| International Played two seasons for the Czechoslovakian National Team ... The highlight of his career was the 1957 World and Euroepan Championships ... Czecoslovak team finished third ... Straka was named the Best Goaltender of the tournament ... He saw action in four games and had a goals-against average of 1.25 ... In his career, he played seven games with the National Team.
Career Began his hockey career in the town of Chomutov ... In the 1950s, he played in the Czechoslovak League for Banik Chomutov (later team changed name to VTZ Chomutov) ... Was one of the best goalies in the league ... After retiring, coached the junior team of VTZ Chomutov. |
