Jaroslav Otevřel

Infobox Ice Hockey Player
position = Left wing
shot = Left
height_ft = 6
height_in = 2
weight_lb = 185
nationality = CZE
birth_date = Birth date and age|1968|9|16|mf=y
birth_place = Gottwaldov, CS
career_start = 1988
career_end = 1996
draft = 133rd overall
draft_year = 1991
draft_team = San Jose Sharks
played_for = San Jose Sharks

Jaroslav Otevřel (born September 16, 1968, in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech former professional ice hockey left winger. He was drafted in the seventh round, 133rd overall, by the San Jose Sharks in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. He played sixteen National Hockey League games with the Sharks over two seasons, scoring three goals and four assists.

After career in North America, Otevřel joined Ässät of SM-liiga. His career ended on February 11, 1996 when he was paralyzed in the game against JYP. He hit the skates of another JYP player slightly, fell and was then hit accidentally to the head by Vitali Karamnov's thigh.

His number 89 has not been used in Ässät since then, but the number is not hanging in the rafters.

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*hockeydb|4093