Karel Rachůnek Ice hockey player

Karel Rachůnek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkarɛl ˈraxuːnɛk], August 27, 1979 – September 7, 2011) was a Czech professional ice hockey player. Rachunek was the captain of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) when the team's plane crashed on September 7, 2011. He played eight seasons in North America in the National Hockey League (NHL). Rachunek was drafted in the ninth round, 229th overall, by the Ottawa Senators in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft. Rachunek was the brother of Ivan Rachunek and Tomas Rachunek who have also played professional ice hockey.

Personal facts

Karel Rachůnek
Birth dateAugust 27, 1979
Birth place
Czechoslovakia , Zlín
Date of deathSeptember 07, 2011
Place of death
Russia , Yaroslavl
Height (meters)1.8796
Weight (Kilograms)99.792

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Ice hockey player

Career start1997
Career end2011
draft229th overall
draft team
Ottawa Senators
draft year1997
former team
Ottawa Senators
New Jersey Devils
New York Rangers
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
HC Dynamo Moscow
position
Defenceman
shootsRight

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