- Source: Jaroslav Pitner
Jaroslav Pitner (26 February 1926–2009) was a Czech ice hockey coach nicknamed the "General of Ice Hockey".
Pitner led the Czechoslovakian national team to key victories over the Soviet team in 1969, a year after the Soviet Union led Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia. Under his leadership, the team also won the world title in 1972, as well as a silver medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics and a bronze at the 1972 games.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Jaroslav Pitner
- Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team
- Deaths in March 2009
- 1970 Ice Hockey World Championships
- 1969 Ice Hockey World Championships
- 1971 Ice Hockey World Championships
- Czechoslovakia at the 1968 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey at the 1972 Winter Olympics – Rosters
- Ice hockey at the 1968 Winter Olympics – Rosters
