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Vaclav Nedomansky

International Had great career as a member of the Czechoslovakian National Team ... Played at two Olympics and 10 World and European Championships from 1965 to 1974 ... Played in 93 games in these tournaments and scored 78 goals ...World Champion in 1972, silver medalist in 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971 and 1974, bronze medalist in 1969, 1970 and 1973 ... Olympic silver medalist at Grenoble in 1968 and bronze medalist at Sapporo in 1972 ... Named Best Forward of the 1974 World and European Championships ... Voted to the tournament All-Star Team in 1969, 1970 and 1974.

Career One of the best players in the history of Czech hockey, Nedomansky played 12 seasons for Slovan Bratislava of the Czechoslovak League ... In 419 games, he scored 369 goals ... Won the league goal-scoring crown four times: in 1966-67, 1970-71, 1971-72 and 1973-74 ... Played four season in the World Hockey Association with the Toronto Toros and Birmingham Bulls ... In 252 WHA games, he collected 135 goals and 118 assists for 253 points ... In 1977-78, signed with the NHL's Detroit Red Wings as a free agent ... Spent six seasons in the NHL with Detroit, St.Louis and the New York Rangers ... In 421 NHL games, he recorded 122 goals and 156 assists for 278 points ... After finishing his playing career, Nedomansky coached the German club Schewenninger ERC (1987 to1990) and Austrian club EV Innsbruck (1990-91).

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Career International Tournament Statistics
Year Tournament No. GP G A TP PIM
1974 World & European Championships -- Pool A 14 10 10 3 13 4
1973 Izvestia/Baltica Cup 14 4 2 1 3 2
1973 World & European Championships -- Pool A 14 10 9 3 12 2
1972 Izvestia/Baltica Cup 14 4 1 2 3 2
1972 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 14 6 8 3 11 0
1972 World & European Championships -- Pool A 14 9 9 6 15 0
1971 Izvestia/Baltica Cup 14 3 0 0 0 0
1971 World & European Championships -- Pool A 14 10 8 0 8 0
1970 World & European Championships -- Pool A 14 10 10 7 17 11
1969 Izvestia/Baltica Cup 14 5 4 - - -
1969 World & European Championships -- Pool A 14 10 9 2 11 10
1968 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 14 7 5 2 7 4
1967 Izvestia/Baltica Cup - 5 1 0 1 0
1967 World & European Championships -- Pool A 14 7 1 2 3 14
1966 World & European Championships -- Pool A 14 7 5 2 7 8
1965 World & European Championships -- Pool A - 7 4 2 6 2
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