Jan Suchý
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Suchý in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
10 October 1944 Německý Brod, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) was a Czech ice hockey player. He was born in Německý Brod, then-Nazi Germany. He was sometimes known as the "European Bobby Orr".
He played in the Czechoslovakia national team in the world championships of 1965, 1966, 1968–71, 1973 and 1974. He also played in the ice hockey tournament of the 1968 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal with his team.
Suchý died on 24 August 2021 at the age of 76.[1]
References
- ↑ "Hokejista Suchý zemřel. Odešel nejlepší obránce světa, tvrdí v Brodě". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021.