NHL player Derek Boogaard (Minnesota Wild & New York Rangers) died May 13, 2011, age 28, from an accidental overdose of alcohol and oxycodon.
NHL player Rick Rypien (Vancouver Canucks & signed for the next season with the Winnipeg Jets) died Aug 15, 2011, age 27, suicide.
Former NHL player Wade Belak (Colorado Avalanche, Calgary Flames, Toronto Maple Leafs, Florida Panthers & Nashville Predators) died Aug 31, 2011, age 35, suicide.
KHL (Kontinental Hockey League) 2011/2012 team, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, comprising approximtely 36 souls (27 players, 2 coaches & 7 club officials) died Sep 7, 2011, in a plane crash in Yaroslavl, Russia. Among the dead are two Canadians; NHL veterans Brad McCrimmon, head coach, and Igor Korolev, assistant coach. Also killed in the crash were former NHL players Pavol Dimitra, Josef Vasicek and Karel Rachunek amongst others.
RIP and G-dspeed.
I remember Pavol Demitra when he played for the Canucks. They interviewed some of his former team mates today and you could tell that they were absolutely gutted. Demitra was a class act.
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ReplyDeleteI agree, it's just a terrible Summer for hockey. I spoke to the Slovak delegation today to express condolences for team captain Demitra and they were just devastated by the news. He was a much better hockey player than most Canucks fans know, as evidenced by his leading of the Slovak team to the bronze medal game in Vancouver.
Terrible news.
--Jourdan
Hockey has been dealt a terrible blow with all of these tragic deaths. It's very sad. So many young lives, gone. Very very sad.
ReplyDeleteMy old favorite former Colorado Avs defensemen Kārlis Skrastiņš was also on the plane.
ReplyDeleteThis is just devastating.
It was announced by KHL president Alexander Medvedev that a draft will be made to create a new Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team. Every other team in the league will volunteer up to 3 players, which will create a pool of 40 to 45 players for Lokomotiv to pick from. Additionally, 5 players will be promoted from Lokomotiv's youth team.[5] Former coach Petr Vorobiev has returned to the team as its head coach.
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