darthYENIK Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/09/07...rash/index.html Moscow (CNN) -- A plane carrying Russian, German, Swedish and former NHL hockey players crashed as it took off Wednesday afternoon from Russia's Yaroslavl airport, killing at least 43 people, Russian emergency officials said. The Yak-42 aircraft was taking players for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl -- one of Russia's leading ice hockey teams -- to Minsk, the Belarusian capital, the Russian aviation authority told CNN. Two of the 45 people aboard the plane, which included eight crew members, survived, a Russian Emergency Situations Ministry representative said. Eleven of the people on the aircraft were foreigners, the ministry said... ...Others who played in the NHL included Karel Rachunek, 32, a Czech native; Ruslan Salei, 36, from Belarus; Karlis Skrastins, 37, from Latvia; Pavol Demitra, 36, from Slovakia; and Josef Vasicek, 30, from the Czech Republic. Demitra was a former Minnesota Wild and Vancouver Canucks center, RIA Novosti reported, while fellow center Vasicek was formerly with the New York Islanders and Carolina Hurricanes. Salei previously played for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Colorado Avalanche and the Red Wings... There are rumors that Ruslan Salei was not on the plane. I pray he wasn't. This is just another one in a string of tragedies to hit the hockey world this off season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 In any case it's a terrible tragedy. It's all over the news here, since one of the deceased is swedish goaltender Stefan Liv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaidRaida Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 (edited) Sh*t, I´ve heard about that a few minutes ago. Also a German player or team member has been killed. My condolences (for all of course). Edited September 7, 2011 by NaidRaida Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AreXi Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 It's a truly horrible tragedy, some great hockey talent was lost right there. May they rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmachine Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Got told about it 5 hours ago. Really, really sad. Can't believe it. A whole hockey team - gone in an instant. Also, some sources say, that Galimov passed away. But can't find if it's confirmed or not. My condolences to the families and friends of the killed. Very sad. Latvian news sites and social sites are filled with messages about Skrastiņš. We will be the arms that lift you up We will be the hand that strike you down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA 360 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 It's coming on the news in a few minuets, at least there were survivors, there should have been more though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Sugar Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I saw this earlier today on sky sports news, it is a tragedy especially as there were so many on board when it crashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Crap, air disasters are never things that should happen and considering the circumstances I can't help but think of similarities to the 1958 Munich Air Disaster. Deepest condolences to the families of those affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Were Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Wow, lots of well known players I cant believe it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthYENIK Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 It looks like they're all but confirming that Ruslan Salei was on the plane. He may not be remembered as a great player, but he was great to us Ducks fans. RIP #24, and the rest of the lost players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 R.I.P Sad to hear about these things. Russia really, really needs to improve there air record. It's disgraceful, how can they let accidents like this happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 sh*t, to loose a whole team in an air crash certainly isn't good. My condolences go out to all affected. @Whiskey, you cannot assume anything just yet until they investigate it. This occurred shortly after take off and could of been anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskey Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 sh*t, to loose a whole team in an air crash certainly isn't good. My condolences go out to all affected. @Whiskey, you cannot assume anything just yet until they investigate it. This occurred shortly after take off and could of been anything. I suppose your right. But Russia doesn't have the best air-safety record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheat Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Damn, bad, bad news... Only player on board that I knew that well was Demitra, but of course, rest in peace to everyone of the players and air staff who died on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchuck Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 Crap, air disasters are never things that should happen and considering the circumstances I can't help but think of similarities to the 1958 Munich Air Disaster. Deepest condolences to the families of those affected. Or the Superga disaster, that wiped out the best Torino team of all time. My condolences to the families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrefromEstonia Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 this once again shows how sh*tty russian planes are. Similar catastrophe happened when the president of Poland died while flying and crashing with a russian plane. There noone to blame but russians themselves for making such unstable planes with bad quality, also the planes are very old allready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpeasant3 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 this once again shows how sh*tty russian planes are. Similar catastrophe happened when the president of Poland died while flying and crashing with a russian plane. There noone to blame but russians themselves for making such unstable planes with bad quality, also the planes are very old allready. Nice to see an expert here. * * Estonia, yeah. What else can be heard about russians from estonian? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
President_Goofus Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 this once again shows how sh*tty russian planes are. Similar catastrophe happened when the president of Poland died while flying and crashing with a russian plane. There noone to blame but russians themselves for making such unstable planes with bad quality, also the planes are very old allready. Nice to see an expert here. * * Estonia, yeah. What else can be heard about russians from estonian? The crashed plane was forbidden to use the European Union airspace, deemed too unsafe by the European Air Safety Commission, so, yeah, it was a crappy plane. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpeasant3 Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 (edited) this once again shows how sh*tty russian planes are. Similar catastrophe happened when the president of Poland died while flying and crashing with a russian plane. There noone to blame but russians themselves for making such unstable planes with bad quality, also the planes are very old allready. Nice to see an expert here. * * Estonia, yeah. What else can be heard about russians from estonian? The crashed plane was forbidden to use the European Union airspace, deemed too unsafe by the European Air Safety Commission, so, yeah, it was a crappy plane. R.I.P. There were only 7 accidents for the whole history of that airplane. Vs, say. 56 of lockheed tristar or 303 of boeing 737. It IS old though, and its certificate expire date was set to october 2011. Its not the plane, it the company who should be blamed. People like to shovel sh*t over Russia, showing it off as some sh*thole filled with uneducated barbarians. I got used to that. Haters gonna hate, thats it. You people should serioulsy widen your knowledge about aircraft. Russian or europian. Edited September 7, 2011 by Dpeasant3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trip Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I heard about this while at work today. Very tragic. Some serious hockey names were lost. My crappy games at MyCrappyGames.com Free copy of Save The Puppies and Kittens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthYENIK Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 This has really hit me hard. I grew up watching Ruslan Salei. He played in Anaheim for ten years from '96 to '06. Probably the most formative years in my life and love for hockey. He played the fourth most games in Ducks franchise history, and scored one of the biggest goals in the club's history as well... http://ducks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=44118 I can't even read the parts of that article where his former teammates talk about him. It's just too much for me right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsty Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I don't know anything about hockey or the players involved, but this certainly is a terrible tragedy. Flying is one of my fears, so it always sends a shiver down my spine when reading headlines such as these. Condolences to family and friends, and any fans on here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trip Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 This has really hit me hard. I grew up watching Ruslan Salei. He played in Anaheim for ten years from '96 to '06. Probably the most formative years in my life and love for hockey. He played the fourth most games in Ducks franchise history, and scored one of the biggest goals in the club's history as well... http://ducks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=44118 I can't even read the parts of that article where his former teammates talk about him. It's just too much for me right now. I hear ya man. Lots of big names lost, but I didn't want to say that in the interest of not taking away from the other names lost. Pavol Demitra - one of our best defense men in the Flyers history. My crappy games at MyCrappyGames.com Free copy of Save The Puppies and Kittens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthYENIK Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 This has really hit me hard. I grew up watching Ruslan Salei. He played in Anaheim for ten years from '96 to '06. Probably the most formative years in my life and love for hockey. He played the fourth most games in Ducks franchise history, and scored one of the biggest goals in the club's history as well... http://ducks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=44118 I can't even read the parts of that article where his former teammates talk about him. It's just too much for me right now. I hear ya man. Lots of big names lost, but I didn't want to say that in the interest of not taking away from the other names lost. Pavol Demitra - one of our best defense men in the Flyers history. Yeah, I was just giving my perspective. And it seems like a lot more attention is being given to Demitra (rightfully so, he was a great player), I just wanted to talk about how much Salei means to the Ducks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trip Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 This has really hit me hard. I grew up watching Ruslan Salei. He played in Anaheim for ten years from '96 to '06. Probably the most formative years in my life and love for hockey. He played the fourth most games in Ducks franchise history, and scored one of the biggest goals in the club's history as well... http://ducks.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=44118 I can't even read the parts of that article where his former teammates talk about him. It's just too much for me right now. I hear ya man. Lots of big names lost, but I didn't want to say that in the interest of not taking away from the other names lost. Pavol Demitra - one of our best defense men in the Flyers history. Yeah, I was just giving my perspective. And it seems like a lot more attention is being given to Demitra (rightfully so, he was a great player), I just wanted to talk about how much Salei means to the Ducks. Gosh, I hope you don't think I said my bit because you mentioned Ruslan Salei. I just get weird when talking about recent tragedies of any nature when known names die along side less known/unknown names. My crappy games at MyCrappyGames.com Free copy of Save The Puppies and Kittens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthYENIK Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 No, I know what you were talking about. I myself was weird about mentioning one person out of 43, but I thought I needed to say something about him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpain Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I can't help but think of similarities to the 1958 Munich Air Disaster. I know, me too. It sucks seeing a whole team go down. My heart goes out to their friends and family. And since I don't watch hockey, I have to ask this: Were the team any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubbs51 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 such a sad story... reminds me of the Marshall University American Football team Plane Crash.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHCharls Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I really sorry for the people who died in the plane crash. At least there are 2 survivors in the plane crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthYENIK Posted September 8, 2011 Author Share Posted September 8, 2011 That's very true, PHCharls. Two people survived. And our prayers should go to them most of all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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