Miloslav Hořava
| Miloslav Hořava | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 14, 1961 Kladno, TCH |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 191 lb (87 kg; 13 st 9 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shot | Left |
| Played for | New York Rangers |
| National team |  Czech Republic |
| NHL Draft | 176th overall, 1981 Edmonton Oilers |
| Playing career | 1981–2000 |
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men’s Ice Hockey | ||
| Silver | 1984 Sarajevo | Ice Hockey |
| Bronze | 1992 Albertville | Ice Hockey |
Miloslav Hořava (born on August 14, 1961) is a Czech ice hockey coach and former player. He played on the Silver medal winning ice hockey team at the 1984 Winter Olympics and bronze medal winning team at the 1992 Winter Olympics for Czechoslovakia.
He also played in parts of three seasons for the New York Rangers as a defenceman.
From 2002 he was working as a coach in Czech Extraliga. He was coaching HC Znojemští Orli, HC Pardubice, HC Karlovy Vary and BK Mladá Boleslav. In the beginning of the 2004–2005 season he returned to the Znojemští Orli, but in 2006 he left and started coaching Czech National U-20 Team.
On April 16, 2009, he signed a two-year contract as the new head coach for Modo Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien, a team where he also played three seasons between 1991 and 1994.
External links
- Miloslav Hořava's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
- Miloslav Hořava – player profile and career stats at European Hockey.Net
See also
Ice hockey at the 1992 Winter Olympics