Caught Left Weight 93 kg Name Vladimir Dzurilla Career end 1982 | Playing career Career start 1959 Height 1.78 m | |
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Born August 2, 1942Bratislava, SVK ( 1942-08-02 ) Played for HC Slovan BratislavaHC PlzenKometa BrnoAugsburger PantherSC Riessersee Died July 27, 1995, Dusseldorf, Germany | ||
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Vladimír Dzurilla (August 2, 1942 in Bratislava, Slovakia – July 25, 1995 in Düsseldorf, Germany) was a Slovak ice hockey goaltender playing for Czechoslovakia.
Dzurilla, a refrigerator repairman by profession, was goalie for the Czechoslovak national team for over 16 years, winning three gold, three silver and four bronze medals at world championships as well as one silver and two bronze Olympic medals. However, in most of these tournaments Dzurilla and Jiri Holecek were battling to be Czechoslovakia's top goaltender and each were given their share of games.
For North American fans, he is mostly known for stopping 29 shots in a 1-0 win over Canada in the 1976 Canada Cup (where the Czechoslovakians finished second).
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