- Hlavac, Jan (1976- )
- Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Left-wing. New York Islanders 2nd
pick (28th overall) in the 1995 NHL Entry
Draft. Part of the trade that took Eric
Lindros to New York Rangers in
2001.
International Career : Played for Czech
Republic (Junior) 1993-96. Played for the Czech Republic in the
1998 & 1999
World
Championships.
Club Career : Played for Sparta
Prague 1993-99, Hartford Wolf Pack
& New York Rangers 1999-00, New York Rangers
2000-01, Philadelphia Flyers
2001-02, Vancouver Canucks & Carolina
Hurricanes 2002-03 and New York Rangers
2003- .
Medals : Won
World Championship gold in 1999.
- Hlavnicka, Jaroslav (1966- )
- Born in Czechoslovakia. Forward.
Club Career : Played for ETC Crimmitschau 1997-98 and ESC Dresden 1999-00.
- Hlebanja, Sandi (1978- )
- Born in Yugoslavia. Defenceman.
Club Career : Played for Acroni Jesenice 1997- .
- Hlinka, Ivan (1950-2004)
- Born in Most, Czechoslovakia. Centre. Debuted in the Czech league as a 16 year old. A very skilled player
technically with good balance and strength. A master at stealing the
puck to create a quick counter attack. Had a very good wrist shot. His left wings included
Bohuslav Stastný, Josef
Augusta, Jiri Holik and Jaroslav
Pouzar. His right wings included Vladimir Martinec,
Bohuslav Ebermann, Libor
Havlicek and Marian Stastný. The last years of
his career he had problems with his knees. Played 15 seasons and 525 league games in
Czechoslovakia (342 goals). General Manager of the Czech Republic
at the 2002 Olympics. In a ceremony during the
2004 IIHF World Championship in Prague, Czech Republic, he was named as the
best Czech player of all time. Died in a car crash on 16th August 2004
shortly before he was to lead the Czech Republic team at the 2004 World Cup
of Hockey.
International Career : Played for Czechoslovakia 256 times (132 goals) appearing in 11
World Championships 1970-81, the 1972 & 1976 Olympics and 1976 Canada Cup. Coached the Czech Republic
in 1998 Olympics and the 1998 & 1999
World Championships.
Club Career : Played for CHZ Litvinov 1959-81 (in 1978 he played half a
season at Dukla Trencin), Vancouver Canucks 1981-83 and
EV
Zug 1983-85. Coached CHZ Litvinov
1985-86 & 1987-89, EHC Freiburg
1989-90, Pittsburgh Penguins
2000-01 and Avangard Omsk 2002-04.
Medals : Won Olympic
gold in 1998 (coach).
Won Olympic
silver in 1976.
Won World Championship gold in 1972, 1976
& 1977.
Won World Championship gold in 1999 (coach).
Won World Championship bronze in 1998 (coach).
Won Canada Cup silver in 1976.
Honours :
Elected to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2002
(player).
World
Championship All-Star A Team centre 1978.
- Hlinka, Jaroslav (1976- )
- Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Centre.
International Career : Played for the Czech Republic
in the 2001 World Championships.
Club Career : Played for Sparta
Prague 1994- .
Medals : Won World Championship
gold in 2001.
- Hlinka, Miroslav (1972- )
- Born in Trencin, Slovakia, Czechoslovakia. Centre.
International Career : Played for Slovakia
in the 2000 World Championships.
Club Career : Played for Sparta
Prague 1994-99 and Jokerit Helsinki 1999- .
- Hlushko, Todd (1970- )
- Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Centre.
International Career : Played for Team
Canada 1992-94. Played for Canada in the 1994
Olympics and the 1995 World Championships.
Club Career : Played for Guelph
Platers 1988-89, Owen Sound Platers
& London Knights 1989-90, Baltimore
Skipjacks 1990-92, Team
Canada 1992-93, Team
Canada & Philadelphia Flyers
& Hershey Bears 1993-94, Calgary
Flames & Saint John Flames
1994-96, Calgary Flames 1996-97, Calgary
Flames & Saint John Flames
1997-98, Grand Rapids Griffins
& Pittsburgh Penguins 1998-99, Kölner Haie 1999-00
and Adler Mannheim 2000- .
Medals : Won Olympic
silver in 1994.
Won the Spengler Cup in 1999.
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