Walery Kosyl
| Walery Kosyl | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
March 17, 1944 Alfeld, Nazi Germany | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Played for |
ŁKS Łódź Legia Warszawa | ||
| National team |
 Poland | ||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 1963–1983 | ||
Walery Kosyl (born March 17, 1944) is a former Polish ice hockey goaltender. He played for the Poland men's national ice hockey team at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, and the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.[1] Kosyl also represented Poland at the IIHF World Championships seven times.
Kosyl was born in Alfeld, Nazi Germany, where his parents, originally from Łódź were forcibly working for the Third Reich.
He played 21 seasons in the Polska Liga Hokejowa with ŁKS Łódź and Legia Warszawa. Kosyl won the Polish championship with Warszawa in 1967.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Biography Archived 2012-07-23 at the Wayback Machine on ŁKS Łódź website
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- 1944 births
- Living people
- Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1976 Winter Olympics
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- People from Hildesheim (district)
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- Polish ice hockey goaltenders
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