Hockey Club Lokomotiv , also known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, is a Russian professional ice hockey team, based in the city of Yaroslavl, playing in the top level Kontinental Hockey League . The name of the team is derived from its owner, Russian Railways, the national railroad operator. On 7 September 2011, nearly the entire team perished in the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash. The team's flight to a game in Minsk crashed during takeoff, killing all of the team's roster , all coaching staff and four players from the Loko 9 juniors squad of the Minor Hockey League The tragedy forced Lokomotiv Yaroslavl to cancel their participation in the 2011–12 KHL season.
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