Alexander Vyukhin

Alexander Vyukhin
Born	January 9, 1973(1973-01-09) Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
Died	September 7, 2011(2011-09-07) (aged 38) Tunoshna, near Yaroslavl, Russia
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	174 lb (79 kg; 12 st 6 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Played for	Sokil Kyiv (RSL) Avangard Omsk (RSL) Sibir Novosibirsk (RSL) Severstal Cherepovets (RSL)/(KHL) Metallurg Novokuznetsk (KHL) Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
National team	Ukraine
NHL Draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1992–2011

Alexander Vyukhin (Ukrainian: Олександр Євгенович В'юхін, Oleksandr Yevhenovych Viukhin; January 9, 1973 - September 7, 2011) was a Ukrainian professional ice hockey goaltender who last played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He perished in the tragic Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash outside of Yaroslavl.

Playing career

Vyukhin moved from Sverdlovsk (now Yekaterinburg) to Ukraine as a junior where he would play in both Kharkiv and Kiev. He began his professional career in 1992 with Sokil Kyiv, then in the Russian Superleague. He played 19 seasons in Russia, with Avangard Omsk, Sibir Novosibirsk, Severstal Cherepovets, and Metallurg Novokuznetsk before being transferred to Lokomotiv Yaroslavl during the 2010-2011 season. Vyukhin represented Ukraine in the 1999 IIHF World Championship and in two C-Pool World Championships.^[1]

Death

On September 7, 2011, Vyukhin 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] He was buried in Omsk next to the grave of Alexei Cherepanov.^[5]

Honours

• 2004
  • Russian championship (with Avangard)
• 2005
  • European Champions cup (with Avangard)
• 2007
  • Turnir Puchkova

See also

• List of ice hockey players who died during their playing career

References

1. ^ Remembering the Deceased
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. 
5. ^ На панихиду по Александру Вьюхину в Омске пришли тысячи болельщиков // KP.RU - Омск

External links

• Aleksandr Viyukhin's career stats at Eliteprospects.com
• Alexander Vyukhin's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
• Alexander Vyukhin – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net

Persondata
Name	Vyukhin, Oleksandr
Alternative names
Short description	Ukrainian ice hockey goaltender
Date of birth	January 9, 1973
Place of birth	Sverdlovsk, Soviet Union
Date of death	September 7, 2011
Place of death	Tunoshna, near Yaroslavl, Russia