Josef Vašíček[needs Czech IPA] (12 September 1980 – 7 September 2011) was a Czech professional ice hockey player. Vašíček last played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and died in the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash on 7 September 2011. He had played seven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Carolina Hurricanes, Nashville Predators and New York Islanders before moving to Russia in 2008 to play for Yaroslavl.\n', '

Vašíček played with Slavia Prague\'s under-17 team in 1996–97, recording 20 goals and 60 points in 37 games. In 1997–98, he moved up to the Prague\'s junior team, where he had 13 goals and 33 points in 34 games. He was then drafted by the NHL\'s Carolina Hurricanes in the fourth round, 91st overall, at the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.\n', '

After his draft, Vašíček made the move to North America to join the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). In the 1998–99 season, he scored 21 goals and 56 points in 66 games, helping the team to the playoffs, where in five post-season games, he scored three goals.\n', '

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