Igor Korolev

Igor Korolev (born Igor Borisovich Korolev on September 6, 1970) was a professional ice hockey player and coach.

He played over 700 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1992 until 2004.

Igor returned to Russia, and played a further seven seasons in the Russian Super League (RSL) and the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) before retiring from active play in 2010.

In 2011, he accepted an assistant coach position with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.

Igor was killed in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster along with nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for whom he was coaching.

A native of the Russian Republic of the Soviet Union, Igor became a naturalized Canadian citizen in 2000.