrus_says_devils_hav.html|title=Dainius Zubrus says Devils have become a close-knit team|author=Rich Chere |date=February 21, 2012|website=nj}}</ref> He was arrested for having sexual contact with a teenage boy,<ref name="auto6"/> indicted on child-molestation charges, and on January 19, 2012, placed in a Philadelphia jail, the Federal Detention Center.<ref name="auto7"/><ref name="auto4"/><ref name="auto2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/devils/2012/05/devils_dainius_zubrus_has_find.html|title=Devils' Dainius Zubrus has fond memories of playing for Flyers|author=Rich Chere |date=May 1, 2012|website=nj}}</ref> A week later, it was announced that he was wanted on an Interpol warrant and charged with traveling for the purpose of engaging in illicit sexual conduct and transporting a person to engage in criminal sexual activity.<ref name="auto6"/>
==Suicide == Pravilov was found to be unresponsive in his jail cell on February 10, 2012, at 3:00 am.<ref name="auto8">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lehighvalleylive.com/breaking-news/2012/02/ukranian_hockey_coach_ivan_pra.html|title=Ukrainian hockey coach Ivan Pravilov found dead in prison cell; suicide suspected|date=11 February 2012|website=lehighvalleylive}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://edmontonsun.com/sports/hockey/gary-gelinas-was-here-there-and-everywhere-as-sports-executive|title=Gary Gelinas was here, there and everywhere as sports executive|website=edmontonsun}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/devils/2012/02/dainius_zubrus_says_devils_hav.html|title=Dainius Zubrus says Devils have become a close-knit team|author=Rich Chere|date=21 February 2012|website=nj}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/devils/2012/05/devils_dainius_zubrus_has_find.html|title=Devils' Dainius Zubrus has fond memories of playing for Flyers|author=Rich Chere|date=1 May 2012|website=nj}}</ref> By 3:45, he was pronounced dead at a local hospital.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2012/02/10/hockey-coach-charged-with-child-molestation-in-philadelphia-found-dead-in-cell/|title=Hockey Coach Charged With Child Molestation in Philadelphia Found Dead In Cell|date=10 February 2012}}</ref> A preliminary FBI investigation suggested that he had committed suicide.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20131020032426/http://articles.philly.com/2012-02-10/news/31046644_1_ivan-pravilov-hockey-coach-federal-investigators Hockey coach charged with assaulting youths found dead in cell], Philly.com (10 February 2012)</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Ivan-Pravilov-hockey-coach-dies-in-custody-3267464.php|title=Ivan Pravilov, hockey coach, dies in custody|date=11 February 2012|website=SFGATE}}</ref>
The cause of the 49-year-old's death being suicide by hanging was confirmed by the Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office on 22 February 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/more/pravilov-found-dead/|title=Convicted coach Pravilov found dead in cell |website=Sportsnet.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/hockey/story/_/id/7604386/autopsy-shows-charged-ukrainian-coach-committed-suicide|title=Autopsy: Ukrainian coach committed suicide|date=23 February 2012|website=ESPN}}</ref><ref name=kyivpost/><ref name="auto8"/><ref name="auto"/>
==See also== *John David Roy Atchison, US Attorney and children's sports coach, committed suicide by hanging in a Michigan prison after being charged with soliciting sex from a child *Stephen Kovacs, fencing coach committed suicide in jail while awaiting trial for sexual misconduct
== References == {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120204055804/http://www.ivanpravilov.com/ Info about Ivan Pravilov] *[http://articles.philly.com/2012-05-16/sports/31712045_1_youth-hockey-hockey-coach-nhl "The Perfect Predator", Documented history of Pravilov's child abuse]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
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