Tragic start of the new KHL season.
It is understood that the whole Yaroslavl Lokomotiv hockey team is dead.
Sad day in the hockey world. Rest in peace.
SOURCE: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14822582
Russian airliner in fatal crash near Yaroslavl
An airliner carrying a major league ice hockey team has crashed in Russia killing 36 people.
Reports said the plane burst into flames near an airport at the city of Yaroslavl, about 200km (140 miles) north of Moscow.
Members of the local ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl were on board the plane.
Emergency officials said one person survived the crash, the cause of which has not been confirmed.
Reports said the plane was a Yak-42, a mid-sized jet with a capacity of more than 100 passengers.
The hockey team was heading to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where it was due to play against Dinamo Minsk in the opening game of the season of the Continental Hockey League.
Sad day in the hockey world. Rest in peace.
SOURCE: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14822582
Russian airliner in fatal crash near Yaroslavl
An airliner carrying a major league ice hockey team has crashed in Russia killing 36 people.
Reports said the plane burst into flames near an airport at the city of Yaroslavl, about 200km (140 miles) north of Moscow.
Members of the local ice hockey team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl were on board the plane.
Emergency officials said one person survived the crash, the cause of which has not been confirmed.
Reports said the plane was a Yak-42, a mid-sized jet with a capacity of more than 100 passengers.
The hockey team was heading to Minsk, the capital of Belarus, where it was due to play against Dinamo Minsk in the opening game of the season of the Continental Hockey League.
All my prayers go to their families and friends. But I can´t say it came totally unexpected. Russian airplains are notorious for poor maintenance and technical defects, there were many rumors about drunken pilots... And teams in KHL have to fly a lot, crossing huge distances. RIP Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, one of my favourite teams in KHL. 
Many teams are offering their players, so Yaroslavl will most probably continue in KHL.
