Jan Marek

Jan Marek (December 31, 1979 – September 7, 2011) was a Czech professional ice hockey centre. He was selected by the New York Rangers in the 8th round (243rd overall) of the 2003 NHL entry draft.

Playing career Marek played in the Czech Extraliga for HC Oceláři Třinec and HC Sparta Praha before moving to Russia in 2006. He would play in the Russian Superleague and the Kontinental Hockey League for Metallurg Magnitogorsk, HC CSKA Moscow and Atlant Moscow Oblast. He led the KHL in goals scored in the 2008–09 KHL season with 35. Marek signed with Lokomotiv Yaroslavl for the 2011-12 KHL season but was killed before playing a game for the team.

Death

On September 7, 2011, Marek died when a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying nearly the entire Lokomotiv team, crashed just outside Yaroslavl, Russia. The team was traveling to Minsk to play their opening game of the season against HC Dinamo Minsk, with its coaching staff and prospects. Lokomotiv officials said "everyone from the main roster was on the plane plus four players from the youth team."

Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1995–96 HC Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec CZE U18 39 29 27 56 — — — — — 1996–97 HC Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec CZE U20 1997–98 HC Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec CZE U20 32 21 28 49 9 5 4 9 1997–98 HC Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec CZE.2 19 3 4 7 — — — — — 1998–99 HC Železárny Třinec CZE U20 1998–99 HC Železárny Třinec ELH 33 2 2 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 1999–2000 HC Oceláři Třinec CZE U20 6 5 5 10 10 1 0 0 0 0 1999–2000 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 32 1 5 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 1999–2000 HC Slezan Opava CZE.2 3 0 1 1 4 — — — — — 1999–2000 SHC Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec CZE.2 4 0 3 3 10 — — — — — 2000–01 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 38 7 4 11 2 — — — — — 2001–02 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 52 13 27 40 44 6 1 3 4 6 2002–03 HC Oceláři Třinec ELH 51 32 30 62 42 12 6 4 10 22 2003–04 HC Sparta Praha ELH 50 21 30 51 62 11 4 9 13 26 2004–05 HC Sparta Praha ELH 38 7 21 28 26 5 2 2 4 2 2005–06 HC Sparta Praha ELH 48 22 32 54 66 17 4 4 8 24 2006–07 Metallurg Magnitogorsk RSL 47 17 30 47 70 15 7 10 17 10 2007–08 Metallurg Magnitogorsk RSL 49 16 32 48 40 11 4 3 7 2 2008–09 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 53 35 37 72 62 12 6 4 10 26 2009–10 Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 35 7 13 20 14 10 3 1 4 4 2010–11 CSKA Moscow KHL 46 14 24 38 46 — — — — — 2010–11 Atlant Moscow Oblast KHL 5 2 0 2 8 20 7 10 17 10 ELH totals 342 105 151 256 248 59 17 22 39 80 RSL totals 96 33 62 95 110 26 11 13 24 10 KHL totals 139 58 74 132 130 42 16 15 31 40

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 2007 Czech Republic WC 6 2 3 5 4 2009 Czech Republic WC 5 2 1 3 4 2010 Czech Republic WC 9 3 0 3 4 2011 Czech Republic WC 9 1 2 3 14 Senior totals 29 8 6 14 26