On 7 September 2011 , nearly the entire team perished in an airplane crash . The team 's flight to a game in Minsk crashed during takeoff , killing all of the team 's roster ( except forward Maxim Zyuzyakin , who was not on the flight ) , all coaching staff ( except goaltending coach Jorma Valtonen , not on the flight ) and four players from the Loko 9 juniors squad of the Minor Hockey League ( MHL ) . The tragedy forced Lokomotiv Yaroslavl to cancel their participation in the 2011 – 12 KHL season
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Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
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