Gennady Churilov
Russian ice hockey player
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Gennady Stanislavovich Churilov (Russian: Геннадий Станиславович Чурилов) (5 May 1987 – 7 September 2011) was a Russian professional ice hockey player. Churilov played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).[1]
| Gennady Churilov | |||
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| Born |
5 May 1987 | ||
| Died |
7 September 2011 (aged 24) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | ||
| National team |
 Russia | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2005–2011 | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Russia | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2007 Sweden | |
Death
On 7 September 2011, Churilov was killed in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash, when a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying nearly his 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.'"[2][3][4]
