National team Netherlands Height 1.83 m Playing career Weight 88 kg | Name George Peternousek Position Defenseman Role Ice hockey player Played for Destil Trappers | |
Born March 11, 1947 (age 77)
Prague, TCH ( 1947-03-11 ) | ||
Jiri "George" Peternousek (born March 11, 1947) is a former professional ice hockey player.
Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Peternousek later became a naturalized Dutch citizen and competed for the Netherlands national ice hockey team at both the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships.
A defenceman, Peternousek scored a goal and two assists in all 5 of Holland's games in Lake Placid. He had two assists in 8 games at the World Championships the following year.
Peternousek played for seven years with Dutch club Tilburg Trappers.
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