Josef Vašíček, Czech ice hockey player (b. 1980)

Josef Vašíček (IPA: [ˈjozɛv ˈvaʃiːtʃɛk]; 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.