Miroslav Dvořák (ice hockey)
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| Miroslav Dvořák | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
11 October 1951 Hluboká nad Vltavou, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Died |
12 June 2008 (aged 56) České Budějovice, Czech Republic | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st 4 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Philadelphia Flyers HC České Budějovice ASD Dukla Jihlava | ||
| National team |
 Czechoslovakia | ||
| NHL Draft |
46th overall, 1982 Philadelphia Flyers | ||
| Playing career | 1959–1989 | ||
Miroslav Dvořák (11 October 1951 – 12 June 2008) was a Czechoslovak ice hockey defenseman. He played three seasons in the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers from 1982 to 1985. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1969 to 1989, was mainly spent with HC České Budějovice in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League. Internationally Dvořák played for the Czechoslovak national team at several Ice Hockey World Championships, winning gold medals in 1976 and 1977, along with six silver medals, and a silver medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Playing career[edit]
In 1967 Dvořák started his ice hockey career playing for the HC České Budějovice junior team and from 1970 became a member of senior team. In the same year Dvořák was named the best defender of the World Junior Championships held in Sweden. During his military service he moved to the army team Dukla Jihlava where he spent two seasons. He also played for Czechoslovak national ice hockey team and won eight medals overall in the Ice Hockey World Championships in years 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982 and 1983 and represented Czechoslovakia on 1976 and 1981 Canada Cups and on 1980 Winter Olympics as well.[1] He was drafted by Philadelphia Flyers in the 3rd round in 1982 and played three seasons in North America, playing in the National Hockey League for Philadelphia. He had to wait until his thirties to play NHL, as playing overseas under the age of 30 was strictly prohibited because of sports rules during communism era in Czechoslovakia. He left professional ice hockey after the 88–89 season and went back to Czechoslovakia to play for HC České Budějovice.
Death[edit]
Dvořák died in the Czech Republic after a long battle with throat cancer at the age of 56 on 12 June 2008. His family played composer Antonín Dvořák's "New World Symphony" at the funeral.[2]
Career statistics[edit]
Regular season and playoffs[edit]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970–71 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | CSSR | 36 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1971–72 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | CSSR | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972–73 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | CSSR | — | 4 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973–74 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | CSSR | — | 14 | 7 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1974–75 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | CSSR | 44 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1975–76 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | CSSR | 31 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976–77 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | CSSR | 43 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | CSSR | 43 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978–79 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | CSSR | 42 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | CSSR | 44 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | CSSR | 44 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | CSSR | 38 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 80 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 66 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1984–85 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 47 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1985–86 | ESG Kassel | GER-2 | 45 | 13 | 48 | 61 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 30 | ||
| 1986–87 | ESG Kassel | GER-2 | 34 | 4 | 40 | 44 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 | ||
| 1987–88 | EHC Essen-West | GER-2 | 36 | 10 | 36 | 46 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | CSSR | 27 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||
| CSSR totals | 412 | 82 | 145 | 227 | 255 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | ||||
| NHL totals | 193 | 11 | 74 | 85 | 51 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||
International[edit]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Czechoslovakia
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| Olympics | ||
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1976 Innsbruck | |
| World Championships | ||
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1976 Austria | |
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1977 Poland | |
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1974 Finland | |
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1975 West Germany | |
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1978 Czechoslovakia | |
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1979 Soviet Union | |
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1982 Finland | |
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1983 Germany | |
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Czechoslovakia | EJC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1974 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1975 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1976 | Czechoslovakia | OLY | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1976 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1976 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1977 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1978 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1979 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | Czechoslovakia | OLY | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1981 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1981 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 1982 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
| 1983 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| Senior totals | 110 | 4 | 29 | 33 | 52 | |||
References[edit]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Miroslav Dvořák". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- ^ Video on YouTube
External links[edit]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
- 1951 births
- 2008 deaths
- Czech ice hockey defencemen
- Czechoslovak ice hockey defencemen
- Deaths from cancer in the Czech Republic
- Deaths from esophageal cancer
- HC Dukla Jihlava players
- Ice hockey people from the South Bohemian Region
- Ice hockey players at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics
- Motor České Budějovice players
- Olympic ice hockey players for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia
- Philadelphia Flyers draft picks
- Philadelphia Flyers players
- People from Hluboká nad Vltavou