Oldřich Zábrodský
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| Oldřich Zábrodský | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
February 28, 1926 Prague, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Died |
September 22, 2015 (aged 89) Belgium | ||
| Position | Defenceman[1] | ||
| Played for |
LTC Prague HC Davos HC Lausanne | ||
| Playing career | 1945–1950 | ||
|
Medal record | |||
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Oldřich Zábrodský (February 28, 1926 – September 22, 2015) was a Czech ice hockey player for the Czechoslovak national team. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.
Early life
Zábrodský was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.[2] His mother was Russian and his brother, Vladimír, was also a hockey player.
Career
Zábrodský played for LTC Praha. After the Spengler Cup in late-1948, he remained in Switzerland, where he finished the season playing for HC Davos. During the next two seasons, Zábrodský played for HC Lausanne before ending his professional career.
Personal life
In 1951, he emigrated to the United States through Italy. In 1960, he moved to Belgium, where he lived until his death in 2015.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Oldřich Zábrodský, EliteProspects.com
- ↑ Sports Reference
- ↑ Alena Gilbert: Hokejista Oldřich Zábrodský o životě v emigraci at Krajane.net, 3 June 2008.
- ↑ Oldřich Zábrodský's obituary (in Czech)
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from
Categories:
- 1926 births
- 2015 deaths
- Czech ice hockey defencemen
- Czech people of Russian descent
- Czechoslovak defectors
- Czechoslovak emigrants to the United States
- Czechoslovak emigrants
- Immigrants to Belgium
- Czechoslovak emigrants to Switzerland
- Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Czechoslovak ice hockey defencemen
- HC Davos players
- Ice hockey people from Prague
- Ice hockey players at the 1948 Winter Olympics
- Lausanne HC players
- Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics
- Olympic ice hockey players for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia