game at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey, scoring no points, as his team won the bronze. At the 2005 IIHF World Championship in Austria, Vašíček had a goal and two points, helping his country to gold. His next international appearance was at the 2009 IIHF World Championship held in Switzerland, where he scored one goal and two assists in six games as the Czech Republic finished sixth. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Vašíček had no points in five games as the Czech Republic finished in seventh place. Personal life Vašíček was related by marriage to longtime NHL forward Thomas Vanek; Vanek's brother is married to Vašíček's sister. Death On September 7, 2011, Vašíček was killed when a Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying the entire Lokomotiv team, crashed just outside Yaroslavl, Russia. The team was traveling to Minsk to play their opening game of the season, 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 were killed." Career statistics Regular season and playoffs International Awards and achievements 1999–00: Third All-Star Team (OHL) 2005–06: Won the Stanley Cup (NHL) See also List of ice hockey players who died during their playing careers References External links 1980 births 2011 deaths Carolina Hurricanes draft picks Carolina Hurricanes players Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players Czech ice hockey centres Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Russia HC Slavia Praha players Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players Nashville Predators players New York Islanders players Olympic ice hockey players of the Czech Republic Sportspeople from Havlíčkův Brod Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds players Stanley Cup champions Victims of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash Ice hockey players with retired numbers Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada