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Ex-Rangers, Islanders killed in crash

Originally published: September 7, 2011 10:11 PM
Updated: September 7, 2011 10:43 PM
By Staff and wire reports

Photo credit: AP | Rescuers carry a stretcher with the body of a victim at the crash site of the Russian Yak-42 jet near the city of Yaroslavl, on the Volga River about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northeast of Moscow, Russia. (Sept. 7, 2011)

A Russian jet carrying a top ice hockey team crashed Wednesday in western Russia, killing 43 people and leaving two critically injured, officials said. It was one of the worst crashes ever involving a sports team.

Among those killed were former Rangers defensemen Karel Rachunek and Alexander Karpovtsev, as well as former Islanders assistant coach Brad McCrimmon and forward Josef Vasicek. Karpovtsev...

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