Jan Suchý
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| Born |
10 October 1944 Německý Brod, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 August 2021 (aged 76) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defence | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Played for | Dukla Jihlava | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |
 Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1961–1982 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jan Suchý (10 October 1944 – 24 August 2021[1]) was an ice hockey player from Německý Brod, Czechoslovakia.[2] He was sometimes referred to as the "European Bobby Orr".
From the ages of 8 to 19, Suchý played for a local team, Jiskra Havlíčkův Brod. He then played for the Czechoslovakian army team Dukla Jihlava from 1963 to 1979, during which time he helped them win seven Czechoslovakian league titles. By his last season he had scored more goals than any defenceman in league history. He then continued to play in Austria and Germany until 1984.
He played in the Czechoslovakia national team in the world championships of 1965, 1966, 1968[a]–71, 1973 and 1974, scoring 22 goals in 68 games, and winning four silver medals and three bronze medals. He also played in the ice hockey tournament of the 1968 Winter Olympics,[a] winning a silver medal with his team.
Suchý won the first two Golden Hockey Stick awards as Czechoslovakia's best player in 1969 and 1970. He was named the best defenceman at the ice hockey world championships in 1969 and 1971.
He was also the first European to be placed on an NHL protected list (by the Boston Bruins).
Notes[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b The 1968 Olympic ice hockey tournament doubled as the world championships.
References[]
- ^ "Hokejista Suchý zemřel. Odešel nejlepší obránce světa, tvrdí v Brodě". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Seznam.cz. "Český hokej truchlí. Zemřel Jan Suchý, jeden z nejlepších obránců své doby". sport.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 26 August 2021.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Jan Suchý
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- 1944 births
- 2021 deaths
- Czech ice hockey defencemen
- Czechoslovak ice hockey defencemen
- HC Dukla Jihlava players
- Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players of Czechoslovakia
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia
- Sportspeople from Havlíčkův Brod
- IIHF Hall of Fame inductees