MOSCOW – According to multiple media sources, the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team that was decimated by a plane crash last week will not be rebuilt for the 2011-2012 season. The Associated Press reported that Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko announced … Continue reading
MOSCOW – Alexander Galimov, the lone surviving player from last Wednesday’s horrific plane crash that took the lives of his Lokomotiv Yaroslavl teammates and coaches, has died. SovSport reported Monday that Galimov finally succumbed to the injuries and severe burns he … Continue reading
YAROSLAVL, Russia – An estimated crowd of more than 100,000 including Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said goodbye to members of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team Saturday as word came out that the team’s fate would be taken up early next … Continue reading
HELSINKI, FINLAND – SM-Liiga team, Jokerit have secured the services of Finnish NHL star Jarkko Ruutu. The contract length is reportedly three years. Ruutu has become known to the hockey world as a pest in the NHL, though he is … Continue reading
ORLANDO, FLA – According to reports from several sources, the Kontinental Hockey League will delay the opening of its season to next week and the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team will be rebuilt to compete this season. The news comes one … Continue reading
YAROSLAVL, Russia – Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry has announced that at least 43 people were killed when a Yak-42 aircraft crashed upon take-off near Yaroslavl, on the Volga River, about 150 miles northeast of Moscow. The majority of victims were … Continue reading
