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Gerd Truntschka

InternationalA member of the German National Team from 1979 to 1993 ... He was a long-time captain of the German National Team ... Truntschka played at four Olympics and nine World and European Championships ... Named to the tournament All-Star Team at the World and European Championships in Vienna in 1987 ... Played at 1984 Canada Cup.

Career Truntschka is known as Germany's Wayne Gretzky ... As a youth growing up in the Bavarian town of Landshut, Truntschka was also a noted soccer midfielder ... Truntschka and Dieter Hegen have formed the top scoring tandem in the German Bundesliga for a decade ... In 1990, in a playoff game against Schwenningen, Truntschka had five goals and five assists ... He played 19 seasons with EV Landshut (1975 to 1979), Kolner EC (1979 to 1989), Dusseldorfer EG (1989 to 1992) and Hedos Munchen (1992 to 1994) and recorded 477 goals and 943 assists for 1,420 points in 858 games...He played on national championship teams in 1984, 1986 to 1988, and 1990 to 1994.

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Career International Tournament Statistics
Year Tournament No. GP G A TP PIM
1993 Men's Senior World Championships -- Pool A 17 6 1 3 4 6
1992 Men's Senior World Championships -- Pool A 17 6 0 6 6 4
1992 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 17 7 2 3 7 6
1990 Men's Senior World Championships -- Pool A 17 10 4 6 10 15
1989 Izvestia/Baltica Cup 17 5 1 0 1 2
1989 Men's Senior World Championships -- Pool A 17 10 3 3 6 14
1988 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 17 8 3 7 10 10
1987 Izvestia/Baltica Cup 17 5 0 3 3 2
1987 Men's Senior World Championships -- Pool A 17 10 3 8 11 13
1986 World & European Championships -- Pool A 17 10 4 6 10 14
1984 Canada Cup 17 5 1 2 3 4
1984 Izvestia/Baltica Cup 17 3 0 2 2 2
1984 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 17 6 1 1 2 8
1983 World & European Championships -- Pool A 17 10 2 4 6 6
1982 World & European Championships -- Pool A 17 7 2 3 5 8
1980 Olympic Games -- Men's Hockey 16 5 3 3 6 9
1979 World & European Championships -- Pool A 16 8 2 2 4 8
1978 World Junior Championships -- Pool A 17 6 7 3 10 12
1977 World Junior Championships -- Pool A 17 - - - - -
1976 European Junior Championships -- Pool A - 4 2 8 10 6
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