Jan Suchý
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Born | (1944-10-10)10 October 1944 Německý Brod, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 24 August 2021(2021-08-24) (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shot | Left | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Played for | Dukla Jihlava | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1961–1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jan Suchý (10 October 1944 – 24 August 2021) was a Czech ice hockey player. He played for the Czechoslovakia men's national team at the Ice Hockey World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games, and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame.
Biography
Suchý was born on 10 October 1944 in Havlíčkův Brod (that time known as Německý Brod).[1] From the ages of 8 to 19, Suchý played for a local team, Jiskra Havlíčkův Brod. He then played for the Czechoslovakian army team Dukla Jihlava from 1963 to 1979, during which time he helped them win seven Czechoslovakian league titles. By his last season he had scored more goals than any defenceman in league history. He then continued to play in Austria and Germany until 1984.[citation needed]
He played in the Czechoslovakia national team in the world championships of 1965, 1966, 1968[a]–71, 1973 and 1974, scoring 22 goals in 68 games, and winning four silver medals and three bronze medals. He also played in the ice hockey tournament of the 1968 Winter Olympics,[a] winning a silver medal with his team.[citation needed]
Suchý won the first two Golden Hockey Stick awards as Czechoslovakia's best player in 1969 and 1970. He was named the best defenceman at the ice hockey world championships in 1969 and 1971.[citation needed]
He was also the first European to be placed on an NHL protected list (by the Boston Bruins).[citation needed]
Suchý was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2009.[2][3]
He died on 24 August 2021, at the age of 76.[4]
Notes
- ^ a b The 1968 Olympic ice hockey tournament doubled as the world championships.
References
- ^ "Český hokej truchlí. Zemřel Jan Suchý, jeden z nejlepších obránců své doby". sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ "V Síni slávy IIHF je dvacáctý Čech, do vybrané společnosti vstoupil Jan Suchý". Hokej.cz (in Czech). 13 May 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "IIHF Hall of Fame Inducts Five". International Ice Hockey Federation. 10 May 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Hokejista Suchý zemřel. Odešel nejlepší obránce světa, tvrdí v Brodě". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
External links
- Jan Suchý at EliteProspects.com
- Jan Suchý at Eurohockey.com
- Jan Suchý at HockeyDB.com
- Jan Suchý at Olympedia
- Jan Suchý at the Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech)
- Jan Suchý
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Preceded by none | Golden Hockey Stick 1969, 1970 | Succeeded by |