Václav Roziňák
Appearance
Born |
Prague, Czechoslovakia | December 7, 1922||
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Died |
March 1, 1997 Zürich, Switzerland | (aged 74)||
Played for |
SK Podoli Praha LTC Praha TJ Rudá Hvězda Brno TJ Spartak Praha Sokolovo | ||
Coached for |
TJ Spartak Praha Sokolovo Grasshopper Club Zürich Rapperswil-Jona EHC Bassersdorf | ||
National team | Czechoslovakia | ||
Playing career | 1940–1964 | ||
Coaching career | 1964–1973 | ||
Václav Roziňák (December 7, 1922 in Prague, Czechoslovakia – March 1, 1997 in Zürich, Switzerland) was an ice hockey player for the Czechoslovak national team. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.[1]
In 1950 he was imprisoned with other Czech hockey players by the communist government. His career and careers of his colleagues were ended by the communist regime. After being released from the prison, he emigrated in 1968 to Switzerland.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Sports Reference
- ^ Michael Bereň (26 October 2015). "Zemřel hokejista Vladimír Kobranov, mistr světa vězněný komunisty". iDNES.cz.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
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- 1997 deaths
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- HC Sparta Praha players
- Ice hockey players at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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- Olympic ice hockey players for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia
- People convicted of treason against Czechoslovakia
- Ice hockey people from Prague
- Czech ice hockey right wingers
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