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Former Canuck may have died in Russian plane crash
Former Canuck may have died in Russian plane crash
Pavol Demitra is on the Lokomotiv roster
News1130 Staff Sep 07, 2011 07:06:22 AM
0 MOSCOW (NEWS1130) - A passenger jet carrying a local hockey team has crashed while taking off in western Russia, killing 36 people. Former Vancouver Canuck Pavol Demitra is a member of the team's roster.
Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry says the Yak-42 crashed today after leaving an airport near the city of Yaroslavl, on the Volga River northeast of Moscow. It says at least one person has survived but is injured.
The ministry says the plane was carrying the Lokomotiv hockey team from Yaroslavl. There's no word whether Demitra was on-board.
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl is a leading force in Russian hockey and is coached by Canadian Brad McCrimmon, a native of Dodsland, Saskatchewan. The 52-year-old played defence for six NHL teams, including Calgary, from 1979-80 to 1996-97. |
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發表於 2011-9-7 06:49
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