Jiří Bubla
Jiří Bubla (born January 27, 1950 in Ústí nad Labem , Czechoslovakia ) is a former Czechoslovak ice hockey player who played for the CHZ Litvínov , the Czechoslovak national team and the Vancouver Canucks on the position of defender for many years . His son Jiří Šlégr is also a hockey player and played for several years in the NHL .
Career
Jiří Bubla began his career at CHZ Litvínov in 1968 before moving to the Dukla Jihlava Army Club in 1969 . He remained loyal to this club until 1979 and won the Czechoslovak championship in 1970 and 1971 . Between 1971 and 1979 he played again for Litvínov. Then he moved to HC Sparta Prague . In total, Bubla scored 93 goals in 470 games in the Czechoslovak 1st division . Before the 1981/82 season, a special NHL draft for Czechoslovak players was carried out, in which Bubla was selected by the Colorado Rockies . A few weeks later, however, the Rockies gave the NHL rights to Bubla to the Vancouver Canucks , so that he played for the Canucks from the middle of the season. He scored 17 goals and 101 assists in 262 NHL games for the Canucks, ending his career in 1986.
Jiří Bubla had even greater successes than at club level in international championships. With the Czechoslovak men's selection , he won two medals at the Olympic Winter Games and nine medals at world championships . His first appointment to the national team was for the ice hockey world championship in 1971 and from then on he took part in the world championship annually. Five years later he was named to the squad for the 1976 Winter Olympics and won the silver medal. Another Olympic participation followed in 1980 and the 1976 Canada Cup . In the national jersey he scored 37 goals in 230 international matches for Czechoslovakia.
During the Ice Hockey World Championship in Vienna in 1987 , Bubla was arrested and later convicted of heroin smuggling. He spent four years in an Austrian prison. Today Bubla runs a haulage business near Vancouver.
NHL statistics
| Seasons | Games | Gates | Assists | Points | Penalty minutes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season | 5 | 256 | 17th | 101 | 118 | 202 |
| Playoffs | 3 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7th |
Achievements and Awards
- Czechoslovak champion in 1970 and 1971
- All-Star-Team of the Extraliga 1976/77
- Winning the silver medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Gold medal won at the 1972, 1976 and 1977 World Cups
- Winning the silver medal at the 1971, 1974, 1975, 1978 and 1979
- Winning the bronze medal at the 1973 World Cup
- All-Star Team of the 1978 and 1979 World Cups
- Award for best defender at the 1979 World Cup
Web links
- Jiří Bubla at eurohockey.com
- Jiří Bubla at hockeydb.com (English)
- Jiří Bubla at legendsofhockey.net (English)
- ČSSR 1972 Player Bios
- Jiří Bubla in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ hockeyadventure.com, Dark Moments in BC Sports History
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bubla, Jiří |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bubla, Jiri |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Czechoslovak ice hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 27, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ústí nad Labem , Czechoslovakia |