Robert Dietrich, German, died from a plane crash he was 25.

Robert Dietrich was a professional ice hockey defenceman died from a plane crash he was 25.. He was killed in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster, in which all players and coaches onboard the plane from the club perished.

(July 25, 1986 – September 7, 2011) 

Playing career

Dietrich was drafted 174th overall in the 6th round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators. He played with the DEG Metro Stars of the DEL from 2005 to the 2008. On July 16, 2007, Dietrich was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Predators.^[1] He was re-assigned on loan to the Metro Stars for his first year of the contract, before he spent the final two seasons in North America with the Predators American Hockey League affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals.

Robert Dietrich in 2010 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships

In his second year with the Admirals in 2009–10, he led the team with 43 points for defenseman, but was unable to appear in the NHL with Nashville. On June 8, 2010, Dietrich returned to Germany and signed a two-year contract with Adler Mannheim.^[2]

Death

On September 7, 2011, he 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."^[3][4][5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003–04	EC Peiting	3.GBun		31	4	7	11	40		11	1	2	3	43
2004–05	ETC Crimmitschau	2.GBun		45	3	14	17	34		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		4	0	0	0	2		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Straubing Tigers	2.GBun		46	5	3	8	55		15	0	1	1	8
2006–07	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		52	3	19	22	28		9	2	4	6	22
2007–08	DEG Metro Stars	DEL		9	1	1	2	12		13	1	2	3	4
2008–09	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		63	4	15	19	32		11	1	7	8	2
2009–10	Milwaukee Admirals	AHL		79	6	37	43	28		2	0	1	1	2
2010–11	Adler Mannheim	DEL		42	3	15	18	69		6	0	2	2	8
DEL totals				107	7	35	42	111		28	3	8	11	34

International

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2004	Germany	WJC18-D1	5	0	4	4	4
2005	Germany	WJC	6	0	0	0	6
2006	Germany	WJC-D1	5	0	1	1	4
2007	Germany	WC	6	2	2	4	2
2010	Germany	WC	9	0	0	0	2
2011	Germany	WC	7	0	0	0	0
Junior int'l totals			16	0	5	5	14
Senior int'l totals			22	2	2	4	4

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