HBnotBlades Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 http://rt.com/news/passenger-plane-russia-reports-005/ Thirty-six people have died in a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger plane crash near the city of Yaroslavl in Central Russia. The majority of victims were members of the local ice hockey team Lokomotiv.The plane went down and caught fire shortly after taking to the air. Preliminary reports say it had insufficient lift and hit a beacon tower. The crash site is between 500 and 1,000 meters from the runway, according to different reports. The Yak-42 was on its way to the Belarusian capital Minsk and had 37 people on board, aviation authorities reported. The aircraft’s maximum capacity is 120 passengers and crew. Several of the victims were foreign players for the club. The squad includes players from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Sweden. For those who don't know, the KHL is the second biggest hockey league in the world and Locomotiv is one of the highest spending and highest profile teams. They had quite a number of ex-NHL players, NHL prospects and the Swedish national team goalie on their roster. The were on their way to play the season opener. According to reports 1 crew member survived, but none of the team members did. Not a good offseason for the hockey world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 That is very sad. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkFan8 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Was about to post this, most notable player sports fans should recognize is Pavol Demitra, who played 10+ seasons in the NHL. Very unfortunate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 holy ****! my condolences. Varlamov played for them before coming here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetoaster Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Wow, that's terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Was about to post this, most notable player sports fans should recognize is Pavol Demitra, who played 10+ seasons in the NHL.Very unfortunate. Yeah, I saw his name on their roster and immediately recognized it. was a 20+ goal scorer every year except for his first (only 8 games), his last (only 28 games), and his 3rd to last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBnotBlades Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 Russostrib Michael Russo RT @dchesnokov: Lokomotiv official tells Sovetsky Sport "everyone from the main roster was on the plane + 4 players from the youth team." My condolences go out to all the family and friends of those on the team. I'm sure many of the Caps were close to the guys on Locomotiv, it was the team that Varlamov would have played for if he returned to the KHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DButz65 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Saw this on the nhl.com facebook feed...so sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Skins_&_'Stons Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Devastating. My thoughts & prayers go out to family & friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Varly probably would have been there if he hadn't been traded a few months ago. Horrible and shocking that it doesn't happen more often considering the amount of sports games and travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Shades of Marshall in 1970. Absolutely terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goingforburgundy Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 ovi8 Alex Ovechkin I'm in shock!!!!!R.I.P .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonArtest15 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Unbelievable and infuriating... The charter plane carrying almost the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team took off in perfect weather this morning, had trouble gaining altitude, clipped a radar tower and crashed 1.5 miles from the airport. It's the exact same plane that had been banned two years ago by aviation authorities from flying to Europe because it did not meet any of the international standards for safety. http://deadspin.com/5838024/doomed-lokomotiv-yaroslavl-plane-was-banned-in-europe-due-to-safety-concerns I'm really at a loss for words. RIP...such a sad day not only in hockey, but sports in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Unbelievable and infuriating...http://deadspin.com/5838024/doomed-lokomotiv-yaroslavl-plane-was-banned-in-europe-due-to-safety-concerns I'm really at a loss for words. RIP...such a sad day not only in hockey, but sports in general. wow, heads will roll over this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonArtest15 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 wow, heads will roll over this. There are going to be some MAJOR lawsuits... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sticksboi05 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 It's pathetic how ESPN throws it to story #5 on the site. This transcends sports. Guarantee if some basketball team plane crashed they'd have 80 reporters to cover it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 There are going to be some MAJOR lawsuits... that may be an understatement. This is Russia and their #1 hockey team. They do NOT **** around when it comes to hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Devastating news. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boysetsfire Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Jesus, just got a chance to read the whole story. RIP to everyone on board and condolences to all families. Wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnyderShrugged Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Just awful and sad. Prayers for their families Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 From what I understand, the KHL is Russia's equivalent to the NFL. So this is like if the Chicago Bears plane crashed. Just beyond devestating in some many ways. RiP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallen5862 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 RIP. My prayers and condolences go out to all the families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Clark Fan Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I heard that caps former goalie Varlomiv (spelling)...would of been assigned to that team and would of therefore been on the plane if he had decided to go back to Russia. He owes GMGM and the entire Caps organization a big "Thank you" for trading his rights to Colorado. Wow thats scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBnotBlades Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 I heard that caps former goalie Varlomiv (spelling)...would of been assigned to that team and would of therefore been on the plane if he had decided to go back to Russia. He owes GMGM and the entire Caps organization a big "Thank you" for trading his rights to Colorado. Wow thats scary. Yup, they were Varlamov's old team and they still had his rights. He played with a lot of those guys before coming to the NHL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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