František Procházka (25 January 1962 – 27 April 2012) was a Czech ice hockey defenseman who played on the 1992 bronze medal-winning Olympic ice hockey team for Czechoslovakia.
| František Procházka | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
25 January 1962 Brno, Czechoslovakia | ||
| Died | 27 April 2012 (aged 50) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
TJ CHZ Litvínov Jokerit EHC Freiburg HC Milano Devils ESG Füchse Sachsen Ayr Scottish Eagles | ||
| National team |
 Czechoslovakia | ||
| Playing career | 1980–2000 | ||
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
 |
1992 Albertville | Ice hockey |
Career
editProcházka began his career with TJ CHZ Litvínov and played for the team from 1980 to 1990. He then moved to Finland's SM-liiga with Jokerit for one season before joining EHC Freiburg of the Eishockey-Bundesliga in Germany.
In 1993, Procházka joined HC Milano Devils of Serie A won the Serie A championship with the team that season. He returned to Germany in 1995, signing for ESG Füchse Sachsen of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga before moving to the United Kingdom the following year, playing for the Ayr Scottish Eagles of the Ice Hockey Superleague.
In 1997, Procházka returned to Litvínov for one season before finishing his career in Germany's third-tier league the Oberliga, with single-season spells at ERC Haßfurt and ESC Dresden.
Procházka was also a member of the Czechoslovakia national team, playing in four Ice Hockey World Championships as well as the 1992 Winter Olympics where he won a bronze medal.
Following his playing career, he worked as a coach of the Czech 1.liga team HC Teplice for some time. Procházka died on 27 April 2012 at aged 50 following a long illness.[1]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1980–81 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | TCH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | TS Topoľčany | SVK II | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | TCH | 34 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | TCH | 42 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | TCH | 44 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | TCH | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | TCH | 41 | 13 | 12 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | TCH | 39 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | TJ CHZ Litvínov | TCH | 52 | 19 | 7 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | Jokerit | Liiga | 32 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | EHC Freiburg | 1.GBun | 43 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1992–93 | EHC Freiburg | 1.GBun | 37 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | HC Devils Milano | ITA | 22 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994–95 | HC Devils Milano | ITA | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995–96 | ESG Füchse Sachsen | DEL | 37 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Ayr Scottish Eagles | GBR | 41 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1997–98 | HC Chemopetrol, a.s. | ELH | 47 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1998–99 | ERC Haßfurt | DEU III | 42 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999–2000 | ERC Haßfurt | DEU III | 42 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| TCH totals | 281 | 68 | 62 | 190 | 210 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 28 | |
| 1989 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | OG | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | |
| Senior totals | 46 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 72 | |||
References
edit- ^ František Procházka's obituary (in Czech)
External links
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