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Nikita Klyukin Born November 10, 1989
Rybinsk, Soviet UnionDied September 7, 2011 (aged 21)
Yaroslavl, RussiaHeight 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 
RussiaIce 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]
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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
References
- ^ Yaroslavl Lokomotiv's 2010-11 Roster
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The list of Lokomotiv players who died". Lifenews.ru. 2011-09-07. http://www.lifenews.ru/news/68927. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- ^ "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
Categories:- 1989 births
- 2011 deaths
- Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
- People from Rybinsk
- Victims of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
- Russian ice hockey players
- Russian ice hockey centre stubs
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