Robert Dietrich

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Robert Dietrich
Born (1986-07-25)25 July 1986
Ordzhonikidze, Kazakh SSR,
Soviet Union
Died 7 September 2011(2011-09-07) (aged 25)
Yaroslavl, Russia
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for DEG Metro Stars
Straubing Tigers
Milwaukee Admirals
Adler Mannheim
National team  Germany
NHL draft 174th overall, 2007
Nashville Predators
Playing career 2003–2011

Robert Dietrich (25 July 1986 – 7 September 2011) was a professional ice hockey defenceman. He lost his life in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash, which claimed the lives of the entire team's players and coaching staff aboard the flight.

Playing career

Dietrich was selected 174th overall by the Nashville Predators in the sixth round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the DEG Metro Stars in the DEL between 2005 and 2008. On July 16, 2007, he signed a three-year entry-level deal with the Predators.[1] He spent the first season of his contract back on loan with the Metro Stars before heading to North America, where he played his final two seasons with the Milwaukee Admirals, the Predators' AHL affiliate.

During his second season with the Admirals in the 2009–10 season, Dietrich established himself as an offensive contributor from the blue line, leading all Admirals defensemen in scoring with an impressive 43 points. Despite his strong performance and consistent play, Dietrich was unable to secure a promotion to the NHL with Nashville. Seeking greater opportunities and a return to his home country, Dietrich chose to continue his professional career in Germany. On June 8, 2010, he signed a two-year contract with Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[2]

Death

Main article: 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash

On September 7, 2011, Dietrich tragically lost his life in a plane crash involving a Yakovlev Yak-42 aircraft near Yaroslavl, Russia. The flight was transporting nearly the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team, including coaches and young players, to Minsk, Belarus, where they were scheduled to play their first game of the season. Lokomotiv officials said, "everyone from the main roster was on the plane plus four players from the youth team."[3][4][5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2003–04 EC Peiting 3.GBun 31 4 7 11 40 11 1 2 3 43
2004–05 ETC Crimmitschau 2.GBun 45 3 14 17 34 — — — — —
2005–06 DEG Metro Stars DEL 4 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
2005–06 Straubing Tigers 2.GBun 46 5 3 8 55 15 0 1 1 8
2006–07 DEG Metro Stars DEL 52 3 19 22 28 9 2 4 6 22
2007–08 DEG Metro Stars DEL 9 1 1 2 12 13 1 2 3 4
2008–09 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 63 4 15 19 32 11 1 7 8 2
2009–10 Milwaukee Admirals AHL 79 6 37 43 28 2 0 1 1 2
2010–11 Adler Mannheim DEL 42 3 15 18 69 6 0 2 2 8
DEL totals 107 7 35 42 111 28 3 8 11 34

International

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
2004 Germany WJC18-D1 5 0 4 4 4
2005 Germany WJC 6 0 0 0 6
2006 Germany WJC-D1 5 0 1 1 4
2007 Germany WC 6 2 2 4 2
2010 Germany WC 9 0 0 0 2
2011 Germany WC 7 0 0 0 0
Junior totals 16 0 5 5 14
Senior totals 22 2 2 4 4

See also

References

  1. ^ "Predators sign five to contracts". Nashville Predators. 16 July 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Eagles take Robert Dietrich under contract". Adler Mannheim (in German). 8 June 2010. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
  3. ^ "First pictures from the crash of Yak-42 near Yaroslavl" (in Russian). Lifenews.ru. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  4. ^ "The list of Lokomotiv players who died" (in Russian). Lifenews.ru. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Pavol Demitra among 43 killed in Russian plane crash". theglobeandmail.com. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
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