Plane crash kills 43 Hockey Players/Staff, some ex-NHL

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Sep 7, 2011 10:30 PM
Sad. Rest in Peace.
Sep 7, 2011 10:30pm
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Sep 7, 2011 10:34 PM
Something like all but 1 person on the roster for the KHL team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl died in this. I think the other person that survived is a coach.
Sep 7, 2011 10:34pm
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Sep 7, 2011 11:32 PM
Pavol Demitra was the name I recognized the most.
Sep 7, 2011 11:32pm
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Sep 8, 2011 9:54 AM
Saw this last night after work.

Man oh man....terrible news. There is always an inherent risk when ya fly and sports teams fly often.
What a tragedy.
Sep 8, 2011 9:54am
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Sep 8, 2011 12:29 PM
This is awful.
Sep 8, 2011 12:29pm
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Sep 8, 2011 7:41 PM
Sad. Looking forward to the movie.
Sep 8, 2011 7:41pm
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Sep 8, 2011 10:05 PM
The KHL is going to ask each team in the league to free up 3 players in order for Lokomotiv to rebuild.

This happened in 1979 with a team, and the league did the same thing, asking everyone to free up 3 players each. They also promised the team back then that they wouldn't be relegated to a lower division for 3 years while they rebuilt.

http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/6942796/lokomotiv-rebuild-play-season-continental-hockey-league-president-alexander-medvedev-says
Sep 8, 2011 10:05pm
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Sep 8, 2011 10:15 PM
Horribly tragic, I loved Pavol Demitra growing up.

This should have never happened. The Russian equivalent of the FAA is criminally inept.

Can you imagine if this happened to a team in the US? The devastation would be incredible
Sep 8, 2011 10:15pm
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Sep 8, 2011 10:17 PM
One of the darkest days in Hockey history....

This offseason keeps getting worse :(
Sep 8, 2011 10:17pm
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Sep 9, 2011 9:38 AM
I couldn't imagine being 1 of 2 survivors of an airplane accident. That's a lot to live with
Sep 9, 2011 9:38am
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Sep 9, 2011 12:15 PM
TigerNation10;886987 wrote:Pavol Demitra was the name I recognized the most.
Same with me.
Sep 9, 2011 12:15pm
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Sep 9, 2011 10:33 PM
chicago510;888200 wrote:Can you imagine if this happened to a team in the US? The devastation would be incredible
Not sure if serious. There are several such instances, although none associated with a pro team if that is what you mean.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Airways_Flight_932
Sep 9, 2011 10:33pm