On September 7, 2011, Marek died when a
Yakovlev Yak-42 passenger aircraft, carrying nearly the entire Lokomotiv team, crashed just outside
Yaroslavl,
Russia. The team was traveling to
Minsk to play their opening game of the season against
HC Dinamo Minsk, with its coaching staff and prospects. Lokomotiv officials said "everyone from the main roster was on the plane plus four players from the youth team." ==Career statistics==