Artem Yarchuk

Artem Nikolayevich Yarchuk (Russian: Артём Николаевич Ярчук) (3 May 1990 – 7 September 2011) was a Russian professional ice hockey winger who played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).^[1]

Artem Yarchuk
Born	(1990-05-03)3 May 1990 Yaroslavl, Soviet Union
Died	7 September 2011(2011-09-07) (aged 21) Yaroslavl, Russia
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11 st 11 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shot	Left
Played for	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	2010–2011

Death

On 7 September 2011, Yarchuk was killed in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash, 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

• List of ice hockey players who died during their playing career