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#2716
09-07-2011, 10:25 AM
This is sad
YAROSLAVL, Russia — A Russian jet carrying a top ice hockey team crashed while taking off today in western Russia, killing at least 36 people and leaving one critically injured, officials said. The team is coached by former Flyer Brad McCrimmon. It's unclear at this time if he was on the plane.
The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said the Yak-42 plane crashed immediately after leaving an airport near the city of Yaroslavl, on the Volga River about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of Moscow. It said one person survived the crash with grave injuries.
The weather was sunny and clear at the time.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin immediately sent the nation's transport minister to the site, 10 miles (15 kilometers) east of Yaroslavl.
The ministry said the plane was carrying the Lokomotiv ice hockey team from Yaroslavl. The team was heading to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where it was to play Thursday against Dinamo Minsk in the opening game of the season of the Kontinental Hockey League.
The KHL is an international club league that pits together teams from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Latvia and Slovakia.
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl is a leading force in Russian hockey and came third in the KHL last year. It's coached by McCrimmon and includes several international stars in its ranks, such as Stefan Liv of Sweden and Czech Republic players Josef Vaicek and Jan Marek.
It wasn't immediately clear which players were on board the Yak-42.
Lokomotiv was a three-time Russian League champion in 1997, 2002-2003. It took bronze last season.
McCrimmon played defenseman for the Flyers from 1982-83 to the 1986-87 season. He also played for Boston, Calgary, Detroit, Hartford and Phoenix. He had served as an assistant coach with the Islanders, Calgary, Atlanta and Detroit before taking over Lokomotiv.
The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said the Yak-42 plane crashed immediately after leaving an airport near the city of Yaroslavl, on the Volga River about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of Moscow. It said one person survived the crash with grave injuries.
The weather was sunny and clear at the time.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin immediately sent the nation's transport minister to the site, 10 miles (15 kilometers) east of Yaroslavl.
The ministry said the plane was carrying the Lokomotiv ice hockey team from Yaroslavl. The team was heading to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where it was to play Thursday against Dinamo Minsk in the opening game of the season of the Kontinental Hockey League.
The KHL is an international club league that pits together teams from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Latvia and Slovakia.
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl is a leading force in Russian hockey and came third in the KHL last year. It's coached by McCrimmon and includes several international stars in its ranks, such as Stefan Liv of Sweden and Czech Republic players Josef Vaicek and Jan Marek.
It wasn't immediately clear which players were on board the Yak-42.
Lokomotiv was a three-time Russian League champion in 1997, 2002-2003. It took bronze last season.
McCrimmon played defenseman for the Flyers from 1982-83 to the 1986-87 season. He also played for Boston, Calgary, Detroit, Hartford and Phoenix. He had served as an assistant coach with the Islanders, Calgary, Atlanta and Detroit before taking over Lokomotiv.
#2717
09-07-2011, 11:01 AM
Looks like 1 survior at the mo a crew member. 
#2720
09-07-2011, 11:06 AM