A Russian plane carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team crashed into a river just after takeoff, killing all but two of the 45 on board on the opening day of the Kontinental Hockey League season.
Lokomotiv, a three-time national champion, was coached by former Detroit Red Wings assistant Brad McCrimmon, a 52-year-old Canadian, and its roster lists former National Hockey League players Pavol Demitra, who played for the St. Louis Blues and Vancouver Canucks; Josef Vasicek, Karel Rachunek and Karlis Skrastins.
The plane crash is a blow to the fled
gling Russian league, which started in 2008 and has attracted players including former New York Rangers winger Jaromir Jagr, the ninth-leading scorer in NHL history.
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