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Walery Kosyl
Walery Kosyl
Born	March 17, 1944 (age 80); 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

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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]

^ Walery Kosyl's profile at Sports Reference.com

External links[edit]

Biography on ŁKS Łódź website

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[SR-1] Walery Kosyl's profile at Sports Reference.com

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-'''Walery Kosyl''' (born March 17, 1944) is a former [[Poles|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]].<ref name="SR">[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/walery-kosyl-1.html Walery Kosyl's profile at Sports Reference.com]</ref> Kosyl also represented Poland at the [[IIHF World Championships]] seven times.
+'''Walery Kosyl''' (born March 17, 1944) is a former [[Polish people|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]].<ref name="SR">[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418071520/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ko/walery-kosyl-1.html Walery Kosyl's profile at Sports Reference.com]</ref> 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 [[Forced labour under German rule during World War II|forcibly working]] for the [[Third Reich]].
 He played 21 seasons in the [[Polska Liga Hokejowa]] with [[ŁKS Łódź]] and [[Legia Warszawa (ice hockey)|Legia Warszawa]]. Kosyl won the Polish championship with Warszawa in 1967.
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+[[Category:Legia Warsaw (ice hockey) players]]
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