11 Dec 1996: Defenseman Alexander Karpovstev of the New York Rangers (center) moves the puck during a game against the New York Islanders at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The Islanders won the game, 5-3.
Monday marked the ninth anniversary of a tragedy that took the life of New York Rangers defenseman, Alexander Karpovtsev.
On September 7, 2011, the New York Rangers and the entire hockey community were rocked by the news that the charter plane carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL hockey team crashed on take-off from their home airport in Yaroslav.