Nikita Klyukin

Nikita Klyukin
Born	November 10, 1989(1989-11-10) Rybinsk, Soviet Union
Died	September 7, 2011(2011-09-07) (aged 21) Yaroslavl, Russia
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position	Centre
Shoots	Left
Played for	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
Playing career	2008–2011

Medal record
Competitor for  Russia
Ice hockey
World Under-18 Championship
Gold	2007 Finland
World Junior Championships
Bronze	2009 Canada

Nikita Sergeyevich Klyukin (Russian: Никита Сергеевич Клюкин) (November 10, 1989 - September 7, 2011) was a Russian professional ice hockey centre who played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).^[1]

Death

On September 7, 2011, Klyukin was killed in the 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

References

1. ^ Yaroslavl Lokomotiv's 2010-11 Roster
2. ^ "First pictures from the crash of Yak-42 near Yaroslavl". Lifenews.ru. 2011-09-07. http://www.lifenews.ru/news/68920. Retrieved 2011-09-07. 
3. ^ "The list of Lokomotiv players who died". Lifenews.ru. 2011-09-07. http://www.lifenews.ru/news/68927. Retrieved 2011-09-07. 
4. ^ "Pavol Demitra among 43 killed in Russian plane crash". theglobeandmail.com. 2011-09-07. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/former-nhl-star-pavol-demitra-among-43-killed-in-russian-plane-crash/article2156297/. Retrieved 2011-09-07. 

External links

• Nikita Klyukin's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Nikita Klyukin's career stats at Eliteprospects.com

Persondata
Name	Klyukin, Nikita
Alternative names
Short description	Russian ice hockey player
Date of birth	November 10, 1989
Place of birth	Rybinsk, Soviet Union
Date of death	September 7, 2011
Place of death	Tunoshna, near Yaroslavl, Russia