A Dark Day for World Ice Hockey

September 08, 2011 from Euronews

The stadium of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl has been turned into a shrine by thousands of ice hockey fans who have turned out to pay tribute to the team. Many came immediately after news of the crash started to spread. Some came to light candles, others to lay flowers or team scarves beside the stadium wall. "It is terrible, a big loss for hockey and a big loss for the city of Yaroslavl. I stopped everything to come here. I am a hockey fan. I was an amateur player. My brother and son both play. This is really terrible," said one supporter.

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Yaroslavl is a city and the administrative center of Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, located 250 kilometers northeast of Moscow. The historic part of the city, a World Heritage Site, is located at the confluence of the Volga and the Kotorosl Rivers. It is one of the Golden Ring citi... Explore this topic

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Kontinental Hockey League

The Kontinental Hockey League is an international professional ice hockey league in Eurasia founded in 2008. It is commonly considered to be the strongest hockey league in Eurasia, and the second-best in the world. The league was formed in 2008, from a predecessor organization... Explore this topic

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