Pavel Sergeyevich Snurnitsyn was a
Russian professional
ice hockey player who played for
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League died from a plane crash he was 19.
In August 2011, Snurnitsyn was among two players from Lokomotiv
Yaroslavl selected to play for the Russian Under-20 youth national team
of Russia.
[1][2] The team played in the U20 Four Nations Tournament on September 1–3 in
Podolsk, Russia.
[3] Besides the Russians, Czech Republic, Sweden and Finland participated in the tournament.
[4] Snurnitsyn scored two of the goals to beat Finland 11:4.
[5]
(January 10, 1992 – September 7, 2011)
Death
On September 7, 2011, Snurnitsyn was killed, 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.'"
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