Pavol Demitra Death
Pavol passed away on September 7, 2011 at the age of 36 in Yaroslavl, Russia. Pavol's cause of death was plane crash.
When did Pavol Demitra die?
September 7, 2011How did Pavol Demitra die? What was the cause of death?
Plane crashHow old was Pavol Demitra when died?
36Where did Pavol Demitra die? What was the location of death?
Yaroslavl, Russia
Pavol Demitra Birthday and Date of Death
Pavol Demitra was born on November 29, 1974 and died on September 7, 2011. Pavol was 36 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: November 29, 1974
Date of Death: September 7, 2011
Age at Death: 36
Pavol Demitra - Biography
Pavol Demitra (29 November 1974 – 7 September 2011) was a Slovak professional ice hockey player. He played sixteen seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), two in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League (CFIHL)/Slovak Extraliga and one in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Known as an offensive player, Demitra was a first- or second-line forward throughout his career.
Demitra joined Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the KHL on 15 July 2010. In his first season with Lokomotiv, Demitra scored 18 goals and 60 points in 54 games to finish fifth in league scoring. He was named Forward of the Month in January 2011. In 18 playoff games with Yaroslavl, Demitra had six goals and 15 assists for 21 points which placed him second in KHL playoff scoring. Demitra returned to the team for the 2011–12 season; however, on 7 September 2011, he was killed in a plane crash along with the entirety of the team roster and most of the flight crew.
The 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash occurred on 7 September 2011, at 4:02 PM local time, when a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying the entire hockey team of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), crashed near Yaroslavl, Russia, on its way to Minsk, Belarus, to start the 2011–12 KHL season.
Following his death, the elementary school in Dubnica nad Váhom which he had attended, and the ice hockey stadium in Trenčín where he started his successful career together with famous Slovak ice players Zdeno Chára, Marián Hossa, Marcel Hossa and Marián Gáborík, were named after him.
