they could not hold on as Finland scored four times (including an empty-net goal) in the third period to claim bronze. Slovakia was ranked in fourth place, as Demitra led the tournament in points with 10 and tied for the lead in assists with seven. His play in the tournament led him to a selection to the all-star team. Demitra played for Czechoslovakia in the following competitions: 1992 European Junior Championships 1993 World Junior Championships (bronze medal) Demitra played for Slovakia in the following competitions: 1996 World Championships 1996 World Cup 1999 Ball Hockey World Championships - 1999 (gold medal) 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City 2003 World Championships (bronze medal) 2004 World Championship 2004 World Cup 2005 World Championships 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin (captain) 2007 World Championships 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver 2011 World Championships (captain) Awards and achievements Awarded the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 2000. Played in the NHL All-Star Game in 1999, 2000 and 2002. All-star selection and leading scorer of the 2010 Winter Olympics Fifth on St. Louis Blues' all-time scoring list – 204 goals, 289 assists, 493 points in 494 games Team Slovakia retired Demitra's no. 38 jersey on 11 September 2011. HC Dukla Trenčín retired Demitra's no. 38 jersey on 16 September 2011. Former teammate and close friend Marián Hossa hoisted his number to the rafters. Death On 7 September 2011, at 4:02 PM local time, a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying Demitra and his Lokomotiv Yaroslavl teammates, crashed near Yaroslavl, Russia, on its way to Minsk, Belarus, to start the 2011–12 KHL season. The airplane caught fire and crashed shortly after take-off, a mere 4 kilometers from the Tunoshna airport. Preliminary reports said that 43 of the 45 passengers on board had been killed, including the entire roster and 4 youth players, and that the remaining one, Alexander Galimov, was in critical condition. However, Galimov died a few days later. Demitra was survived by his wife Maja and two children, Lucas and Zara. He was predeceased by his infant son, Tobias. Following his death, the elementary school in Dubnica nad Váhom which he had attended, and the ice hockey stadium in Trenčín where he started his successful career together with famous Slovak ice hockey players Zdeno Chára, Marián Hossa, Marcel Hossa and Marián Gáborík, were named after him. Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Bold indicates led league International All-Star