New Milford Hockey Coach Killed In Motorcycle Crash In New Hampshire

NEW MILFORD, CT — A Canterbury School hockey coach who was preparing to lead the school's boys varsity team this season was killed in a motorcycle crash in New Hampshire last week, authorities said.

Andrey Uryadov, 40, of New Milford, died Friday, Aug. 14, following a crash on Bear Notch Road in Albany, New Hampshire, according to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office.

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Authorities said Uryadov's motorcycle was traveling "well over the posted speed limit" when it failed to negotiate a turn, left the right side of the roadway and struck a tree.

Uryadov was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash remains under investigation.

Canterbury School announced Uryadov's death Sunday and remembered him as a beloved coach, colleague, mentor and friend whose influence extended beyond the hockey rink.

"Andrey embraced Canterbury," Head of School Caroline Blatti said in a statement. "He threw himself wholeheartedly into this community, and in return, our community came to know and love him."

Uryadov joined Canterbury in 2025 as a member of the school's admission team and associate head coach of boys varsity hockey. He was preparing to become head coach for the 2026-27 season.

At the rink, school officials said Uryadov challenged and encouraged his players and cared deeply about their development both on and off the ice.

"He cared deeply about his players and believed in what this community could offer them," Director of Athletics and Co-Curriculars Rob Morris said. "We will honor his legacy by carrying forward the commitment, ambition, and genuine care for young people that he brought to his work every day."

Before joining Canterbury, Uryadov spent years at South Kent School, where he was also an alumnus. He graduated from the school in 2004 and returned in 2015, eventually serving in roles including head hockey coach, admissions associate and director of hockey.

Before joining Canterbury, Uryadov spent much of his life at South Kent School, first as a student and later as a coach and administrator.

Uryadov arrived at South Kent from abroad with little English and graduated in 2004 before remaining for a postgraduate year in 2005, according to the school. As a student, he captained the 2004 varsity hockey team that won the New England Championship.

He returned to South Kent in 2015 and spent the next decade there, serving in roles including head hockey coach, admissions associate and director of hockey.

South Kent officials said Uryadov's legacy extended beyond his success on the ice to the hundreds of young athletes he coached and mentored.

"Andrey's legacy is present in the countless young men who became stronger players and better people because he believed in them," South Kent Head of School Brian Sullivan said in a statement. "For a decade, he gave his energy, knowledge, and heart to South Kent."

William Margel, a 2019 South Kent graduate who later became Uryadov's colleague, said Uryadov helped shape him "as a player and a person" and gave him his first coaching job.

Uryadov also maintained lifelong friendships at the school. Dillon Duncan, a 2004 graduate who arrived at South Kent alongside Uryadov and later became his colleague, recalled that the two had recently watched their own sons skate together at the same place where they had played as students.

"Andrey was a fierce competitor, but more importantly, he was a loyal friend and a devoted family man who loved Elena and his boys deeply," Duncan said.

South Kent said Uryadov's wife, Elena, and their sons were central to his life.

"Andrey gave so much of himself to South Kent," the school said. "He will live on in Elena and his sons; in the players and colleagues whose lives he changed; in the program he helped build; and in the memories of all who were fortunate enough to know and love him."