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Gardens35
Posts: 4,929
Sep 7, 2011 9:46pm
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
THE4RINGZ
Posts: 16,816
Sep 7, 2011 10:30pm
Sad. Rest in Peace.
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Sep 7, 2011 10:34pm
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.
TigerNation10
Posts: 483
Sep 7, 2011 11:32pm
Pavol Demitra was the name I recognized the most.
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thavoice
Posts: 14,376
Sep 8, 2011 9:54am
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.
Man oh man....terrible news. There is always an inherent risk when ya fly and sports teams fly often.
What a tragedy.
Azubuike24
Posts: 15,933
Sep 8, 2011 12:29pm
This is awful.
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
Sep 8, 2011 7:41pm
Sad. Looking forward to the movie.
ts1227
Posts: 12,319
Sep 8, 2011 10:05pm
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
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
chicago510
Posts: 5,728
Sep 8, 2011 10:15pm
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
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
End of Line
Posts: 6,867
Sep 8, 2011 10:17pm
One of the darkest days in Hockey history....
This offseason keeps getting worse
This offseason keeps getting worse
Mohican00
Posts: 3,394
Sep 9, 2011 9:38am
I couldn't imagine being 1 of 2 survivors of an airplane accident. That's a lot to live with
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Sep 9, 2011 12:15pm
Same with me.TigerNation10;886987 wrote:Pavol Demitra was the name I recognized the most.
Jughead
Posts: 1,261
Sep 9, 2011 10:33pm
Not sure if serious. There are several such instances, although none associated with a pro team if that is what you mean.chicago510;888200 wrote:Can you imagine if this happened to a team in the US? The devastation would be incredible
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Airways_Flight_932