Miloslav Blažek

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Miloslav Blažek
Born 22 June 1922
Přívoz, Czechoslovakia
Died 19 February 1985 (1985-02-20) (aged 62)
Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Position Forward, Coach
Czech Extraliga team HC Vitkovice
Playing career 19491960
Coaching career 19651966

Miloslav Blažek (22 June 1922 in Přívoz – 19 February 1985 in Ostrava) [1] was a Czechoslovak ice hockey player who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics. [2] [3]

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Career

Active in the 1940s and 1950s, Blažek played for Czeck ice hockey team HC Vitkovice. [4] He played for the international team on various occasions, such as the 1952 Winter Olympics; the team placed 4th out of 16 and received the second most medals. [5]

In total, Blažek played for Vitkovice from 1949 to 1960, the national team from 1949-1952, and coached at Vitkovice from 1965-1966. During his career, under Vitkovice, he won a gold metal in the Extraliga in 1952, silver in 1950, 1951, and 1953, and bronze in 1958. [6] Working as a coach in some form until 1975, he retired from official competitive competitions in 1960 after scoring 127 league goals in 180 games. [7]

Political issues

Blažek openly dissented to many of the repressive policies of the Soviet Bloc and its influence over Czechoslovakia. [6] His outspokenness about the government and suspected plans to defect led to a travel ban being imposed upon him in 1953 until 1957, preventing him from competing in competitions abroad. [7]

Legacy

Blažek has a memorial dedicated to him in the city hall of Ostrava, his hometown. [8]

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