Jan Marek (ice hockey player, 1979)

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Jan Marek
Date of birth December 31, 1979
place of birth Jindřichův Hradec , Czechoslovakia
date of death September 7, 2011
Place of death Tunoschna near Yaroslavl , Russia
size 179 cm
Weight 81 kg
position Right wing
number # 15
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 2003 , 8th lap, 243rd position
New York Rangers
Career stations
until 1998 HC Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec
1998-2003 HC Třinec
2003-2006 HC Sparta Prague
2006-2010 HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk
2010-2011 HK CSKA Moscow
2011 Atlant Mytishchi
Locomotive Yaroslavl

Jan Marek (born December 31, 1979 in Jindřichův Hradec , Czechoslovakia ; † September 7, 2011 in Tunoschna near Yaroslavl , Russia ) was a Czech ice hockey player who played at HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk , HK ZSKA Moscow , Atlant Mytishchi and Lokomotive during his career Yaroslavl was under contract in the Continental Hockey League .

Career

Jan Marek comes from the offspring of HC Vajgar Jindřichův Hradec , for whom he made his debut in the U18 extra league in 1995. Just two years later he made his debut in the men's team of his home club, which was then playing in the second-rate first division . In the summer of 1998 he decided to move to the first-class HC Třinec because he saw better development opportunities there. During the 1998/99 season he completed 38 Extraliga games for Třinec and otherwise played for the U20 juniors of the same club. In the following season he was initially part of the Extraliga squad of Třinec, but was loaned to his home club at the end of the season. He also played three games for HC Slezan Opava in the first division.

In the following three years he improved his offensive performance significantly, so that at the end of the 2002/03 season he was named the best goalscorer in the Extraliga. Because of the performances shown, he was selected during the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Rangers in 243rd place. He did not move to North America but signed a contract with HC Sparta Prague . At Sparta he was able to confirm his previous achievements and reached the Czech championship in 2006 with his new club . He was also recognized as the top scorer in the Extraliga and had the best plus / minus value of all Extraliga players.

After winning the title with Sparta, he got a contract offer from the Russian top club Metallurg Magnitogorsk , which he accepted. In his first season in the Russian Super League, he was Russian champion with Metallurg . In addition, he and his new team won the IIHF European Champions Cup 2008 , where he was one of the best scorers on his team.

In October 2008 he was named Offensive Player of the Month in the KHL . He was also one of the best scorers in the 2008/09 Champions Hockey League .

From 2010 Marek was under contract with HK CSKA Moscow . In January 2011 he was signed by Atlant Mytishchi . For the 2011/12 season he received a contract with Lokomotive Yaroslavl . On September 7, 2011, he was killed in a plane crash near Yaroslavl .

International

Jan Marek made his debut in the Czech national team in April 2002 in a friendly against Sweden, and he played his first World Cup in 2007 . At the 2010 World Cup he won the gold medal with the Czech selection, and a year later the striker won the bronze medal with the Czech Republic. In total, he scored 36 goals and 30 assists in 139 international matches.

After his death in September 2011, his jersey number # 15 was banned from all national teams by the Czech Ice Hockey Federation .

Achievements and Awards

Career statistics

Regular season Play-offs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1995-96 HC Vajgar Hradec U18 extra league 39 29 27 56 - - - - - -
1996-97 HC Vajgar Hradec U20 extra league - - - - - - - - - -
1997-98 HC Vajgar Hradec U20 extra league 32 21st 28 49 - 9 5 4th 9 -
1997-98 HC Vajgar Hradec 1st League 19th 3 4th 7th - - - - - -
1998-99 HC Třinec U20 extra league - - - - - - - - - -
1998-99 HC Třinec Extra league 32 2 2 4th 2 6th 0 0 0 0
1999-00 HC Třinec U20 extra league 6th 5 5 10 10 1 0 0 0 0
1999-00 HC Třinec Extra league 32 1 5 6th 4th 2 0 0 0 0
1999-00 HC Slezan Opava 1st League 3 0 1 1 4th - - - - -
1999-00 HC Vajgar Hradec 1st League 4th 0 3 3 10 2 0 1 1 2
1999-00 HC Vajgar Hradec 2nd league - - - - - 2 0 1 1 2
2000-01 HC Třinec Extra league 38 7th 4th 11 2 - - - - -
2001-02 HC Třinec Extra league 52 13 27 40 44 6th 1 3 4th 6th
2002-03 HC Třinec Extra league 52 32 30th 62 42 12 6th 4th 10 22nd
2003-04 HC Sparta Prague Extra league 50 21st 30th 51 62 11 4th 9 13 26th
2004-05 HC Sparta Prague Extra league 38 7th 21st 28 26th 5 2 2 4th 2
2005-06 HC Sparta Prague Extra league 48 22nd 32 54 66 17th 4th 4th 8th 24
2006-07 HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk Super league 47 17th 30th 47 70 15th 7th 10 17th 10
2007-08 HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk Super league 49 16 31 47 40 11 4th 3 7th 2
2008-09 HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 53 35 36 71 62 12 6th 3 9 26th
2009-10 HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk KHL 35 7th 13 20th 14th 10 3 1 4th 4th
2010-11 HK CSKA Moscow KHL 46 14th 24 38 46 - - - - -
2010-11 Atlant Mytishchi KHL 5 2 0 2 8th 20th 7th 9 16 10

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ List of Lokomotive Yaroslavl ice hockey players who died in the plane crash on izvestia.ru. Accessed on September 7, 2011
  2. ↑ hcsparta.cz, Jan Marek vyměnil Chabarovsk za Prahu
  3. ^ Czechs, Slovaks honor victims. In: iihf.com. September 9, 2011, accessed January 4, 2016 .

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personal data
SURNAME Marek, Jan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czech ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH December 31, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Jindřichův Hradec , Czechoslovakia
DATE OF DEATH September 7, 2011
Place of death Tunoschna near Yaroslavl