Vladimír Dzurilla Ice hockey player

Vladimír Dzurilla (August 2, 1942 in Bratislava, Slovakia – July 25, 1995 in Düsseldorf, Germany) was a Slovak ice hockey goalkeeper playing for Czechoslovakia.Dzurilla, a refrigerator repairman by profession, was goalie for the Czechoslovak national team for over 16 years, winning three gold, three silver and four bronze medals at world championships as well as one silver and two bronze Olympic medals. However, in most of these tournaments Dzurilla and Jiri Holecek were battling to be Czechoslovakia's top goalkeeper and each were given their share of games.For North American fans, he is mostly known for stopping 29 shots in a 1-0 win over Canada in the 1976 Canada Cup (where the Czechoslovakians finished second).

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 02, 1942
Birth place
Czechoslovakia , Slovak Republic (1939–45) , Bratislava
Date of deathJuly 25, 1995
Place of death
Germany , Düsseldorf
Height (meters)1.778
Weight (Kilograms)92.988

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Ice hockey player

Career start1959
Career end1982
former team
Augsburger Panther
HC Plzeň
HC Slovan Bratislava
SC Riessersee
HC Kometa Brno
position
Goaltender

Vladimír Dzurilla on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.osobnosti.sk/index.php?os=zivotopis&ID=1716
  2. http://www3.bc.sympatico.ca/worldcuphockey/vladimirdzurilla.html