Oskar Nowak (ice hockey) explained

Birth Date:25 March 1913
Birth Place:Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Vienna, Austria
Position:Right wing
Played For:EK Engelmann Wien
Ntl Team:AUT
Career Start:1930
Career End:1948

Oskar Johann Nowak (25 March 1913 – 29 June 1989) was an Austrian ice hockey player who competed for the Austrian national team at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the 1948 Winter Olympics in Saint-Moritz.

Career

In the 13 games Nowak played at the two Olympics, he scored five goals. He also competed in the men's field hockey tournament at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]

Nowak was also a key component of the Austrian national team at the World Championships, making a total of 29 appearances between 1934 and 1947. He was among the top scorers on the national team, scoring 21 goals at the World Championships.[2] Nowak played club hockey for EK Engelmann Wien in the Austrian Hockey Championship.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oskar Nowak Bio, Stats and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418114127/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/oskar-nowak-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports Reference. 22 September 2014.
  2. Book: IIHF. IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. 2010 . Moydart Press . 978-0-9867964-0-1.