Lokomotiv Yaroslavl goalie nearly drops Gagarin Cup during KHL championship celebration

Alexei Melnichuk got an important reminder that ice is slippery, but at a very inopportune time. Moments after Lokomotiv Yaroslavl defeated Ak Bars Kazan 3-2 in Game 6 of the Gagarin Cup Finals, capturing back-to-back championships, the 27-year-old backup goaltender received his chance to lift the Cup. And that’s when disaster nearly struck. Melnichuk was