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Henryk Gruth

International Made his debut with the Polish National Team at 18 at the 1975 World and European Championships ... Played 17 years on the National Team ... Captained the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Polish Olympic teams ... Played at 14 World and European Championships from 1975 to 1992 ... Named to the All-Star Team of World and European Championship in 1987 (Pool B) ... Helped the Polish National Team win the 1987 Pool B tournament and be promoted to Pool A ... Named the assistant coach of the Polish National Team before the 1995-96 season.

Career A living legend of the Polish hockey ... The defenseman split his career between GKS Katowice and GKS Tychy ... Began to play in the Polish League at the age of 17.

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Career International Tournament Statistics
Year Tournament No. GP G A TP PIM
1993 Men's Senior World Championships -- Pool B 6 7 0 3 3 2
1992 Men's Senior World Championships -- Pool A 6 6 1 0 1 4
1992 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 6 7 0 3 3 0
1989 Men's Senior World Championships -- Pool A 6 10 0 0 0 6
1988 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 6 6 0 1 1 2
1986 World & European Championships -- Pool A 6 10 1 2 3 2
1985 World & European Championships -- Pool B 6 7 1 1 2 0
1984 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 6 6 0 1 1 4
1982 World & European Championships -- Pool B 6 7 0 7 7 12
1981 World & European Championships -- Pool B 6 7 0 2 2 11
1980 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 6 5 0 0 0 0
1979 World & European Championships -- Pool A 6 8 0 1 1 8
1978 World & European Championships -- Pool B 6 7 0 3 3 -
1977 World Junior Championships -- Pool A 6 - - - - -
1976 World & European Championships -- Pool A 3 9 2 1 3 0
1975 World & European Championships -- Pool A 6 10 0 0 0 4
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