Rangers Release Statement on Tragedy in Russia

Courtesy of Rangers Report.... RANGERS STATEMENT ON TRAGIC PLANE CRASH IN RUSSIA Former Rangers Defensemen Alexander Karpovtsev and Karel Rachunek, and 2003 Draft Pick Jan Marek Among the Victims New York, September 7, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather issued the following statement regarding the tragic plane crash in Russia that claimed the life of several members of Yaroslavl Lokomotiv of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) earlier today, including former Rangers defensemen Alexander Karpovtsev and Karel Rachunek, and 2003 Rangers draft pick Jan Marek: “The New York Rangers organization is greatly saddened after learning of today’s tragedy,” said Sather.“Words cannot begin to express the magnitude of devastation for such unimaginable loss. “Two Rangers alumni and one former draft pick perished in the accident.  Alexander Karpotsev helped to bring a Stanley Cup Championship to New York in 1994.  Karel Rachunek played two seasons in New Y...