Gardens35

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Thu, Sep 8, 2011 1:46 AM Sep 8, 2011 1:46 AM

Tragic. 43 reported dead in Russian plane crash. Article here.....http://www.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/09/07/nhl.plane.crash/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Sep 7, 2011 9:46pm

THE4RINGZ

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THE4RINGZ

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Thu, Sep 8, 2011 2:30 AM Sep 8, 2011 2:30 AM

Sad. Rest in Peace.

Sep 7, 2011 10:30pm

ts1227

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Thu, Sep 8, 2011 2:34 AM Sep 8, 2011 2:34 AM

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

TigerNation10

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Thu, Sep 8, 2011 3:32 AM Sep 8, 2011 3:32 AM

Pavol Demitra was the name I recognized the most.

Sep 7, 2011 11:32pm

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thavoice

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Thu, Sep 8, 2011 1:54 PM Sep 8, 2011 1:54 PM

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

Azubuike24

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Thu, Sep 8, 2011 4:29 PM Sep 8, 2011 4:29 PM

This is awful.

Sep 8, 2011 12:29pm

gerb131

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Thu, Sep 8, 2011 11:41 PM Sep 8, 2011 11:41 PM

Sad. Looking forward to the movie.

Sep 8, 2011 7:41pm

ts1227

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Fri, Sep 9, 2011 2:05 AM Sep 9, 2011 2:05 AM

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

chicago510

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Fri, Sep 9, 2011 2:15 AM Sep 9, 2011 2:15 AM

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

End of Line

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Fri, Sep 9, 2011 2:17 AM Sep 9, 2011 2:17 AM

One of the darkest days in Hockey history....

This offseason keeps getting worse

Sep 8, 2011 10:17pm

Mohican00

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Mohican00

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Fri, Sep 9, 2011 1:38 PM Sep 9, 2011 1:38 PM

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

Heretic

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Heretic

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Fri, Sep 9, 2011 4:15 PM Sep 9, 2011 4:15 PM

TigerNation10;886987 wrote:Pavol Demitra was the name I recognized the most.

Same with me.

Sep 9, 2011 12:15pm

Jughead

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Sat, Sep 10, 2011 2:33 AM Sep 10, 2011 2:33 AM

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