František Procházka
František Procházka | |||
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Born |
Brno, Czechoslovakia | 25 January 1962||
Died | 27 April 2012 | (aged 50)||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
ESG Füchse Sachsen Ayr Scottish Eagles | ||
National team | Czechoslovakia | ||
Playing career | 1980–2000 |
Olympic medal record | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
1992 Albertville | Ice hockey |
František Procházka (25 January 1962 – 27 April 2012) was a Czech ice hockey defenseman who played on the 1992 bronze medal-winning Olympic ice hockey team for Czechoslovakia.
Career
Procházka began his career with
SM-liiga with Jokerit for one season before joining EHC Freiburg of the Eishockey-Bundesliga in Germany
.
In 1993, Procházka joined
ESG Füchse Sachsen of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga before moving to the United Kingdom the following year, playing for the Ayr Scottish Eagles of the Ice Hockey Superleague
.
In 1997, Procházka returned to Litvínov for one season before finishing his career in Germany's third-tier league the Oberliga, with single-season spells at ERC Haßfurt and ESC Dresden.
Procházka was also a member of the Czechoslovakia national team, playing in four Ice Hockey World Championships as well as the 1992 Winter Olympics where he won a bronze medal.
Following his playing career, he worked as a
Czech 1.liga team HC Teplice for some time. Procházka died on 27 April 2012 at aged 50 following a long illness.[1]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1980–81 | TJ CHZ Litvínov
|
TCH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | TS Topoľčany
|
SVK II | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1983–84 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | TCH | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | TCH | 42 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | TCH | 44 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | TCH | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | TCH | 41 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | TCH | 39 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | TCH | 52 | 19 | 7 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Jokerit | Liiga | 32 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | EHC Freiburg | 1.GBun | 43 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
1992–93 | EHC Freiburg | 1.GBun | 37 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | HC Devils Milano | ITA
|
22 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | HC Devils Milano | ITA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | ESG Füchse Sachsen
|
DEL | 37 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Ayr Scottish Eagles | GBR | 41 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||
1997–98 | HC Chemopetrol, a.s. | ELH | 47 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
1998–99 | ERC Haßfurt | DEU III | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–2000 | ERC Haßfurt | DEU III | 42 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
TCH totals | 281 | 68 | 62 | 190 | 210 | — | — | — | — | — |
International
Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986
|
Czechoslovakia
|
WC
|
10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 28 | |
1989
|
Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
1990
|
Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | |
1992 | Czechoslovakia | OG | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
1992
|
Czechoslovakia | WC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | |
Senior totals | 46 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 72 |
References
- ^ František Procházka's obituary (in Czech)
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database