The Kontinental Hockey League ( KHL ) contingency plan was implemented after the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash that killed the team 's entire traveling roster . In the policy , each team makes three players eligible for the disaster draft , with the team that suffered the disaster being able to call up five players from its farm teams . There is no mention of a goaltender minimum for the draft , unlike the NFL disaster draft on quarterbacks or NHL disaster draft on goaltenders , or a mention of a team being able to surrender only one player , unlike other leagues , in the draft . The afflicted team will have a spot in the draft lottery , thus guaranteeing that the team will pick at least as high as 4th overall in the next KHL Junior Draft and it will also be able to protect any player it wants for the next five entry drafts
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
Disaster draft