Salei died on September 7, 2011, when a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying the entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team of the Kontinental Hockey League except for player Maxim Zyuzyakin and goaltending coach Jorma Valtonen, crashed near Yaroslavl on its way to Minsk, Belarus, to start the 2011–12 KHL season.
Ruslan Zainullin | Ruslan Provodnikov | Ruslan Kurbanov (athlete) | Ruslan Kogan | Ruslan Khasbulatov | Ruslan Gritsan | Ruslan Chagaev | Ruslan Aushev | Ruslan and Ludmila | Ruslan Abishov's free kick. International friendly vs Malta. Bakcell Arena | Cupiennius salei |