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Czechia Josef Vasicek

a.k.a. "Josef Vašíček"

#63 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl / KHL - 10/11

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Josef Vasicek Facts

Date of Birth
Position
C
Age
Height
6'4" / 194 cm
Place of Birth
Weight
201 lbs / 91 kg
Nation
Shoots
L
Contract
-
Highlights
1-time U20 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 1
1-time OHL Third All-Star Team 1

Vašíček was a big center who played a good two-way game. Handled the puck very well and was strong around the net. A good faceoff man, too.
- Ulf Andersson, EP

Brother-in-law: Thomas Vanek

Josef Vasicek Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1995-96 BK Havlickuv Brod U18 Czechia U18 2 36* 25* 25* 50* -* -* |
1996-97 HC Slavia Praha U18 Czechia U18 37* 20* 40* 60* -* -* |
1997-98 HC Slavia Praha U20 Czechia U20 34* 13* 20* 33* -* -* |
Czechia U18 EJC-18 6* 2* 2* 4* 4* -* |
1998-99 Soo Greyhounds OHL 66* 21* 35* 56* 30* 7* | Playoffs 5 3 0 3 10 -3
1999-00 Soo Greyhounds “C” OHL 54* 26* 46* 72* 49* 16* | Playoffs 17 5 15 20 8 6
Czechia U20 WJC-20 7* 1* 3* 4* 2* 0* |
2000-01 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 76* 8* 13* 21* 53* -8* | Playoffs 6 2 0 2 0 -1
Cincinnati Cyclones IHL 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* | Playoffs 3 0 0 0 0 0
2001-02 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 78* 14* 17* 31* 53* -7* | Playoffs 23 3 2 5 12 6
2002-03 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 57* 10* 10* 20* 33* -19* |
Czechia WC 9* 0* 2* 2* 2* 2* |
Czechia (all) International 12* 2* 3* 5* 27* -* |
2003-04 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 82* 19* 26* 45* 60* -3* |
Czechia (all) International 3* 1* 1* 2* 0* -* |
2004-05 HC Slavia Praha Czechia 52* 20* 23* 43* 40* 13* | Playoffs 7 1 6 7 10 -2
Czechia WCup 1* 0* 0* 0* 0* -1* |
Czechia WC 8* 1* 1* 2* 4* 3* |
Czechia (all) International 24* 5* 5* 10* 18* -* |
2005-06 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 23* 4* 5* 9* 8* 3* | Playoffs 8 0 0 0 2 -2
2006-07 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 25* 2* 7* 9* 22* -6* |
Nashville Predators NHL 38* 4* 9* 13* 29* 1* |
2007-08 New York Islanders NHL 81* 16* 19* 35* 53* 1* |
2008-09 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 56* 12* 20* 32* 81* 13* | Playoffs 19 5 10 15 20 3
Czechia WC 6* 1* 2* 3* 6* 2* |
Czechia (all) International 13* 2* 3* 5* 14* -* |
2009-10 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl KHL 56* 21* 27* 48* 54* 18* | Playoffs 17 6 7 13 26 15
Czechia OG 5* 0* 0* 0* 2* -3* |
Czechia (all) International 14* 1* 1* 2* 14* -* |
2010-11 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl “A” KHL 54* 24* 31* 55* 34* 16* | Playoffs 18 7 15 22 16 6
Czechia (all) International 6* 1* 0* 1* 29* -2* |

Josef Vasicek Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2004-05 Czechia EHT 6* 3* 1* 4* 8* -* |
2008-09 Czechia EHT 6* 1* 1* 2* 8* -* |
2010-11 Czechia EHT 6* 1* 0* 1* 29* -2* |
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Josef Vasicek Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
Czechia 1 52* 20* 23* 43* 0.83* 40* 13* | 1 7 1 * 6 * 7 * 1.00 * 10 * -2 *
Czechia U18 1 37* 20* 40* 60* 1.62* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia U18 2 1 36* 25* 25* 50* 1.39* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia U20 1 34* 13* 20* 33* 0.97* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
EHT 3 18* 5* 2* 7* 0.39* 45* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
EJC-18 1 6* 2* 2* 4* 0.67* 4* -* | 0 * * * * * *
IHL 1 0* 0* 0* 0* -* 0* -* | 1 3 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * 0 *
International 6 72* 12* 13* 25* 0.35* 102* -2* | 0 * * * * * *
KHL 3 166* 57* 78* 135* 0.81* 169* 47* | 3 54 18 * 32 * 50 * 0.93 * 62 * 24 *
NHL 7 460* 77* 106* 183* 0.40* 311* -38* | 3 37 5 * 2 * 7 * 0.19 * 14 * 3 *
OG 1 5* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 2* -3* | 0 * * * * * *
OHL 2 120* 47* 81* 128* 1.07* 79* 23* | 2 22 8 * 15 * 23 * 1.05 * 18 * 3 *
WC 3 23* 2* 5* 7* 0.30* 12* 7* | 0 * * * * * *
WCup 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* 0* -1* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 7* 1* 3* 4* 0.57* 2* 0* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Josef Vasicek Connections

Josef Vasicek Biography and Trivia

Drafted 1998, 1 #17 overall by Soo Greyhounds in the CHL Import Draft

Number 63 retired by Czechia

Number 63 retired by Czechia

Number 63 retired by HC Slavia Praha

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

Other memorable dates
- 2000-10-13 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Florida Panthers vs. Trevor Kidd)
- 2000-10-07 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Washington Capitals)

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