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Post by Elite Sim News (ESN) on Sept 7, 2011 9:50:26 GMT -5
www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=375297How many tragic punches can hockey take this summer? I'm not going to speculate on the names of those who have perished in this crash, but 37 team and coaching members and eight flight crew were on board. Latest update was all but two have died. This is a tragic event that is going to effect many families. Thoughts and prayers to all family and friends of those involved.
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Post by ex-BluesGM on Sept 7, 2011 20:59:39 GMT -5
I am unbelievably saddened by this.
Pavol Demitra
Karel Rachunek
Josef Vasicek
Alexsander Karpotsev
Brad McCrimmon,
Ruslan Salei
all confirmed amon the deceased. I wish I could find a list off all the people to properly honor them. Will probably come out in time. This has had to be the worst off-season in hockey history. so many deaths, so senseless.
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Post by Detroit Cherni on Sept 8, 2011 12:57:18 GMT -5
What a horrible tragedy. God Bless the people who lost their lives, their families and friends. And the fans of Yaroslavl who love their hockey team as much as we love our teams here. I've been around hockey my entire life, and I don't ever recall anything like this. Horrible, and I hope it stops, or GOD becomes a hockey fan again.
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Post by SJSharks on Sept 10, 2011 9:38:51 GMT -5
This is tragic. Quite a few of ex-NHLers on that plane. One of the guys on there (Daniil Sobchenko) was an NHL and Nshl Sharks prospect. Hockey's future just did a article on him like 2 days before how he was happy to be a Sharks prospect.
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Post by CalgaryGM on Sept 10, 2011 20:49:58 GMT -5
A sad year indeed for the world of hockey.
My condolences go out to all the families and friends of the lives lost in the Yak-42 model plane crash on Sep. 7, 2011.
Russian President Medvedev was a year too late in announcing plans to take the aging Soviet-built Yak-42 planes out of service.
R.I.P.
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Post by torontogm on Sept 10, 2011 22:00:44 GMT -5
A truly sad incident... I've re-read that Sobchenko article a couple of times, Kurt - it's a bit surreal seeing it posted there and reading about a guy who seemed to be enjoying all the opportunities ahead of him. My condolences to all those affected by this huge tragedy.
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Post by Commissioner on Sept 30, 2011 7:40:37 GMT -5
I saw Sobchenko play at the WJC-20 tournie in Buffalo. I thought him and Kuznetsov were two of the better players on the ice. I was impressed with his play. I lost Alexander Vasyunov in the crash as well. I don't know if he would have ever had made it as he went back to Russia, but we will never know. Stinks.
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