Surprised that there isn't a thread on this already. I get that it's a Russian team and hockey, but still. Here is the link.
http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/6939064/russian-jet-carrying-lokomotiv-khl-crashes-43-dead
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl was the team, and they were on their way to play their first game of the season. Their old private jet was a former Soviet jet, likely from the '80s, and not the safest mode of transportation around. The list of names of players, coaches, and crew that were announced dead is in the article. Two people on the plane, one passenger and one crew member survived but are in critical condition. Basically an entire team is now gone.
This is as fucked up as it gets, and hits hockey hard during a time that hockey news isn't about the sport, but about tragedy. Over the past few months there was news of Derek Boogaard, Rick Rypien, and Wade Belak all dying. It's terrible. All of the deaths today hits the sport hard, as everyone in the NHL and the minors all know each other in some way, shape, or form. Thoughts go out to the families of the victims, and I really hope that this is the end of the tragedy that has plagued hockey this summer. You don't want to hear about players committing suicide, dying from a mix of alcohol and oxycodone, or a fucking plane crash. The NHL doesn't need anymore stuff like this, that's for damn sure.
http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/6939064/russian-jet-carrying-lokomotiv-khl-crashes-43-dead
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl was the team, and they were on their way to play their first game of the season. Their old private jet was a former Soviet jet, likely from the '80s, and not the safest mode of transportation around. The list of names of players, coaches, and crew that were announced dead is in the article. Two people on the plane, one passenger and one crew member survived but are in critical condition. Basically an entire team is now gone.
This is as fucked up as it gets, and hits hockey hard during a time that hockey news isn't about the sport, but about tragedy. Over the past few months there was news of Derek Boogaard, Rick Rypien, and Wade Belak all dying. It's terrible. All of the deaths today hits the sport hard, as everyone in the NHL and the minors all know each other in some way, shape, or form. Thoughts go out to the families of the victims, and I really hope that this is the end of the tragedy that has plagued hockey this summer. You don't want to hear about players committing suicide, dying from a mix of alcohol and oxycodone, or a fucking plane crash. The NHL doesn't need anymore stuff like this, that's for damn sure.