KHL's Yaroslavl Lokomotiv Team Charter Reportedly Crashes in Russia
by Carl Putnam on Sep 7, 2011 9:02 AM MST
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PrintPuck Daddy's Dimitry Chesnokov reported earlier this morning that the plane reportedly carrying Lokamotiv's team to Minsk crashed and as many as 36 of the 37 people on board were killed. The team's new coach this season is former Coyotes player and former NHL assistant coach Brad McCrimmon. In addition, his former teammate from the inaugural Coyotes squad, Igor Korolev was on the coaching staff. Here is a link to the roster listed on the team's website. Coyotes fans will likely remember former Duck and Red Wing Ruslan Salei as well as former NHL all-star Pavol Demitra.
We'll do our best to continue to update you as more information becomes available.
Update: Various media outlets are now reporting 43 people died in the crash. However, I haven't seen official confirmation of the number from the Russian government or the team.
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McCrimmon played for the Coyotes during the first season in Phoenix.
Terrible tragedy
Wikipedia already has an article up, stating who was on board. According to the article, only Alexander Galimov survived. (his wikipedia page says he is the only confirmed survivor…)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Lokomotiv_Yaroslavl_plane_crash
Per Mare, Per Terras
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Disaster draft
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Per Mare, Per Terras
Yes, he did.
Looks very similar to a report I saw a bit earlier online. However, I would be leery of taking anything on Wikipedia as truth much less involving something that happened just hours ago. As per usual with a breaking news story like this the initial reports tend to have inaccuracies.
The Artist Formerly Known as CP2Devil.
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True.
Just like how last Jan. 8th all the national media was reporting Giffords was dead when in reality she was still in surgery (which is what the local news reported).
Per Mare, Per Terras
Exactly. Happens almost every time with almost any major news event. Nature of the beast.
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Jame Mirtle is reporting that Pavol Demitra’s agent has confirmed Demitra died in the plane crash.
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Terrible, terrible news...
My heart goes out to everyone affected by this tragedy… =[
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by MyDearestObsession on Sep 7, 2011 10:28 AM MST reply actions
There’s been a lot about how bad the NFL, NBA, and College football offseasons have been, but hockey’s seems to be the worst. My thoughts and prayers are with the people in Russia. What a terrible thing to happen.
by AhwatukeeCoyote on Sep 7, 2011 12:44 PM MST reply actions
Sad story...
Curious, though:
Pryanishnikov said the plane was manufactured in 1993 and was certified airworthy until October 1.Is it normal for planes to be used for 15+ years?
Wear your own fur.
Yes. I’m not an aircraft expert by any means, but my limited understanding is that in terms of structural integrity issues the biggest concern with aircraft is metal fatigue. Therefore the age in years of an aircraft is much less important than the number of times it has been used (pressurized).
The Artist Formerly Known as CP2Devil.
Associate Editor at Five For Howling.
Nope.
The average age of Southwest Airlines’ fleet is 15 years. The difference is the Boeing 737 is built a lot better than the plane the team was flying on. Plus, aircraft maintenance and pilot training standards are a lot higher in the United States than in Russia. The FAA is very good at preventing unsafe planes from getting in the air.
by AhwatukeeCoyote on Sep 7, 2011 9:26 PM MST up reply actions
Indeed. I don’t always agree with him, but I think Adam Proteau was speaking for me and many others with this tweet today.
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Link to the AP story the Republic website is running with mentions about McCrimmon & Korolev.
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Jesus
Will this horror of an offseason end please.
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