František Kaberle Sr.

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František Kaberle Sr.
Born (1951-08-06) August 6, 1951 (age 70)
Kladno, TCH
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Played for HC Kladno
HC Dukla Jihlava
National team  Czechoslovakia
Playing career 1970–1983

František Kaberle (born 6 August 1951 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Kaberle spent the majority of his career with HC Kladno where he won five Czechoslovak Extraliga championships and was instrumental in the team's exhibition game victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1977. He was also a member of the Czechoslovak national ice hockey team in the mid-1970s winning the World Championships twice, in 1976 and 1977.[1] He also played at the 1980 Winter Olympics.

Personal life[]

He is the father of Tomáš Kaberle and František Kaberle, who both went on to play in the National Hockey League.

References[]

  1. ^ "Kaberle: S brzkým odchodem bych nepospíchal" (in Czech). Czech Radio. Retrieved 1 March 2010.

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