Karel Rachůnek ( , 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 ) . Rachůnek was drafted in the ninth round , 229th overall , by the Ottawa Senators in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft . Rachunek was the brother of Ivan Rachůnek and Tomáš Rachůnek who also played professional ice hockey
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Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash
Karel Rachůnek