KHL team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl's plane crashed - 44 dead, 1 injured

A plane carrying KHL team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crashed shortly after takeoff today. Current reports are saying 44 dead and 1 injured. 1 player had survived the crash, but is now reported as later dying in hospital.

Names of the victims ~~have not been released~~ are somewhat roughly translated here.

The team has confirmed the entire main roster was on the flight (including former Senators Pavol Demitra and Karel Rachunek, and former Senators draft pick Vitaly Anikeyenko), as well as 4 players from the youth team.

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Absolutely awful. Whoever the victims are, my condolences to their friends and family.

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by DarrenM on Sep 7, 2011 10:06 AM EDT reply actions

More details are coming out on that

The entire main roster was on the plane, and 4 players from the youth team.

The number of dead is shifting around too. It seems like the initial reports did not include the crew – ESPN is reporting 36 dead and 1 injured for the team, 7 dead and 1 injured for the plane’s crew for a total of 43 dead and 2 injured. TSN is reporting 43 dead and 1 injured.

by B_T on Sep 7, 2011 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions

I just heard about this too. Very sad.

by Ibanez_Guy on Sep 7, 2011 10:07 AM EDT reply actions

Brutal

Been such a terrible, sad summer in the hockey world. Obviously, we’re all thinking of the families and friends of the victims.

Karel Rachunek was one of my favourite players when he was on this team. Surreal to think about.

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by Peter Raaymakers on Sep 7, 2011 10:23 AM EDT reply actions

Full list of former NHLers (I think)

Karel Rachunek (Senators / NY Ranger)
Pavol Dimitira (Senators / Canucks / Wild / Kings / Blues)
Ruslan Salei (Wings / Avalanche / Panthers / Ducks)
Karlis Skrastins (Predators / Avalanche / Panthers / Stars)
Josef Vasicek (Hurricanes / Islanders)

Brad McKrimmon – Head coach (Bruins / Flyers / Flames / Red Wings / Whalers / Coyotes as player, Islanders / Flames / Thrashers / Red Wings as Assistant Coach)

Stefan Liv (Red Wings goalie prospect)

by B_T on Sep 7, 2011 10:31 AM EDT reply actions

Don't take this as gospel

I’m reading warnings that the published rosters for the team out there might not be 100% accurate.

by B_T on Sep 7, 2011 10:45 AM EDT up reply actions

It was Pavol Demitra =/ sorry for repairing….
Slovakia mourns for his hero!!!
R.I.P. Palo… =/ miss u

by Zuzana ZuziFuk Valkovičova on Sep 7, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions

There are rumours that Salei was not on the plane

and was waiting for the team in Minsk.

by whereverjustice on Sep 7, 2011 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, conflicting reports on that one

One Russian sports writer is reporting that, another is reporting that he was on the plane.

The team’s office did claim the entire roster was on the plane, but that could easily be early confusion.

by B_T on Sep 7, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Russian site has posted a list of names of those who were supposedly on the plane

Salei was not on that list.

by B_T on Sep 7, 2011 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions

Still....

With the conflicting reports going back and forth, I won’t consider anything less than a first hand account of speaking with him as definitive.

by B_T on Sep 7, 2011 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions

Salei is now on the official list of the dead

At least I think it’s the official list.

by B_T on Sep 7, 2011 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Confirmed by multiple sources now

by B_T on Sep 7, 2011 2:22 PM EDT up reply actions

What a sad turn of events.

My heart goes out to all the families and friends of these players. The one that strikes particularly close to home is Demitra…..he was a class act and a hell of a skilled hockey player.

by alfie4PM on Sep 7, 2011 11:04 AM EDT reply actions

Demitra was a great player

Probably one of the worst trades the sens have ever done was letting him go. He was such a force and inspiration at the olympics in vancouver as well.

by Beanster on Sep 7, 2011 11:33 AM EDT up reply actions

OH NO! This is so sad!

by Los Blancos Chicca on Sep 7, 2011 11:19 AM EDT reply actions

Survivor from the team is being reported as Alexander Galimov

Current reports also list 1 crew member as having survived.

The extent of their injuries isn’t being reported, though I would expect they are rather serious.

by B_T on Sep 7, 2011 11:35 AM EDT reply actions

Now reporting that Galimov has died from his injuries

by B_T on Sep 7, 2011 12:04 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow I am still in shock. This is so sad.

So many young lives.

by Los Blancos Chicca on Sep 7, 2011 11:38 AM EDT reply actions

Terrible to hear.

A gut punch to the KHL and hockey world. I always liked Rachunek and grew to regret the Demitra trade pretty quickly. Thoughts and condolences to the family, friends and fans of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.

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by Johnny_Spectacular on Sep 7, 2011 12:42 PM EDT reply actions

Just a horrifying disaster

What can you even say about this?

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by Mark Parisi on Sep 7, 2011 1:08 PM EDT reply actions

TSN clip with Sens player reactions

http://watch.tsn.ca/featured/clip528116#clip528116

Brendan Bell is mistakenly labelled as a Senator, but his insight was probably the most interesting of the whole clip as he played in the KHL last year.

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by modsuperstar on Sep 7, 2011 2:26 PM EDT reply actions

It's an amazingly small hockey world, isn't it?

A plane crash in a city the size of Winnipeg, 4000 miles from Canada, and we all genuinely feel a loss.

by whereverjustice on Sep 7, 2011 3:05 PM EDT reply actions

Wow, so so sad :/

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by Adnan on Sep 7, 2011 3:29 PM EDT reply actions

Simply horrible.

Galactus does as he pleases. Because Galactus is drunk.

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by Bloggy on Sep 7, 2011 3:46 PM EDT reply actions

This is terrible for the KHL, and hockey in general...

No a great time to be picky about team bias, but I just read the Puck Daddy story, and felt somewhat insulted that they listed all of the other teams Demitra and Rachunek played for, but didn’t mention the Sens at all. These guys were pretty big pieces of those Sens’ teams, and it felt like a slight on the part of Yahoo… although it wouldn’t be the first time.

Either way, it doesn’t matter really… just something I noticed and felt a reaction to.

R.I.P. gentlemen.

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by BigSlice on Sep 7, 2011 3:57 PM EDT reply actions