Rudi Hiti

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Rudi Hiti

Born	(1946-11-04) 4 November 1946 Jesenice, Yugoslavia
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position	Forward
Shot	Right
Played for	HK Acroni Jesenice HK Kranjska gora HK Olimpija Ljubljana HC Alleghe HC Bolzano HK MK Bled
National team	Yugoslavia
Playing career	1962–1986

Rudolf Hiti (born 4 November 1946 in Jesenice, Yugoslavia) is a retired Slovenian ice hockey player and coach. In Slovenia he played for HK Kranjska Gora, HK Acroni Jesenice and HDD Olimpija Ljubljana, winning yugoslav league four times. Later he played in Italy, winning Italian league three times with HC Bolzano, where his #13 jersey was retired. He played at 17 World Championships for Yugoslavia, which is a world record, and two Olympic Games. In 1970 he was close to signing for NHL club Chicago Blackhawks, but an injury on the first friendly game for Blackhawks prevented him from signing the contract. On 5 May 2009 he was introduced to the IIHF Hall of Fame as the second Slovene.^[1]

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Name	Hiti, Rudi
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Short description	Slovenian ice hockey player and coach
Date of birth	4 November 1946
Place of birth	Jesenice, Yugoslavia
Date of death
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