 After five seasons in the NHL, he returned to the Czech Extraliga in 2003 until his retirement in 2005.Prior to his selection at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, Buzek was involved in a serious car collision in 1995 after falling asleep at the wheel and colliding with a tree.He broke both his legs, nose and wrist, shattered his right kneecap, fractured his left cheekbone and cracked his forehead.