Yuri Olegovich Urychev was a
Russian professional
ice hockey player who at the time of his death played for
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the
Kontinental Hockey League died from a plane crash he was 20..
( April 3, 1991 – September 7, 2011)
Death
On September 7, 2011, Urychev 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."
He was injured and serving a suspension at the time and was not
originally scheduled to fly to the game, but he volunteered to go to
support the team even though he wouldn't be able to play.
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