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Forward Marian Hossa appeared in Chicago Blackhawks training camp for the first time Wednesday but with a heavy heart. Hossa was excused from the first few days of practice while attending a memorial for good friend and former NHL player Pavol Demitra.

Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa won't be at training camp for several days as he mourns the loss of his close friend, Pavol Demitra.

Thousands have come to a Slovak ice hockey arena to honor Pavol Demitra, who died in a plane crash that wiped out an entire Russian hockey club.

Two former Blackhawks, Alexander Karpovtsev and Igor Korolev, were among those that died when a plane carrying members of a KHL team went down in Tunoshna, Russia.

Reactions from around the hockey world after Wednesday's plane crash in Russia: KHL statement:"We are only beginning to understand the impact of this tragedy affecting the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl club and the international hockey community. First and ...