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Team Lokomotiv – Rest In Peace – Video of Tribute on Ice in Minsk
Blog — By Ger McNamee on September 9, 2011 11:58 AMA heart-stirring requiem mass has taken place at the Minsk ice hockey arena, where this evening local side Dynamo were supposed to take on Lokomotiv Yaroslavl, the team which tragically died in Wednesday’s plane crash. All tickets for the game had been sold long before the tragedy. Soon after the sad news spread worldwide, the game’s organizers decided to arrange a mass at the arena, honoring the legacy of the team. Not a single ticket had been returned as the ceremony was held in the packed arena. Each spectator brought flowers. All the Belarusian leadership, including President Aleksandr Lukashenko, were present at the event. Never was the arena that silent as 37 huge portraits of the players and staff were placed on the ice. A requiem mass was performed by an orchestra, while portraits of the departed Yaroslavl friends and icons appeared on the scoreboard. Each picture was met with a storm of applause, after which the Dynamo players scored a puck each in their own net. Similar ceremonies were held on Thursday evening in a dozen Russian and CIS cities.
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Great tribute video…RIP
RIP Thoughts and Prayers out to those affected
that really was a beautiful tribute… RIP
Awesome Video RIP
Wow, I’m speechless.
really cool tribute ceremony. they all will be missed such a tragedy
Very touching remembrance
all of the tributes that have poured in have made me feel like i was a part of all this. RIP
Very touching! RIP
great to see the hockey world coming together during this tragedy
i watched this yesterday. truly amazing
sad summer for the hockey world.
RIP boys..
this is an amazing ceremony. rip you will always be remembered
RIP
Such a sad time for hockey, its a brotherhood.
I had the chance to meet both Ruslan Salei and Brad McCrimmon last year in Traverse City for the Wings training camp. They were both true gentlemen. They will be missed. RIP
rip lokomotiv
great vid rip
classy move
Great tribute! R.I.P sad off season in the world of hockey
nice tribute. RIP
truly touching
Classy remembrance
this is such a bad summer for hockey. RIP
RIP
RIP
rip lokomotiv, very touching tribute
Just a tragedy RIP Lokomotiv
terrible tragedy
Classy! RIP boys
Rip fellas
great memorial.. RIP
its been a sad summer.
Great tribute to those who lost their lives!
Very nicely done. RIP to our fellow brothers.
Very classy tribute.
great guys, i think the puck in the net was very classy
awesome tribute
Rip
very classy boys
RIP terrible summer
love the scoring on your own net.
Agreed…the puck in the net was very nice
Good tribute video rip
what a tragedy
good tribute to a beauty
RIP.
just awful- RIP
RIP
One of hockeys sadest moments, part of the family has been lost always a hard time..
What a shame
RIP lads, probably the toughest day in the history of hockey…..
such a tragedy for the hockey world
RIP beauties
so sad rip
Absolute travesty. Sad to hear the last member passed away
sad
RIP beauties
RIP they will be missed
worst summer of hockey ever
RIP to all. It’s a shame, hockey has taken quite the hit this summer…
Terrible
Wonderful memorial but such a tragic loss.
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so bad
still can’t believe it
cant believe
rest in peace all the beautys who were on that plain,
rest in peace all the beautys who were on that plane*,
rip
Ordered my Loko jersey last week. Absolutely terrible loss to the hockey world. Prayers for them and their family. God bless.
horrible tragedy
great tribute
Beautiful tribute! miss you lokovmotiv, you will never be forgotten
im gonna be what i set out to be
UNREAL !!!
great tribute
great class of guys
great video. rest in peace.
Great
RIP
good move by the league
Rip
RIP Lokomotiv lots of great players died in this crash
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