Luděk Čajka, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Luděk Čajka

Czech ice hockey player

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1963

Place of Birth: Český Těšín, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 14-Feb-1990

Profession: ice hockey player

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Ludek Cajka (3 November 1963 – 14 February 1990) was a Czechoslovak professional ice hockey defenceman. Cajka was drafted 115th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft but never played in North America.
He played in the Czechoslovak League for TJ Gottwaldov, HC Dukla Jihlava and HC Zlín (formerly Gottwaldov).
He also represented Czechoslovakia in the 1987 World Ice Hockey Championships, winning a bronze medal. On 6 January 1990, Cajka suffered severe spinal injuries after colliding with Anton Bartanus of VSŽ Košice and crashing into the boards in an icing situation during Zlín's game against VSŽ Košice.
The injury left Cajka paralyzed and in a coma where he died on 14 February 1990.
Zlín's stadium was renamed Zimní stadion Ludka Cajky in his honour. His death led to the development of automatic, or "no-touch" icing where the violation is called automatically once the puck crosses the goal line.