Demitra would play for three more NHL teams before his tragic death in 2011, when a plane crash killed 43 members of Lokomotiv, a Russian-based team in the Kontinental Hockey League. He was 36.

Demitra, who turns 31 in November, was at the top of that list. He signed a three-year, $13.5-million contract on Aug. 3, giving the Kings a forward whose resume includes 201 goals the last seven ...

Keith Tkachuk, Demitra’s linemate and friend, earned U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame induction as a four-time U.S. Olympian and fearless power forward with 1,065 career points.

On this, the 13th anniversary of the Lokomotiv tragedy, we take a moment to remember former LA Kings forward Pavol Demitra. September 7 is a day that will resonate with hockey fans, especially ...

Demitra alternately showed and hid the puck before slipping in a backhander for a short-handed goal, giving the Kings a 2-0 lead 14:58 into the second period. “I was thinking, ‘He’s going ...

The hockey community lost Pavol Demitra 12 years ago at the age of 36. He will never be forgotten but for the last few weeks, he's been remembered quite a bit. Skip Navigation.

The two recent Blues draft picks were just 5 years old when Demitra played his final game in the NHL.But as fellow Slovaks, they knew him as a hockey legend, and remember how his tragic death a ...

Lucas Demitra, the son of the late St. Louis Blues great Pavol Demitra, has signed with City2, the second team for St. Louis City SC of Major League Soccer.