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... and to think the OTHER "big" story today is a guy with a concussion updating us on his condition ...

talk about putting things in perspective.

 
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Salei wasn't onboard.

 

 

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"It was wobbling in flight, it was clear that something was wrong,It went down behind the trees and there was a bang and a plume of smoke."
 
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Officials say Alexander Galimov survived the crash along with a crewmember. Swedish embassy has confirmed death of goalkeeper Stefan Liv.
 
 
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I was told that Galimov died in hospital. Salei is alive, he was in Minsk.
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man this sucks.
 
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McCrimmon and Demitra confirmed dead.
 
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Brad chose this opportunity to launch his head coaching career because the organization is first class, a la SKA St. Petersburg.
 
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In other report, Ruslan Salei, another well known NHLer who supposed to be with the team was not on the plane. He was already in Minsk waiting for the rest of the team to join him for season opener against Dinamo. Cant imagine how he feels right now...
 
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Posted: #32

so, there is one lone survivor, which is the crewmember.

 
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I agree Flutie, this is a horrendous stretch in our sport.
 
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at least the crewmember made it (we hope, critical condition)... that person may have some info on how this all happened fwiw.
 
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruslan_Salei

this state in the dates that he's dead but then at the end say he might not be 

Wtf why state that in the 1st place!
 
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https://eliteprospects.com/team.php?team=191

So young players!!! 
 
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Quote Originally Posted by YosemiteSami:



More than likely It'll be down to lack of maintenance and the use of old planes dating back to the soviet era. Russia has a very bad safety record in aviation - something that's being addressed, but not quick enough.

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Agree with this.  They still have a lot of junk they still fly which is unfortunate. 

Sounds like it was a fiery crash and a lot of people burned to death.  Unbelievably brutal. 

 
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very sad day for every hockey fan ,...I am from Czech republic and news like this hurts me a lot - Czechs lost three fantastic players: Rachunek, Vasicek, Marek
RIP boys
 
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Just curious to how the crewmember is the only survivor?  I'm glad he's okay, but there must be some kind of divine intervention?
 
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...are we sure it wasn't a flight attendant? Not necessarily a pilot is it>.?? not sure myself
 
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No real shock. Terrible safety record. Terrible pilot training. Old planes. cost cutting govt.

a tragedy that could've easily been avoided. Sad it will take the deaths of 43 people for that country to realize that.

Can't believe the world cup will there in a few years
 
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jesus christ
 
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awful

just saw this...below from yahoo

Among the NHL alumni that lost their lives in the crash: Pavol Demitra(notes), a standout offensive player for the St. Louis Blues, Minnesota Wild and Vancouver Canucks; Ruslan Salei(notes), former Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche defenseman; Josef Vasicek, former New York Islanders forward; Karel Rachunek, former New Jersey Devils defenseman; Karlis Skrastins(notes), former Dallas Stars defenseman; and Stefan Liv, Detroit Red Wings goalie prospect.

[Related: See photos from the plane crash]

Other victims of the crash included head coach Brad McCrimmon, a former Detroit Red Wings and Philadelphia Flyers defenseman; assistant coach Alexander Karpovtsev, former New York Rangers defenseman; and assistant coach Igor Korolev, who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Blackhawks among others.

One player from Lokomotiv survived the initial crash. Alexander Galimov, a 26-year-old forward who has been with the team since 2004, has been hospitalized with burns to 80 percent of his body. Details are here.

The KHL's opening day is Wednesday, and a Finnish reporter wrote that the game between Salavat Yulaev and Atlas was stopped and then postponed when the news broke. There was a moment of silence in the arena before fans and players left the rink.


 
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wow fucking really sad.....

 
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WOW!!! both Pavol Demitra and Rusty Salei. Demitra was a personal offensive fav. VERY dynamiac forward and I'm suprised he wasn't still playing in the NHL.

I remember when Rusty played for the old IHL Thunder here in Las Vegas. he was heavily scouted by then Kings coach Larry Robinson back in 1996 (met him at some Thunder games) and was drafted by the Ducks. excellent defensive D-man in the mold of Vlad Konstantinov.

 

 

 
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Again, apologies for the misspelling of Skrastins (hopefully no others) in a previous post
 
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Thanks KOAJ for posting the names.
 
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So vey sad damn,was a huge Demitra fan
 
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Those photos tell the sad story wow.... I wonder which player was clearly visible being removed from the scene...  crappy, crappy senseless waste.
 
 
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at least put a blanket over the dead player that was removed from the stretcher and put him face up and not face down.
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