KAREL RACHUNEK RUMORS

The New Jersey Devils will honor Karel Rachunek and Alexander Vasyunov prior to Saturday nights opening night game against the Philadelphia Flyers. The team has announced they will wear patches remembering the former Devils killed in the September 7th plane crash that took the lives of the entire Lokomotiv team. All the jerseys worn in the game will be autographed by the entire...

The New Jersey Devils are planning to honor former defenseman Karel Rachunek, prospect Alexander Vasyunov and the other victims of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash, according to a tweet from New Jersey Devils beat writer Tom Gulitti. The ceremony will take place sometime before the start of the season. I will post an update as information becomes available. Vasyunov left the...

Ranger Nation has set up an In Memory group at Church in Need so New York Rangers fans can light a candle for the loss in the Blueshirts family.  If you would like to light a candle for Alexander Karpovtsev, Karel Rachunek and Jan Marek please do so by clicking here. When you arrive at [...]

Hundreds are gathering at the Old Town Square in the heart of Prague to honor the three Czech hockey players who died in the plane crash that killed 43 people and wiped out a top Russian club. People lit candles around a simple impromptu monument formed by two ice hockey sticks. Some wore the Czech national team jersey and chanted the names of the three players -- Karel Rachunek, Jan Marek and...

Courtesy of Rangers Report.... RANGERS STATEMENT ON TRAGIC PLANE CRASH IN RUSSIA Former Rangers Defensemen Alexander Karpovtsev and Karel Rachunek, and 2003 Draft Pick Jan Marek Among the Victims New York, September 7, 2011 – New York Rangers President and General Manager Glen Sather issued the following statement regarding the tragic plane crash in Russia that claimed...

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Former NHL defenseman Karel Rachunek, who played briefly with the New York Rangers, died today in a plane crash just outside of the Russian city of Yaroslavl.  Rachunek and almost all of his teammates of Lokomotiv Yaroslaval team of the KHL died in the crash, as the team was headed to Minsk to play the season opener. According to lifenews.ru: - The aircraft flew to the capital...

The hockey community as a whole is in mourning today following the horrific plan crash that took the lives of entire Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team of the KHL. The Rangers were not immune to the suffering, as former players Karel Rachunek, who played with Michael Rupp in NJ, and Alexander "Potsie" Karpovtsev were among those whose lives were lost. Potsie, an assistant coach with...

A plane carrying the KHL's Lokomotiv hockey team crashed while taking off Wednesday morning. Only one person reportedly survived the crash.

Things got testy at the 2011 World Championship Bronze medal game in Slovakia during Russia’s 7-4 loss to the Czech Republic. Some of the highlights included shattered glass, a bloodied head, and the lack of a handshake after the game. The first video is a classic and shows Karel Rachunek managing to break the glass at the penalty bench with Vitaly Artyukhin’s head. ...