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NHL community remembers Lokomotiv Yaroslavl 1 year later

A year ago today, the hockey world was rocked when a plane carrying the entire KHL club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl crashed. Among those lost were former NHLers Pavol Demitra, Ruslan Salei, Karlis Skastins and Brad McCrimmon. Today, the hockey community remembered the tragedy.

Entire KHL team perished after plane crash on Sept. 7, 2011

A look at the monument for fallen members of the KHL's Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey club in Leontyevskoe cemetery on the one year anniversary of the tragedy. (Photo courtesy Pavel Lysenkov on Twitter)