2011–12 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl season
The 2011–12
Following the tragedy, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl chose to cancel their participation in the 2011–12 KHL season.[1] Instead, the club participated in the 2011–12 season of the Russian Major League (VHL), the second top ice hockey league in Russia after the KHL, starting in December 2011, and was eligible for the VHL playoffs. Also, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl's squad for the 2012–13 KHL season would automatically be qualified for the KHL playoffs that season, and the club could request allowance to use more than six non-Russian players in the KHL squad.[2][3]
Off-season
Lokomotiv lost in the 2011
Pre-season
The team played nine pre-season games, finishing with a 7–2 record, and won their second straight Latvian Railways Cup ( 23–27 August), a pre-season KHL tournament. On 3 September, the players played their final game, at home against Torpedo, winning 5–2. Alexander Galimov, the final victim of the crash, scored the last goal of that game, sealing the win for Lokomotiv with an empty net goal.
2011 pre-season game log: 7–2–0 | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | OT/SO | Decision | Reference | |||
1 | 10 August (in Visp, Switzerland) | Lokomotiv | 7 – 2 | EHC Visp | Liv | [4] | ||||
2 | 12 August (in Leukerbad, Switzerland) | Lokomotiv | 3 – 4 | SC Bern | Liv | [5] | ||||
3 | 13 August (in Leukerbad, Switzerland) | Lokomotiv | 5 – 1 | HC Ambrì-Piotta | Vyukhin | [6] | ||||
4 | 23 August (in Riga, Latvia) | Lokomotiv | 2 – 3 | Neftekhimik | SO | Vyukhin | [7] | |||
5 | 24 August (in Riga, Latvia) | Lokomotiv | 1 – 0 | Atlant | Liv | [8] | ||||
6 | 26 August (in Riga, Latvia) | Lokomotiv | 3 – 0 | Dinamo Minsk | Liv | [9] | ||||
7 | 27 August (in Riga, Latvia) | Lokomotiv | 3 – 0 | Neftekhimik | Liv | [10] | ||||
8 | 1 September | Severstal | 3 – 5 | Lokomotiv | Vyukhin | [11] | ||||
9 | 3 September | Torpedo | 2 – 5 | Lokomotiv | Liv | [12] |
Crash
All players and most of the team staff were killed on 7 September 2011 when the
Rebuilding the team
It was announced by KHL president
Instead, the club participated in the 2011–12 season of the Russian Major League (VHL), the second top ice hockey league in Russia after the KHL. In October 2011, the team announced that its first game in the VHL would take place on 12 December 2011 at home ice. Players between 17 and 22 years old under contract to KHL and VHL teams were made available for Lokomotiv to build a roster.[citation needed]
Schedule and results
Regular season
2011–12 game log: 13–6–3 (home: 9–1–2; road: 4–5–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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December: 3–2–0 (home: 2–1–0; road: 1–1–0)
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January: 4–3–1 (home: 3–0–1; road: 1–3–0)
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February: 6–3–0 (home: 4–0–0; road: 2–3–0)
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Playoffs
2012 VHL playoffs: 5–5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterfinals: 3–2
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Semifinals: 2–3
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Team at the time of crash
Remembered 7 September 2011.[16]
Staff
Person | Age | Country | Title |
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Brad McCrimmon[17] | 52 | Head coach | |
Alexander Karpovtsev[18] | 41 | Assistant coach | |
Igor Korolev[18] | 41 | / | Assistant coach |
Jorma Valtonen* | 64 | Goalie coach | |
Yuri Bakhvalov | - | - | physician/massage therapist[19] |
Aleksandr Belyayev | - | - | Equipment manager/massage therapist |
Nikolai Krivonosov | 31 | Fitness coach | |
Yevgeni Kunnov | - | - | Massage therapist |
Vyacheslav Kuznetsov | - | - | Massage therapist |
Vladimir Piskunov | 52 | Administrator | |
Yevgeni Sidorov | - | - | Coach-analyst |
Andrei Zimin | - | - | Team doctor |
- Zyuzyakin and Valtonen were the only club members not aboard the plane.
References
- ^ https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/cult-of-hockey/lokomotiv-will-not-play-2011-12-khl-season
- ^ На совещании в Кремле решили: "Локомотив" с декабря начнёт играть в ВХЛ. Sovetsky Sport (in Russian). 12 September 2011. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "KHL's new Lokomotiv won't play this season". Red Light. 12 September 2011. Archived from the original on 18 October 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- ^ "Хоккейный Клуб "Локомотив" (Ярославль)". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ "Хоккейный Клуб "Локомотив" (Ярославль)". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ "Хоккейный Клуб "Локомотив" (Ярославль)". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ "Хоккейный Клуб "Локомотив" (Ярославль)". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ "Хоккейный Клуб "Локомотив" (Ярославль)". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ "Хоккейный Клуб "Локомотив" (Ярославль)". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ "ПОБЕДА ИМЕНИ ВРАТАРЯ". Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ "Хоккейный Клуб "Локомотив" (Ярославль)". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ "Хоккейный Клуб "Локомотив" (Ярославль)". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- ^ СПИСОК экипажа и пассажиров, находившихся на борту воздушного судна Як-42 (Press release) (in Russian). Ministry of Emergency Situations. 7 September 2011. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ Leonard, Peter (8 September 2011). "KHL delays games, but season will go on for Lokomotiv". nationalpost.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ KHL's bold plans to keep Lokomotiv running after tragedy - Puck Daddy - NHL Blog - Yahoo! Sports
- ^ "Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Disaster Victims" (in Russian). hclokomotiv.ru. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- Detroit Free-Press. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
- ^ a b "Former Leafs Karpovtsev, Korolev Killed In Russian Plane Crash". NHL. 7 September 2011.
- ^ ftp://213.150.87.138/Arhiv/2010/N43/PDF/slj_2710_28.pdf[permanent dead link]