Miroslav Dvořák (ice hockey player)

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CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia  Miroslav Dvořák Ice hockey player
Date of birth September 11, 1951
place of birth Hluboká nad Vltavou , Czechoslovakia
date of death June 11, 2008
Place of death České Budějovice , Czech Republic
Nickname Kuki
size 178 cm
Weight 91 kg
position defender
number # 9
Shot hand Left
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1982 , 3rd round, 46th position
Philadelphia Flyers
Career stations
1971-1972 HC České Budějovice
1972-1974 HC Dukla Jihlava
1974-1982 HC České Budějovice
1982-1985 Philadelphia Flyers
1985-1987 EC Kassel
1987-1988 EHC Essen-West
1988-1989 HC České Budějovice

Miroslav "Kuki" Dvořák (* 11. September 1951 in Hluboka nad Vltavou , Czechoslovakia ; † 11. June 2008 in Ceske Budejovice , Czech Republic ) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player , who for many years for HC Ceske Budejovice and the Czechoslovak national team as defender played . During his time in North America, he played 211 games for the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League .

Career

Miroslav Dvořák began his career in 1965 in the youth team at Motor České Budějovice. From 1970 he played for the men's team of the club before playing for the army club Dukla Jihlava during his military service between 1972 and 1974 . In 1974 he won the Czechoslovak championship with Dukla . After finishing his service, he returned to Motor České Budějovice and remained loyal to the club until 1982. In 13 seasons in the top division of Czechoslovakia, he scored a total of 79 goals. In the 1982 NHL Entry Draft he was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the third round and was given permission to play in non-communist countries. In three seasons for the Flyers, he scored eleven goals and provided 76 assists. In 1985 he reached the final of the Stanley Cup with the Flyers , but it was lost to the Edmonton Oilers . After this success he signed a contract with EC Kassel , for which he completed two seasons in the 2nd Bundesliga . The economic bankruptcy of Kassel was followed by another season at EHC Essen-West , before ending his career at HC České Budějovice after the 1988/89 season.

In addition to his career at club level, Miroslav Dvořák also had great success in international championships. With the Czechoslovak men's selection , he won one medal at the Winter Olympics and eight medals at world championships . In 1970 he took part in the U20 European Championship and was named the best defender of the tournament.

His first appointment to the men's national team was for the ice hockey world championship in 1974 (winning the silver medal) and from then on he took part in the world championship every year. Two years later he was appointed to the squad for the 1976 Winter Olympics and won the silver medal. In both 1976 and 1977 he became world champion with the ČSSR selection. In 1980 another Olympic participation followed and in 1976 and 1981 participations in the tournaments for the Canada Cup .

In the national jersey, he scored 15 goals in 228 international matches for Czechoslovakia.

On June 11, 2008, Dvořák died at the age of 56 as a result of longstanding cancer in České Budějovice .

Achievements and Awards

  • Silver medal at the U19 European Junior Championship in 1970
  • Best defender of the 1970 European Under-19 Championship
  • Winner of the Czechoslovak Championship in 1974
  • Gold medal at the 1976 and 1977 World Championships
  • Silver medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics
  • Silver medal at the 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1982 and 1983 World Championships
  • Best defender of the 1980/81 season
  • Best defender of the 1981/82 season

NHL statistics

Seasons Games Gates Assists Points Penalty minutes
Regular season 3 193 11 74 85 51
Playoffs 3 18th 0 2 2 6th

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ sportovci.cz, Miroslav Dvořák at sportovci.cz ( memento of the original dated December 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.sportovci.cz
  2. ↑ hokejcb.cz, Miroslav Dvořák at HC Mountfield
  3. ↑ philly.com, ex-flyer Miroslav Dvorak dead at 56 ( Memento from June 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive )

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personal data
SURNAME Dvořák, Miroslav
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dvorak, Miroslav; Dvorak, Kuki
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czechoslovak ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH September 11, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Hluboká nad Vltavou
DATE OF DEATH June 11, 2008
Place of death Czech Republic