Russian Hockey Team killed

[dm_gsxr]

Anyone see this yet?

A plane crash near the city of Yaroslavl in Central Russia has claimed the lives of at least 43 people, according to Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry. The majority of victims were members of the Kontinental Hockey League club, Lokomotiv.

Lokomotiv has confirmed that the entire main roster, plus four players from the youth team, was on the plane.

"We have no team anymore," Vladimir N. Malkov, the team spokesman, said in a telephone interview with The New York Times. "All our starting players, and all the service people, they all burned in the crash."

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=587792

Looks like 40+ members of the crew and the team died in a plane crash with 2 survivors (1 crew and 1 passenger).

Sad day.

Carl

[AOK303]

yeah one of the EX NHL players use to play for the avalanche they said

[Airreed]

I heard a report that two former Avalanche players were killed during the crash. I didn't recognize their names.

[sprtbkbabe]

How Sad!

Is it just me or does it seem like lots of flights go down on private (in this case) and commercial airliners over there?

[rapparee]

It was Skrastins and Salei that died in the crash. The Aves actually traded Skrastins for Salei. Damn sad day.

[thankgod]