About Alexander Kalyanin
Lived 1987 – 2011 (aged 23). Alexander Kalyanin was a Russian ice hockey player.
Alexander Igorevich Kalyanin (24 September 1987 – 7 September 2011) was a Russian professional ice hockey winger who played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Death On 7 September 2011, Kalyanin was killed in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash, 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.'" He died just 17 days before his twenty-fourth birthday.
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Who was Alexander Kalyanin?
Russian ice hockey player (1987-2011)
When was Alexander Kalyanin born?
Alexander Kalyanin was born on 24 September 1987 in Chelyabinsk.
When did Alexander Kalyanin die?
Alexander Kalyanin died on 7 September 2011 in Tunoshna.
What was Alexander Kalyanin's occupation?
Alexander Kalyanin was an ice hockey player.
What nationality was Alexander Kalyanin?
Alexander Kalyanin was Russian.
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