Robert Dietrich

Robert Dietrich
Robert Dietrich
Born	25 July 1986; Ordzhonikidze, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Died	7 September 2011 (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	EC Peiting; ETC Crimmitschau; 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 was killed in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl air disaster, in which all players and coaches on board the plane from the club perished.

Playing career

Dietrich was drafted 174th overall in the 6th round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by the Nashville Predators. He played with the DEG Metro Stars of the DEL from 2005 to the 2008. On 16 July 2007, Dietrich was signed to a three-year entry level contract with the Predators.^[1] He was reassigned on loan to the Metro Stars for his first year of the contract, before he spent the final two seasons in North America with the Predators American Hockey League affiliate, the Milwaukee Admirals.

In his second year with the Admirals in 2009–10, he led the team with 43 points for defenseman, but was unable to appear in the NHL with Nashville. On 8 June 2010, Dietrich returned to Germany and signed a two-year contract with Adler Mannheim.^[2]

Death

On 7 September 2011, he was killed 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."^[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	Comp	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 int'l totals			16	0	5	5	14
Senior int'l totals			22	2	2	4	4

References

^ "Predators sign five to contracts". Nashville Predators. 16 July 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Eagles take Robert Dietrich under contract" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "First pictures from the crash of Yak-42 near Yaroslavl" (in Russian). Lifenews.ru. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "The list of Lokomotiv players who died" (in Russian). Lifenews.ru. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Pavol Demitra among 43 killed in Russian plane crash". theglobeandmail.com. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.

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[1] "Predators sign five to contracts". Nashville Predators. 16 July 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "Eagles take Robert Dietrich under contract" (in German). Adler Mannheim. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] "First pictures from the crash of Yak-42 near Yaroslavl" (in Russian). Lifenews.ru. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] "The list of Lokomotiv players who died" (in Russian). Lifenews.ru. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[5] "Pavol Demitra among 43 killed in Russian plane crash". theglobeandmail.com. 7 September 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2011.

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