Nikita Klyukin

Nikita Klyukin
Born (1989-11-10)10 November 1989
Rybinsk, Soviet Union
Died 7 September 2011(2011-09-07) (aged 21)
Yaroslavl, Russia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (KHL)
Playing career 20082011
Medal record
Representing  Russia
IIHF World U20 Championship
2009 Canada
Representing  Russia
Ice hockey
World Under-18 Championship
2007 Finland
World Junior A Challenge
2006 Yorkton

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

Death

On 7 September 2011, Klyukin was killed in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster, 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]

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