On 7 September 2011 , Kiryukhin 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 . ' "
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
Andrei Kiryukhin