Ivan Tkachenko

Ivan Leonidovich Tkachenko () (9 November 1979 – 7 September 2011) was a Russian professional ice hockey winger who played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).Yaroslavl Lokomotiv's 2010-11 Roster He was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 4th round (98th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
==Death==
On 7 September 2011, Tkachenko was killed in the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash, when a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft carrying nearly his entire Lokomotiv team crashed just outside Yaroslavl, Russia. The team was traveling to Minsk to play their opening game of the season, with its coaching staff and prospects. Lokomotiv officials said, "Everyone from the main roster was on the plane plus four players from the youth team."
==Charity==
Three weeks after Tkachenko's death information appeared in the Internet that during the last four years of his life he had anonymously donated almost 10 million rubles (over 300,000 US dollars) for the treatment of children suffering from serious diseases. He transferred 500 000 rubles of this amount on the day before his death.Ивановы дети. Письмо погибшему капитану «Локомотива» Ивану Ткаченко от имени всех, кого он спас Хоккеист «Локомотива» Иван Ткаченко потратил на помощь больным детям 9 996 300 рублей 
==See also==
*List of ice hockey players who died during their playing career
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Category:1979 births
Category:2011 deaths
Category:Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
Category:Russian ice hockey forwards
Category:Victims of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
Category:Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks