Shot Left Name Alexander Kalyanin KHL team Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Height 1.86 m | NHL Draft Undrafted Weight 90 kg Playing career Positions Winger | |
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Born 24 September 1987
Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union ( 1987-09-24 ) Died September 7, 2011, Tunoshna Airport, Russia | ||
Alexander Igorevich Kalyanin (Russian: Александр Игоревич Калянин) (24 September 1987 – 7 September 2011) was a Russian professional ice hockey winger who played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Death
On 7 September 2011, Kalyanin was killed in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster, when a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying nearly his entire Lokomotiv team, crashed just outside Yaroslavl, Russia. The team was traveling to Minsk to play their opening game of the season, with its coaching staff and prospects. Lokomotiv officials said "'everyone from the main roster was on the plane plus four players from the youth team.'"
References
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