Vladimír Dzurilla

Vladimír Dzurilla (August 2, 1942 in Bratislava, Slovakia – July 27, 1995 in Düsseldorf, Germany)[1] was a Slovak ice hockey goaltender playing for Czechoslovakia.

Vladimír Dzurilla
Born (1942-08-02)August 2, 1942
Bratislava, Slovakia
Died July 27, 1995(1995-07-27) (aged 52)
Düsseldorf, Germany
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for HC Slovan Bratislava
HC Plzeň
Kometa Brno
Augsburger Panther
SC Riessersee
National team  Czechoslovakia
Playing career 1959–1982
Olympic medal record
Representing  Czechoslovakia
Men’s Ice hockey
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Innsbruck Ice hockey
Silver medal – second place 1968 Grenoble Ice hockey
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Sapporo Ice hockey

Dzurilla, a refrigerator repairman by profession, was goalie for the Czechoslovak national team for over 16 years, winning three gold, three silver and four bronze medals at world championships as well as one silver and two bronze Olympic medals. However, in most of these tournaments Dzurilla and Jiri Holecek were battling to be Czechoslovakia's top goaltender and each were given their share of games.

For North American fans, he is mostly known for stopping 29 shots in a 1-0 win over Canada in the 1976 Canada Cup (where the Czechoslovaks finished second).[2]

Dzurilla was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998.[3] He suffered a fatal heart attack at his home in Düsseldorf, Germany on July 27, 1995, only days before his 53rd birthday.[1]

References
  1. "Olympedia – Vladimír Dzurilla". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. "Vladimir Dzurilla Biography". telus.net. Archived from the original on April 9, 2011. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  3. Pašuth, Peter (27 July 2020). "Milovník hokeja a života, slovenský Hokejista 20. storočia už 25 rokov nie je medzi nami". Slovak Ice Hockey Federation (in Slovak). Retrieved 3 July 2023.
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