Found the link oh HF boards. 2011 is the worst summer on record. Almost every team in the NHL has a conection there in some way, either through players, coaches or friends.

Too many young men leaving their families alone and without a dad or husband. This summer the game has just become secondary to me. It’s easy to see these guys as spoiled millionaires, but this summer has opened up all fans to the people that we watch, not just the stats etc. RIP.

Edit – per Dmitry Chesnokov’s twitter: Lokomotiv official: “At first we didn’t want to believe it. But right now there is no hope. The team is gone.”
(Alexander) Galimov (the lone survivor from the team) has over 80% of his body covered in burns; he had a surgery, according to doctors

http://twitter.com/#!/dchesnokov

Edit #2 – there are now unconfirmed reports Galimov has also passed.

This is terrible. Pavlov Demitra, Ruslan Salei, Josef Vasicek, Karlis Skrastins, Brad McCrimmon (he was the coach) – reports are they are all gone.

Here’s the roster & coaching staff (unofficial list I picked off another board):

Roster
G Liv Stefan
G Vyukhin Alexander
D Trakhanov Pavel
D Rachunek Karel
D Dietrich Robert
D Salei Ruslan
D Skrastins Karlis
D Balandin Mikhail
D Anikeenko Vitaly
D Kalimulin Marat
D Urychev Yuri
F Galimov Alexander
F Sobchenko Daniil
F Marek Jan
F Tkachenko Ivan
F Vasyunov Alexander
F Churilov Gennady
F Klyukin Nikita
F Kalyanin Alexander
F Ostapchuk Sergei
F Demitra Pavol
F Vasicek Josef
F Kiryukhin Andrei

Coaching staff
Brad McCrimmon
Valtonen Jorma
Karpovtsev Alexander
Korolev Igor

Last reports are 34 dead, and majority from the KHL team Lokomotiv.