Rudi Hiti Explained

Played For:Acroni Jesenice
Kranjska Gora
Olimpija
Alleghe
Bolzano
Bled
Position:Forward
Shoots:Right
Birth Date:1946 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Jesenice, Yugoslavia
Ntl Team:YUG
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:172
Career Start:1962
Career End: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.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IIHF Hall of Fame Inducts Five. 10 May 2009. International Ice Hockey Federation. 19 June 2023.
  2. News: Odprtje hokejske sezone s tradicionalno 20. Poletno hokejsko ligo Rudi Hiti. 13 August 2012. Govori.se. sl. Ljubljana, Slovenia. 20 June 2023.