Alexander Kalyanin

Alexander Kalyanin
Born (1987-09-24)24 September 1987
Chelyabinsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died 7 September 2011(2011-09-07) (aged 23)
Tunoshna, Yaroslavl, Russia
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 198 lb (90 kg; 14 st 2 lb)
Position Right Wing
Shot Left
Played for Traktor Chelyabinsk
Dizel Penza
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 2005–2011

Alexander Igorevich Kalyanin (Russian: Александр Игоревич Калянин) (24 September 1987 – 7 September 2011) was a Russian professional ice hockey winger who played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[1]

Death

On 7 September 2011, Kalyanin was killed in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster, 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.'"[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Yaroslavl Lokomotiv's 2010-11 Roster Archived 2011-01-20 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "First pictures from the crash of Yak-42 near Yaroslavl". Lifenews.ru. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  3. ↑ "The list of Lokomotiv players who died". Lifenews.ru. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  4. ↑ "Pavol Demitra among 43 killed in Russian plane crash". theglobeandmail.com. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2011-09-07.


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