# Jan Marek (ice hockey, born 1979)

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 | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | ELH totals | ELH totals | 342 | 105 | 151 | 256 | 248 | 59 | 17 | 22 | 39 | 80 |
| RSL totals | RSL totals | RSL totals | 96 | 33 | 62 | 95 | 110 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 10 |
| KHL totals | KHL totals | 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 | Senior totals | Senior totals | 29 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 26 |