Martin Čech

Martin Čech
Martin Čech
Born	June 2, 1976; Havlíčkův Brod, Czechoslovakia
Died	September 6, 2007 (aged 31)
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position	Defence
Shot	Left
Played for	HC Zlín; HC Lasselsberger Plzeň; JYP (SM-liiga); Pelicans (SM-liiga); Metallurg Magnitogorsk (RSL); HC Sibir Novosibirsk (RSL); Salavat Yulaev Ufa (RSL); HC Moeller Pardubice
National team	Czech Republic
NHL draft	Undrafted
Playing career	1993–2007

Martin Čech (June 2, 1976 in Havlíčkův Brod – September 6, 2007 in Havlíčkův Brod) was a Czech ice hockey defenceman.^[1]

Čech played in the Czech Extraliga for HC Zlín and HC Lasselsberger Plzeň before moving to Finland's SM-liiga, spending one season with JYP and two seasons with Pelicans. He then moved to the Russian Super League playing for Metallurg Magnitogorsk, HC Sibir Novosibirsk and Salavat Yulaev Ufa before returning to the Extraliga for HC Moeller Pardubice. He also represented the Czech Republic at international level. Čech was killed in a car crash on September 6, 2007.^[2] Čech appears in Electronic Arts' hockey video games NHL 09, NHL 10, and NHL 11, all of which were released after his death.

References

Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

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