For the 2011-2012 season , Skrastiņš left the NHL and signed a contract to play in Russia for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League ( KHL ) . However , he never got to play a game for Lokomotiv as he was killed in the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash that killed almost the entire team on September 7 , 2011
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
Kārlis Skrastiņš