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

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. Buchtela made his professional debut for

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during the

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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

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with SK Trhači Kadaň,

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and

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. Buchtela played in the

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for the Czech Republic. Buchtela died on 24 July 2020 from

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, aged 20.Zemřel Ondřej Buchtela
hokejbenatky.cz; accessed 25 July 2020.

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* 1999 births 2020 deaths HC Benátky nad Jizerou players Czech ice hockey defencemen Deaths from cancer in the Czech Republic Deaths from heart cancer Place of death missing Piráti Chomutov players HC Slovan Ústečtí Lvi players Sportovní Klub Kadaň players Sportspeople from Ústí nad Labem {{CzechRepublic-icehockey-defenceman-stub