The blue-and-white plane's charred engines poked through the Yaroslavl, 150 miles northeast of Moscow. Signal tower before breaking apart along the Volga River near The plane apparently struggled to gain altitude and then hit a Thursday against Dinamo Minskin its opening game of the Kontinental Hockey League ![]() Yaroslavl - to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where it was to play The chartered Yak-42 jet was carrying the team - Lokomotiv Of the 45 people on board, 36 were players, coaches andĭallas Stars defenseman Karlis Skrastins, Slovakian national team captain and ex-NHL player Pavol Demitra, Olympic gold medal-winning goaltender Stefan Liv of Sweden and the team's coach, former Detroit Red Wings assistant and NHL player Brad McCrimmon were among those confirmed dead. Two people survived the accident.īoth Russia and the world of hockey were left stunned by the deaths of so many international stars in one catastrophic event. Shortly after takeoff Wednesday, killing 43 people - includingĮuropean and former NHL players - in one of the worst aviationĭisasters in sports history. Professional hockey team to its first game of the season crashed TUNOSHNA, Russia - A private jet carrying a Russian Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, Anaheim Ducks, Dallas Stars ![]() NHL, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Los Angeles Kings, New Jersey Devils, St. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser
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