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One year since the crash of the Lokomotiv team charter, Ruslan Salei's wife and children struggle to overcome their all-consuming grief, writes Scott Burnside.

DETROIT -- During the summer of 2002, Anaheim defenseman Ruslan Salei was at home in Belarus when the phone rang one day. Lo and behold, it was his new coach, Mike Babcock. Salei admitted to being shocked at the call. "I thought it was a great ...

DETROIT -- During the summer of 2002, Anaheim defenseman Ruslan Salei was at home in Belarus when the phone rang one day. Lo and behold, it was his new coach, Mike Babcock. Salei admitted to being shocked at the call. "I thought it was a great ...