Families of the victims, the KHL and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl are feeling the greatest impact from that terrible plane crash, but that tragedy reaches past borders. Beyond affecting the hockey community at ...

The Ducks love him because opponents loathe him. No question, the Ducks and their rivals noticed the absence of defenseman Ruslan Salei while he was sidelined for two months because of headaches and ...

Bob Strumm doesn't remember the year or even what game it was -- it must have been Game 4 or 6 of the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, he said -- but he remembers the hug from Ruslan Salei for its intensity.

Defenseman Ruslan Salei is back to playing with a physical abandon that made him a somewhat feared player three seasons ago. Part of the reason is health--he missed 32 games because of injuries last ...

Ruslan Salei's spot in the Red Wings' lineup was secure for most of the season, as the team liked what the veteran defenseman brought. Now, a few games before the playoffs, Salei finds himself in a ...

During the NHL Media Tour in New York last week, Pavel Datsyuk spoke with a heavy heart. He friend and former Detroit Red Wings teammate Ruslan Salei was one of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players killed ...

Yahoo Racing is powered by Motorsport Network, providing expert reporting, analysis, and insider access across the world’s top racing series. Salei, 35, was originally a first round draft pick (ninth ...

MINSK, 7 May (BelTA) – Ruslan Salei, the former captain of the Belarus national ice hockey team, who died in a plane crash together with the Lokomotiv team on 7 September 2011, will be inducted into ...

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the birth of the legendary hockey player Ruslan Salei, Minsk Watch Factory Luch unveiled a new collection of watches. "Minsk Watch Factory Luch could not miss the ...

The Red Wings welcomed Ruslan Salei to their now-very-formal-and-structured informal practices at Joe Louis Arena on Tuesday, and of the late-breaking stories and revisions to the Detroit media's ...

Colorado Avalanche’s Ruslan Salei (24), of Belarus, battles Phoenix Coyotes’ Matthew Lombardi (15) for the puck in the second period of an NHL hockey game in Glendale, Ariz., Saturday, March 27, 2010.

Then-Anaheim Ducks defenseman Ruslan Salei spoiled the Dallas Stars' Cup-banner-raising home opener in 1999 by smashing Stars captain Mike Modano into the boards from behind, breaking Modano's nose ...