Karel Rachůnek

Ice Hockey, Ice hockey player

1979 – 2011

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Who was Karel Rachůnek?

Karel Rachůnek was a Czech professional ice hockey player. Rachunek was the captain of Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League when the team's plane crashed on September 7, 2011. He played eight seasons in North America in the National Hockey League. 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.

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Born
Aug 27, 1979
Zlín
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Nationality
  • Czech Republic
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Lived in
  • Zlín
Died
Sep 7, 2011
Tunoshna Airport

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on July 23, 2013

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