Rudi Hiti

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Rudi Hiti
Born (1946-11-04) 4 November 1946 (age 76)
Jesenice, Yugoslavia
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Forward
Shot Right
Played for Acroni Jesenice
Kranjska Gora
Olimpija
Alleghe
Bolzano
Bled
National teamFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Playing career 1962–1986

Rudolf Hiti (born 4 November 1946 in Jesenice, Yugoslavia) is a retired Slovenian ice hockey player and coach. In Slovenia he played for HK Kranjska Gora, HK Acroni Jesenice and HDD Olimpija Ljubljana, winning the Yugoslav league four times. Later he played in Italy, winning the Italian league three times with HC Bolzano, where his #13 jersey was retired. He played at 17 World Championships for Yugoslavia, which is a world record, and two Olympic Games. In 1970 he was close to signing for NHL club Chicago Blackhawks, but an injury on the first friendly game for Blackhawks prevented him from signing the contract.[ citation needed ]

On 5 May 2009, he was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame, as the second Slovene. [1] [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "IIHF Hall of Fame Inducts Five". International Ice Hockey Federation . 10 May 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Odprtje hokejske sezone s tradicionalno 20. Poletno hokejsko ligo Rudi Hiti". Govori.se (in Slovenian). Ljubljana, Slovenia. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2023.


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