Plane crash leaves a huge hole in hockey universe

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awesome1
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Plane crash leaves a huge hole in hockey universe

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Having a bit of a tougher time then I thought I should with this news - I'm not afraid to say I shed many tears today for this tragedy. Many heroes were lost after a plane carrying Локомотив Яросла́вль (English:Yaroslavl Locomotives) crashed after take-off in Russia.

Player Passengers: Vitaly Anikeenko; Yuri Bahvalov; Alexander Belyaev; Mikhail Balandin; Alexander Vasyunov(notes); Joseph Vashichek; Alexander E. Vyuhin; Robert Genrikhovich Ditrih; Pavol Demitra; Andrey Zimin; Marat Natfullovich Kalimulin; Alexander G. Karpovtsev; Alexander I. Kalyanin; Andrey Kiryuhin; Nikita Klyukin; Igor Borisovich Korolev; Nikolai Krivonosov; Evgeny Kunnov; Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Kuznetsov; Stephen Daniel Patrick Liv; Jan Marek; Brad Byron MacCrimmon; Sergey I. Ostapchuk; Vladimir Leonidovich Piskunov; Karel Rahunek; Evgeny Sidorov; Karlis Martinovic Skrastinsh; Pavel Snurnitsyn; Daniel E. Sobchenko; Gennady S. Churilov; Maxim A. Shuvalov; Artem Nikolaevich Yarchuk.

Coaches:
Brad McCrimmon from Saskatchewan played 1222 games in the NHL (Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, Calgary Flames, Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers, Phoenix Coyotes)
Alexander Karpovtsev 596 games in the NHL (New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders, Florida Panthers)
Igor Korolev - 795 games in the NHL (St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Blackhawks)

Team Staff as well as airplane staff also perished in the accident. Alexander Galimov (forward) - hospitalized with burns to 80% of his body.

I hope each team in their own way honors their memory with a show of respect.

Be safe everyone.
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