Demitra Dies In Russian Team Plane Crash: Pavol Demitra died with 42 others when a plane carrying his Russian hockey team crashed Wednesday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. "Demo was like the Wayne Gretzky of Slovakia. This is one of the best players ever to play from that country," said Wes Walz, Demitra's former Wild linemate. (Updated 09/08/2011)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/27/12).
Fantasy Analysis
Also killed in the crash were former NHL players Ruslan Salei, Karlis Skrastins, Josef Vasicek and Karel Rachunek, as well as former NHL coach Brad McCrimmon. (Updated 09/08/2011).
04/24/2010 01:05 Canucks gain upper hand with thrashing of Kings
Mikael Samuelsson scored twice and added an assist, and the Vancouver Canucks routed the Los Angeles Kings 7-2 on Friday night to grab a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference first-round playoff series.
04/22/2010 00:49 H. Sedin hits winner in wild third as Canucks tie series with Kings
Henrik Sedin scored the go-ahead goal with 2:52 to play, and the Vancouver Canucks scored four times in a wild third period to even the first-round series with a 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings in Game 4 on Wednesday.
