KHL teams to reseat on Boeing and Airbus

KHL’s governing body has approved a Players’ Union project obliging teams in the league to use only Boeing and Airbus planes for flights.

February 10, 2012 12:31

RT’s 10 that shaped 2011: Lokomotiv plane crash tragedy

With 2012 just around the corner, RT continues its own countdown with ten special reports on events that have shaped 2011. We are looking back at major stories through the eyes of RT correspondents who witnessed them.

December 23, 2011 06:06

Revived Lokomotiv: first official game after deadly crash

Russian ice hockey side Lokomotiv Yaroslavl have played their first competitive game, just three months after a plane crash wiped out their entire squad.

December 12, 2011 15:13

American hockey wife spearheads support for Lokomotiv families

The ice hockey world is still reeling from the plane crash which took the lives of the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team this autumn. One woman whose husband is a prominent KHL defenseman has been reaching out to the families of the victims.

December 11, 2011 20:23

Revived and Rejuvenated: Lokomotiv publish new roster

Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey club, whose main squad got killed in a plane crash in September, have revealed their new lineup to take part in the VHL season.

December 01, 2011 11:03

Hockey plane crash: Drugs and bad braking

The probe into September’s crash near Yaroslavl, which killed an entire hockey team and most crew members, found illegal drugs in the co-pilot’s blood, and irregularities in the airline company’s pilot training program.

November 02, 2011 12:40