Russian Ice Hockey team plane crash

MOSCOW — A Russian jet carrying hockey players to their first match of the season crashed on takeoff Wednesday, killing 36 people and dealing another blow to the country’s safety record.

The Yak-42 passenger jet took off from Yaroslavl airport about 300 kilometres (185 miles) northeast of Moscow just as a two-day political forum expected to be attended by President Dmitry Medvedev opened its doors.

“We believe that there were 37 people on board. 36 of them are presumed dead and one is believed to be injured,” emergencies ministry spokeswoman Yelena Smirnykh told Rossiya 24 state television.

The local emergencies ministry said the jet was taking members of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl ice hockey team to the Belarus capital Minsk for the their first match of the 2011-2012 season.

The names of those involved in the crash have not yet been released, but the team’s roster includes Pavol Demitra, Jan Marek, Ruslan Salei, Josef Vasicek, Alexander Vyukhin and others. Former NHL assistant coach Brad McCrimmon had been set to begin his first season as the team’s head coach.


Horrible news. R.I.P

1 person was really really really really lucky

Sad to hear.

R.I.P

Awful.

RIP to all those who died in the crash, even those who are not involved in the hockey team (if there were any).

Reminds me of the Munich disaster, and I only just saw a programme on that last week.

James wrote:1 person was really really really really lucky

Yeah, he's so lucky, all his colleagues are dead, he's injured, that's like winning the lottery.

James wrote:1 person was really really really really lucky

I heard that 2 people survived.

RIP to all the people who died.

easley91 wrote:RIP to all those who died in the crash, even those who are not involved in the hockey team (if there were any).

Reminds me of the Munich disaster, and I only just saw a programme on that last week.

I think you used the wrong smiley there.

what is this like actual proper Russian International hockey team?

Apparently 43 people died and 2 survived.

R.I.P

http://www.suntimes.com/news/world/7516673-419/tragedy-strikes-russian-hockey-team-as-jet-crashes-killing-43.html

James wrote:1 person was really really really really lucky

really?

Obviously James didn't mean he was lucky like that, he means considering he was in the same plane as all them people that died and he survived.

Jesus.

RIP.

SBSP wrote:

easley91 wrote:RIP to all those who died in the crash, even those who are not involved in the hockey team (if there were any).

Reminds me of the Munich disaster, and I only just saw a programme on that last week.

I think you used the wrong smiley there.

Did I? I saw a crying emoticon and that's what I wanted.

Yeah that's a happy cry.

I didn't want a happy cry.

SBSP wrote:

easley91 wrote:RIP to all those who died in the crash, even those who are not involved in the hockey team (if there were any).

Reminds me of the Munich disaster, and I only just saw a programme on that last week.

I think you used the wrong smiley there.

Fixed it now, honestly didn't see the smile when I first saw or even until just now when I had to look real close, my eyes must be messed up.

easley91 wrote:I didn't want a happy cry.

I'm aware of that, just telling you it is a happy cry for future reference..

kyro7 wrote:

easley91 wrote:I didn't want a happy cry.

I'm aware of that, just telling you it is a happy cry for future reference..

Thanks, it was when you said that it was I looked at it closer. Messed up eyes fail me.

Anyway, I hope Russian hockey can come back from this, it is a massive sport over there.

Does it really matter. The thing is crying..

Dan wrote:Does it really matter. The thing is crying..

Well once you know what he means it doesn't matter but it's a happy cry so it's very different, yes.

The KHL is really much more like the European Superleague idea but only for hockey. In this league you have teams based in Belarus, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Slovakia and of course Russia. Now with this team from Slovakia joining the league it has finally expanded outside of the old Soviet Union.

Dreadful news. R.I.P

James wrote:1 person was really really really really lucky

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14879198

R.I.P. to all of them.