František Pospíšil

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František Pospíšil
Pospíšil in 2015
Born (1944-04-02) 2 April 1944 (age 80)
Unhošť, Bohemia and Moravia
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Defence
Played for
HC Kladno
National team  Czechoslovakia
Playing career 1966–1979
Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1968 Grenoble Team
Silver medal – second place 1976 Innsbruck Team
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Sapporo Team

František Pospíšil (born 2 April 1944) is a Czech former

IIHF World Championships and the Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame
in 1999.

Career

He played in the

Golden Hockey Stick as the top player in Czechoslovakia in 1971 and 1972. He scored 134 career goals in 622 league games.[citation needed
]

Pospíšil played on the

IIHF World Championships in 1972, 1976, and 1977; he was named best defenceman of the tournament in 1972 and 1976. He also played in the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and the 1976 Canada Cup.[1] At the 1976 Olympics he was proven of having used codeine, which was a banned substance back then.[citation needed
]

Pospíšil began coaching in Czechoslovakia in 1979, first with his old team

national team between 1986 and 1988.[citation needed
]

Pospíšil was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999.[2]

Career statistics

Regular season
Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1965–66 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 36 8 6 14 38
1966–67 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 36 6 12 18 36
1967–68 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 32 12 11 23 30
1968–69 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 36 3 17 20 43
1969–70 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 36 13 20 33 36
1970–71 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 36 8 26 34 47 9 2 2 4 8
1971–72 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 35 15 27 42 36
1972–73 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 32 7 16 23 18 9 3 4 7 0
1973–74 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 44 7 27 34 22
1974–75 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 44 5 35 40 16
1975–76 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 32 7 16 23 14
1976–77 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 42 8 28 36 22
1977–78 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 44 11 27 38 37
1978–79 EV Landshut Germany 49 11 24 35 20
Czechoslovakia totals 485 110 268 378 395 18 5 6 11 8

See also

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "František Pospíšil". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
  2. ^ "František Pospíšil". Czech Olympic Committee (in Czech). 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.

External links

Awards
Preceded by Golden Hockey Stick
1971, 1972
Succeeded by