The head coach S.K.A. Romain Rotenberg said that on Thursday the St. Petersburg team laid flowers at the memorial in memory of Yaroslavl “Locomotive” .
Exactly 12 years ago, on September 7, the main team of the Yaroslavl club died in a plane crash. The tragedy happened during the departure for the opening match of the season in Minsk.
— Every time we visit Yaroslavl, we make sure to pay tribute to the memory of the guys from this Lokomotiv, which has forever remained in our hearts. It so happened that this season we found ourselves in the city on the Volga for the sad anniversary of the terrible disaster. First, the whole team went to Tunoshna airport to lay flowers at the Lokomotiv memorial. An emotionally difficult, but very important moment for all of us. We will always remember you! I believe that in heaven we play hockey. Eternal memory! — wrote Rotenberg on the Telegram channel.
Flowers were also laid at the memorial on Thursday by players from the Yaroslavl team. “Shinnik” .
The meeting between Lokomotiv and SKA will take place on Friday, September 8 in Yaroslavl and will start at 19:00 Moscow time.
Source : MatchTV
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