Andrew Lyle Global Moderator Posted September 7, 2011 Global Moderator Share Posted September 7, 2011 MOSCOW -- A Russian jet carrying a top hockey team crashed Wednesday while taking off in western Russia, killing 43 people officials said.The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said the Yak-42 crashed immediately after taking off from an airport near the city of Yaroslavl, on the Volga River, 240 kilometres northeast of Moscow. It said two people survived the crash with grave injuries. The ministry said the plane was carrying 45 people, including 37 passengers and eight crew. All but two were killed in the crash. The ministry said the plane was carrying the Lokomotiv hockey team from Yaroslavl. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeFu84 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 It has been a horrible summer for the hockey community. Prayers and thoughts to all the families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farstrider Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I always think of these poor people, what it must be like during their last moments, what a horrible way to die! A good death is one thing but this is not how anybody should go. R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FMH Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 awww... so sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleNeutrino Veteran Posted September 7, 2011 Veteran Share Posted September 7, 2011 sad news indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Mungis Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Horrible way to die, your last moments should be peaceful. R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJerman Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 RIP to former Carolina Hurricane Josef Vasicek and all other members of Lotomotiv who were on the flight. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted September 7, 2011 Veteran Share Posted September 7, 2011 Russia needs to hurry up and get those junk planes out of the air, I know they are in the process of doing it, but they are very unsafe now days.... this seems to be happening more and more with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajputwarrior Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 ********* summer for hockey ever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Descartes Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 This is tragic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Olive Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Russia needs to hurry up and get those junk planes out of the air, I know they are in the process of doing it, but they are very unsafe now days.... this seems to be happening more and more with them Yeah they do, all i keep hearing lately is these Russian planes going down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebiacsi Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Wow, sad summer for hockey indeed! R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inklin Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I was just speaking to a friend in the USA she is pretty sad as she just found out two people she knew personally were in this plane crash and both were kllled :( she's heartbroken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dashel Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 RIP to former St. Louis Blue Pavol Demitra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revvo Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Yeah they do, all i keep hearing lately is these Russian planes going down. The worst part is they can very well build quality planes. The military Sukhoi and Mig fighter jets are amazing machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neufuse Veteran Posted September 8, 2011 Veteran Share Posted September 8, 2011 The worst part is they can very well build quality planes. The military Sukhoi and Mig fighter jets are amazing machines. these planes though where piles of crap from the start, their designes where flawed, but they didn't seem to care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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