Artem Yarchuk
Artem Yarchuk | |||
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Born |
Yaroslavl, Soviet Union | 3 May 1990||
Died |
7 September 2011 Yaroslavl, Russia | (aged 21)||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb) | ||
Position | Left Wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL) | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2010–2011 |
Artem Nikolayevich Yarchuk (Russian: Артём Николаевич Ярчук) (3 May 1990 – 7 September 2011) was a Russian professional ice hockey winger who played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[1]
Death[]
On 7 September 2011, Yarchuk was killed in the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash, 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.'"[2][3][4]
See also[]
- List of ice hockey players who died during their playing career
References[]
- ^ Yaroslavl Lokomotiv's 2010-11 Roster Archived 2011-01-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "First pictures from the crash of Yak-42 near Yaroslavl". Lifenews.ru. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ^ "The list of Lokomotiv players who died". Lifenews.ru. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ^ "Pavol Demitra among 43 killed in Russian plane crash". theglobeandmail.com. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-07.[permanent dead link]
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Categories:
- 1990 births
- 2011 deaths
- Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
- Sportspeople from Yaroslavl
- Russian ice hockey left wingers
- Victims of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
- Russian ice hockey winger stubs