Ondřej Buchtela Explained

Birth Date:8 November 1999
Birth Place:Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:218
Position:Defenceman
Shoots:Right
Played For:Piráti Chomutov
Career Start:2016
Career End:2020

Ondřej Buchtela (8 November 1999 – 24 July 2020) was a Czech professional ice hockey defenceman.

Buchtela made his professional debut for Piráti Chomutov during the 2016–17 Czech Extraliga season and played a total of 27 regular season games for the team over three seasons. During his career he had multiple loan spells in the 1st Czech Republic Hockey League with SK Trhači Kadaň, HC Stadion Litoměřice, HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi and HC Benátky nad Jizerou.[1] Buchtela played in the 2017 IIHF World U18 Championships for the Czech Republic.[2]

Buchtela died on 24 July 2020 from heart cancer, aged 20.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. https://hokejbenatky.cz/clanek.asp?id=Benatecti-hokejiste-nastoupili-na-led-novou-posilou-se-stal-obrance-Buchtela-3170 BENÁTEČTÍ HOKEJISTÉ NASTOUPILI NA LED, NOVOU POSILOU SE STAL OBRÁNCE BUCHTELA
  2. https://www.eliteprospects.com/team/1599/czech-republic-u18/2016-2017?tab=stats Czech Republic 2017 WJC-18 roster and statistics
  3. https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/hokej/381949/ondrej-buchtela-20-zemrel-v-nasich-srdcich-zustanes-pise-lauko-a-liberec.html Ondřej Buchtela (†20) zemřel. V našich srdcích zůstaneš, píše Lauko a Liberec
  4. https://hokejbenatky.cz/clanek.asp?id=Zemrel-Ondrej-Buchtela-3330 Zemřel Ondřej Buchtela