Pavel Trakhanov
Russian ice hockey player
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| Intro | Russian ice hockey player | |
| Places | Russia | |
| was | Athlete Ice hockey player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 21 March 1978, Moscow | |
| Death | 7 September 2011Tunoshna Airport (aged 33 years) | |
| Star sign | Aries |
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Biography
Pavel Sergeyevich Trakhanov (Russian: Павел Серге́евич Траханов) (21 March 1978 – 7 September 2011) was a Russian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Death
On 7 September 2011, Trakhanov was killed in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster, when a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying nearly the 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.'"