Breistroff was born in Roubaix , France . A graduate in anthropology from Harvard University , he died at 25 in the crash of TWA Flight 800 off Long Island , New York . He was playing professional ice hockey for French league team Gothiques d'Amiens at the time of his death . He also played with the France national team during the 1996 Men 's World Ice Hockey Championships in Vienna
TWA Flight 800
TWA Flight 800
Michel Breistroff