Miloslav Blažek Explained

Miloslav Blažek
Birth Date:22 June 1922
Birth Place:Přívoz, Czechoslovakia
Death Place:Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Position:Forward, Coach
League:Czech Extraliga
Team:HC Vitkovice
Sex:m
Career Start:1949
Career End:1960
Career Start Coach:1965
Career End Coach:1966

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]

Career

Active in the 1940s and 1950s, Blažek played for Czeck ice hockey team HC Vitkovice.[3] 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.[4]

In total, Blažek played for Vitkovice from 1949 to 1960, the national team from 1949 to 1952, and coached at Vitkovice from 1965 to 1966. During his career, under Vitkovice, he won a gold medal in the Extraliga in 1952, silver in 1950, 1951, and 1953, and bronze in 1958.[5] 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.[6]

Political issues

Blažek openly dissented to many of the repressive policies of the Soviet Bloc and its influence over Czechoslovakia. 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.

Legacy

Blažek has a memorial dedicated to him in the city hall of Ostrava, his hometown.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Olympedia – Miloslav Blažek . 2023-06-09 . www.olympedia.org.
  2. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/miloslav-blazek-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418060704/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bl/miloslav-blazek-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 5 December 2012.
  3. Web site: Miloslav Blazek at eliteprospects.com . 2023-06-09 . www.eliteprospects.com . en.
  4. Web site: Miloslav Blazek . 8 Jun 2023 . olympics.com.
  5. Web site: 2022-06-22 . Opora první mistrovské generace Miloslav Blažek by oslavil 100 . 2023-06-09 . HC Vítkovice Ridera . cs.
  6. Web site: Miloslav Blažek . 2023-06-09 . www.olympijskytym.cz . cs.
  7. Web site: MaR, Osobnost z historie města - lední hokejista Miloslav Blažek., In: Ostravská radnice, 2006, únor, 8. . 2023-06-09 . encyklopedie.ostrava.cz . cs.