The Lokomotiv ice team poses in the Lokomotiv Arena in Yaroslavl. A Russian jet carrying the Lokomotiv team crashed while taking off Wednesday near Yaroslavl. Nearly everyone was killed.
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Rescuers surround remains of the crashed Yak-42 jet in the river outside Yaroslavl. Former NHL stars and two former Rangers were among the 43 dead.
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The wreckage of a Yak-42 passenger jet that crashed on takeoff near Yaroslavl’s city airport killing at least 43, including two former Rangers.
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Men light candles in memory of victims of the Yak-42 plane crash, in downtown Yaroslavl. At least 43 people died in the crash, including two former Rangers.
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Belarusian ice hockey fans lay flowers and light candles in front of the Minsk Arena to pay tribute to the Lokomotiv players killed in a plane crash near Yaroslavl.
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Alexander Vasyunov during his time with the Devils. Vasyunov died when a plane carrying the KHL’s Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team crashed.
“I had the pleasure of knowing several members of the team, plus the entire coaching staff. In particular, Alexander Vasyunov, who played for us last season, was an outstanding young man and a gifted athlete,” Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said Wednesday.
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Karel Rachunek during his time with the Devils. Rachunek was one of two former Devils players killed in the plane crash.
“Captain Karel Rachunek skated for us in 2007-08. Both were members of the Devils family. On behalf of the entire Devils organization, our thoughts and prayers go out to the families and loved ones of the entire Lokomotiv club,”Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said Wednesday.
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Former Islanders center Josef Vasicek was one of several NHL players killed in the plane crash.
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CBS News reported that former Rangers player Alexander Karpovtsev, who won the Stanley Cup with the team in 1994, was on the plane. He worked as an assistant coach for the Russian team.
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Pavol Demitra was a three-time 30-goal scorer in the NHL. He was killled Wednesday when his plane, carrying all the members of a pro Russian hockey team, crashed shortly after takeoff.
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Former NHL assistant coach Brad McCrimmon was killed Wednesday when the Russian jet carrying a top ice hockey team crashed just after takeoff.
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The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry said the Yak-42 plane crashed immediately after leaving an airport near the city of Yaroslavl, on the Volga River about 150 miles northeast of Moscow. This image was taken by a mobile phone shortly after the crash.
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The jet was carrying 45 people, including 37 passengers and eight crew, and the ministry said all but two people were killed in the crash.
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Officials said Russian player Alexander Galimov survived the crash along with a crewmember.The entire team was on the plane at the time, officials said.
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The crash took place at 4 p.m. Moscow time and the weather was sunny with clear skies at the time, according to reports.
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The KHL is an international club league that includes teams from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Latvia and Slovakia.
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