Mikhail Balandin, Russian, died from a plane crash he was 31.

Mikhail Yuriyevich Balandin  was a Russian professional ice hockey player  died from a plane crash he was 31.. Balandin played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) at the time of his death. Balandin had also played for Salavat Yulaev Ufa, HC Lada Togliatti, HC CSKA Moscow, Mytishchi Khimik,^[1] Mytishchi Atlant and UHC Dynamo^[2] in Russia. Balandin won a silver medal with the Russian team at the 2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.^[3]

(July 27, 1980 – September 7, 2011)

Death

On September 7, 2011, Balandin was killed, 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.'"^[4][5][6]


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