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Karel Rachunek

#4 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl / KHL - 10/11

Date of Birth

Aug 27, 1979

Position

Age

Height

6'2" / 188 cm

Place of Birth

Zlin, CZE

Weight

220 lbs / 100 kg

Nation

Czechia

Shoots

Youth Team

HC Zlin

Contract

Drafted

1997 round 9 #229 overall by Ottawa Senators

Brothers: Tomas Rachunek and Ivan Rachunek
Son: Matej Rachunek

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Karel Rachunek Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-		POST	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1995-96	HC Zlin U18	Czechia U18	38*	8*	11*	19*	-*	-*	\|
1996-97	HC Zlín U20	Czechia U20	27*	2*	11*	13*	-*	-*	\|
	Czechia U18	EJC-18	6*	0*	1*	1*	16*	-*	\|
1997-98	HC Zlín	Czechia	28*	1*	2*	3*	16*	-2*	\|
	IHC Prostějov	Czechia2	7*	1*	1*	2*	-*	-*	\|
	Czechia U20	WJC-20	7*	0*	0*	0*	6*	-4*	\|
1998-99	HC Zlín	Czechia	39*	3*	9*	12*	88*	10*	\|	Playoffs	6	0	0	0	4	1
	Czechia U20	WJC-20	6*	1*	3*	4*	4*	-*	\|
1999-00	Ottawa Senators	NHL	6*	0*	0*	0*	2*	0*	\|
	Grand Rapids Griffins	IHL	62*	6*	20*	26*	64*	18*	\|	Playoffs	9	0	5	5	6	5
2000-01	Ottawa Senators	NHL	71*	3*	30*	33*	60*	17*	\|	Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0	-4
2001-02	Ottawa Senators	NHL	51*	3*	15*	18*	24*	7*	\|
2002-03	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Russia	9*	3*	0*	3*	8*	5*	\|
	Ottawa Senators	NHL	58*	4*	25*	29*	30*	23*	\|	Playoffs	17	1	3	4	14	-5
	Binghamton Senators	AHL	6*	0*	2*	2*	10*	2*	\|
	Czechia (all)	International	4*	0*	0*	0*	6*	-*	\|
2003-04	Ottawa Senators	NHL	60*	1*	15*	16*	29*	17*	\|
	New York Rangers	NHL	12*	1*	4*	5*	4*	-9*	\|
	Czechia (all)	International	2*	0*	0*	0*	2*	-*	\|
2004-05	HC Znojemští Orli	Czechia	21*	5*	6*	11*	55*	-6*	\|
	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Russia	27*	6*	8*	14*	69*	-1*	\|	Playoffs	9	2	0	2	6	-2
2005-06	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	Russia	45*	11*	16*	27*	73*	13*	\|	Playoffs	2	0	0	0	29	-1
	Czechia (all)	International	7*	0*	3*	3*	4*	-*	\|
2006-07	New York Rangers	NHL	66*	6*	20*	26*	38*	-9*	\|	Playoffs	6	0	4	4	2	-1
2007-08	New Jersey Devils	NHL	47*	4*	9*	13*	40*	3*	\|
2008-09	Dynamo Moskva “A”	KHL	50*	9*	23*	32*	85*	19*	\|	Playoffs	12	4	4	8	8	4
	Czechia	WC	7*	0*	4*	4*	2*	5*	\|
	Czechia (all)	International	16*	0*	7*	7*	51*	-*	\|
2009-10	Dynamo Moskva “A”	KHL	52*	10*	17*	27*	74*	-5*	\|	Playoffs	4	0	0	0	6	-5
	Czechia	WC	9*	2*	2*	4*	10*	5*	\|
	Czechia (all)	International	21*	2*	6*	8*	20*	-*	\|
2010-11	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl “C”	KHL	50*	11*	35*	46*	99*	11*	\|	Playoffs	18	8	5	13	10	11
	Czechia	WC	9*	1*	2*	3*	6*	3*	\|
	Czechia (all)	International	16*	1*	4*	5*	10*	-2*	\|

Karel Rachunek Tournament Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	A	TP	PIM	+/-
2002-03	Czechia	EHT	3*	0*	0*	4*	-*	\|
2005-06	Czechia	EHT	6*	2*	2*	4*	-*	\|
2008-09	Dynamo Moskva	Spengler Cup	5*	1*	1*	0*	-*	\|
	Czechia	EHT	8*	3*	3*	49*	-*	\|
2010-11	Czechia	EHT	6*	2*	2*	4*	-1*	\|

Karel Rachunek Career Totals

League	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-	\|	Years	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
AHL	1	6*	0*	2*	2*	0.33*	10*	2*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
Czechia	3	88*	9*	17*	26*	0.30*	159*	2*	\|	1	6	0 *	0 *	0 *	0.00 *	4 *	1 *
Czechia U18	1	38*	8*	11*	19*	0.50*	-*	-*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
Czechia U20	1	27*	2*	11*	13*	0.48*	-*	-*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
Czechia2	1	7*	1*	1*	2*	0.29*	-*	-*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
EHT	4	23*	0*	7*	7*	0.30*	61*	-1*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
EJC-18	1	6*	0*	1*	1*	0.17*	16*	-*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
IHL	1	62*	6*	20*	26*	0.42*	64*	18*	\|	1	9	0 *	5 *	5 *	0.56 *	6 *	5 *
International	6	66*	3*	20*	23*	0.35*	93*	-2*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
KHL	3	152*	30*	75*	105*	0.69*	258*	25*	\|	3	34	12 *	9 *	21 *	0.62 *	24 *	10 *
NHL	7	371*	22*	118*	140*	0.38*	227*	49*	\|	3	26	1 *	7 *	8 *	0.31 *	16 *	-10 *
Russia	3	81*	20*	24*	44*	0.54*	150*	17*	\|	2	11	2 *	0 *	2 *	0.18 *	35 *	-3 *
Spengler Cup	1	5*	0*	1*	1*	0.20*	0*	-*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
WC	3	25*	3*	8*	11*	0.44*	18*	13*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*
WJC-20	2	13*	1*	3*	4*	0.31*	10*	-4*	\|	0		*	*	*	*	*	*

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Karel Rachunek Career Highlights

Season

Awards by season

1998-1999
- Czech Extraliga Silver Medal
2000-2001
- NHL Rookie of the Month (January)
2001-2002
- NHL YoungStars Roster
2008-2009
- KHL All-Star Game
- KHL Defenseman of the Month (December)
- KHL Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (4)
- Spengler Cup Winner (Dynamo Moskva)
2009-2010
- KHL All-Star Game
- World Championship Gold Medal
2010-2011
- KHL All-Star Game
- KHL Best Defenseman
- KHL Defenseman of the Month (February)
- KHL Most Points by Defenseman (46)
- KHL Playoffs Most Goals by Defenseman (8)
- KHL Playoffs Most Points by Defenseman (13)
- World Championship Bronze Medal

Transactions

DATE	STATUS	FROM	TO	SOURCE
05/18/2010
05/18/2010	Confirmed	Dynamo Moskva	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

Player Biography and Trivia

Number 4 retired by Czechia

Cult/Star player for Dynamo Moskva

Cult/Star player for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl

Karel was killed in the plane crash of September 7, 2011 that claimed the lives of several members of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL team.

Career transactions
- 2010-05-18 • Signed to a one-year contract by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
- 2008-04-24 • Signed by Dynamo Moskva
- 2007-07-03 • Signed to a one-year contract by the New Jersey Devils
- 2006-07-01 • Re-signed to a one-year contract by the New York Rangers
- 2004-11-01 • Signed to a lockout contract by Lokomotiv Yaroslavl
- 2004-09-06 • Signed to a lockout contract by HC Znojemsti Orli
- 2004-07-22 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the New York Rangers
- 2004-03-09 • Traded w/ A. Giroux to the New York Rangers for G. de Vries
- 2002-11-08 • Re-signed to a two-year contract by the Ottawa Senators

Other memorable dates
- 2001-01-16 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Los Angeles Kings vs. Jamie Storr)
- 1999-10-31 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Atlanta Thrashers)