Jaroslav Holík Ice hockey player

Jaroslav Holík (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjaroslaf ˈɦoliːk]; born August 3, 1942) is a Czech professional ice hockey coach and former player. Holik played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga for Dukla Jihlava. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. He was also successful at the Ice Hockey World Championships, winning gold at the 1972 World Ice Hockey Championships in Prague, silver at the 1965 World Ice Hockey Championships in Tampere and 1966 World Ice Hockey Championships in Ljubljana, and bronze at the 1969 World Ice Hockey Championships, 1970 World Ice Hockey Championships, both in Stockholm, and 1973 World Ice Hockey Championships in Moscow.After he finished his playing career, he worked as a coach. In 2000 he led the Czech under-20 national team to the victory at the 2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Sweden.NHL player Bobby Holík is Jaroslav's son, Czechoslovak player Jiří Holík is his brother.Holik's grandson, David Musil, was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 03, 1942
Birth place
Czechoslovakia , Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia , Havlíčkův Brod
Height (meters)1.8034
Weight (Kilograms)82.5552

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Ice hockey player

Career start1961
Career end1979
former team
HC Dukla Jihlava
position
Forward (ice hockey)

Jaroslav Holík on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://hokej.hansal.cz/csl_rep.html
  2. http://www.sportovci.cz/php/sportovec.php?sid=004000865&zobrazit=03