HOCKEY PLAYER

Karel Rachůnek

1979 - 2011

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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 was decimated in the 2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Karel Rachůnek is the 202nd most popular hockey player (down from 159th in 2024), the 969th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 919th in 2019) and the 28th most popular Czech Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Karel Rachůnek ranks 202 out of 676. Before him are Vladimir Malakhov, Vyacheslav Kozlov, Glenn Anderson, Boris Alexandrov, Valeri Bure, and Henrik Sedin. After him are Henrik Lundqvist, Eric Brewer, Petr Bříza, Milan Hejduk, Håkan Algotsson, and Jonas Bergqvist.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Karel Rachůnek ranks 609. Before him are Angus Sampson, Leonel Marshall Jr., Tomo Miličević, Santosh Ram, Peter Hochschorner, and Paola Rey. After him are Sean Davis, Raúl Arévalo, André, Eric Brewer, Mikko Franck, and Enrique Vera. Among people deceased in 2011, Karel Rachůnek ranks 514. Before him are Ruslan Salei, Susana Chávez, Walt Hazzard, DJ Mehdi, Shahbaz Bhatti, and Jimmy Adamson. After him are Sexy Cora, Cynthia Myers, Masanori Sanada, Mark Hatfield, Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, and Andy Rooney.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Karel Rachůnek ranks 969 out of 1,200. Before him are Šárka Kašpárková (1971), Matěj Kovář (2000), Tomáš Souček (1995), Milan Šrejber (1963), René Bolf (1974), and Zdeněk Pospěch (1978). After him are Horst Siegl (1969), Radka Denemarková (1968), Jiří Lehečka (2001), Petr Bříza (1964), Milan Hejduk (1976), and Kateřina Neumannová (1973).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Czechia

Among hockey players born in Czechia, Karel Rachůnek ranks 28. Before him are Martin Ručinský (1971), Josef Vašíček (1980), Petr Nedvěd (1971), František Kaberle (1973), Martin Straka (1972), and Roman Turek (1970). After him are Petr Bříza (1964), Milan Hejduk (1976), Tomáš Vokoun (1976), Milan Hnilička (1973), Roman Červenka (1985), and Martin Procházka (1972).

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