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Czechia Ivan Hlinka

a.k.a. "Ivan Hlinka, Sr."

#9 TJ Litvínov / Czechoslovakia - 86/87

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Ivan Hlinka Facts

Date of Birth
Jan 26, 1950
Position
C
Age
Height
6'0" / 183 cm
Place of Birth
Most, CZE
Weight
183 lbs / 83 kg
Nation
Czechia
Shoots
L
Youth Team
HC Litvinov
Contract
-
Highlights
3-time World Championship Gold Medal 3
1-time Universiade Gold Medal 1
5-time World Championship Silver Medal 5
1-time Olympic Silver Medal 1
3-time World Championship Bronze Medal 3
1-time Olympic Bronze Medal 1
1-time Czech Hockey Hall of Fame 1
1-time IIHF Hall of Fame 1
1-time World Championship All-Star Team 1

Son: Ivan Hlinka
Grandson: Michal Hlinka

Passed away August 16th, 2004 as a consequence of a car accident.

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Ivan Hlinka Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1966-67 TJ Litvinov B Czechia2 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
TJ Litvínov Czechoslovakia 14* 4* 0* 4* -* -* |
1967-68 TJ Litvínov Czechoslovakia 32* 15* 14* 29* -* -* |
1968-69 TJ Litvínov Czechoslovakia 36* 21* 17* 38* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 1* 0* -* -* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia U19 EJC-19 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1969-70 TJ Litvínov Czechoslovakia 33* 17* 17* 34* 20* -* |
Czechoslovakia WC 4* 0* 0* 0* 2* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 16* 8* -* -* -* -* |
1970-71 TJ Litvínov Czechoslovakia 36* 20* 18* 38* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia WC 10* 4* 1* 5* 2* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 22* 11* -* -* -* -* |
1971-72 TJ Litvínov Czechoslovakia 35* 31* 23* 54* 20* -* |
Czechoslovakia OG 6* 5* 3* 8* 2* -* |
Czechoslovakia WC 5* 2* 3* 5* 0* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 28* 17* -* -* -* -* |
1972-73 TJ Litvínov “C” Czechoslovakia 33* 24* 11* 35* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia WC 8* 2* 1* 3* 0* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 23* 10* -* -* -* -* |
1973-74 TJ Litvínov “C” Czechoslovakia 42* 27* 27* 54* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia WC 10* 9* 6* 15* 2* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 26* 19* -* -* -* -* |
1974-75 TJ Litvínov “C” Czechoslovakia 42* 36* 42* 78* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia WC 6* 2* 4* 6* 2* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 21* 11* -* -* -* -* |
1975-76 TJ Litvínov “C” Czechoslovakia 30* 25* 18* 43* 6* -* |
Czechoslovakia OG 5* 3* 3* 6* 9* -* |
Czechoslovakia WC 10* 7* 8* 15* 4* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 28* 16* -* -* -* -* |
1976-77 TJ Litvínov “C” Czechoslovakia 43* 39* 23* 62* -* -* |
Czechoslovakia CC 7* 2* 2* 4* 12* 1* |
Czechoslovakia WC 10* 9* 3* 12* 5* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 32* 20* -* -* -* -* |
1977-78 TJ Litvínov “C” Czechoslovakia 43* 32* 39* 71* 30* -* |
Czechoslovakia “C” WC 10* 4* 10* 14* 4* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 19* 10* -* -* -* -* |
1978-79 TJ Litvínov “C” Czechoslovakia 23* 15* 17* 32* 14* -* |
HK Dukla Trencin Czechoslovakia 8* 2* 3* 5* 0* -* |
Czechoslovakia “C” WC 8* 4* 5* 9* 6* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 13* 5* -* -* -* -* |
1979-80 TJ Litvínov “C” Czechoslovakia 33* 14* 16* 30* 8* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 2* 1* -* -* -* -* |
1980-81 TJ Litvínov Czechoslovakia 40* 21* 31* 52* 38* -* |
Czechoslovakia WC 8* 0* 3* 3* 0* -* |
Czechoslovakia (all) International 25* 4* -* -* -* -* |
1981-82 Vancouver Canucks NHL 72* 23* 37* 60* 16* 21* | Playoffs 12 2 6 8 4 -
1982-83 Vancouver Canucks NHL 65* 19* 44* 63* 12* -3* | Playoffs 4 1 4 5 4 -
1983-84 EV Zug NLB 41* 40* 49* 89* -* -* |
1984-85 EV Zug NLB 39* 30* 44* 74* -* -* |
1985-86 TJ Litvínov Czechoslovakia 0* 0* 0* 0* 0* -* |
1986-87 TJ Litvínov Czechoslovakia 9* 3* 9* 12* 12* -* | Relegation 10 2 9 11 - -

Ivan Hlinka Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1969-70 Czechoslovakia Universiade -* -* -* -* -* -* |
1976-77 Czechoslovakia “C” Izvestia Trophy -* 1* 3* 4* -* -* |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1985-86 TJ Litvínov Czechoslovakia Asst. Coach
1986-87 TJ Litvínov Czechoslovakia Asst. Coach
1987-88 TJ Litvínov Czechoslovakia Head Coach
1988-89 TJ Litvínov Czechoslovakia Head Coach
1989-90 EHC Freiburg Germany Head Coach Replaced in November by Jaromir Frycer
1990-91 HC Litvínov Czechoslovakia Head Coach
1991-92 HC Litvínov Czechoslovakia Head Coach
Czechoslovakia OG Head Coach
Czechoslovakia WC Head Coach
Czechoslovakia CC Head Coach
1992-93 HC Litvínov Czechoslovakia Head Coach
Czechoslovakia (all) International Head Coach
Czechia WC Head Coach
1993-94 HC Litvínov Czechia Head Coach
Czechia OG Head Coach
Czechia (all) International Head Coach
Czechia WC Head Coach
1996-97 HC Chemopetrol Czechia Chairman
HC Chemopetrol Czechia General Manager
Czechia WC Head Coach
1997-98 HC Litvinov Czechia Chairman
HC Litvinov Czechia GM/Head Coach
Czechia OG Head Coach
Czechia WC Head Coach
1998-99 HC Chemopetrol Czechia Chairman
Czechia WC Head Coach
1999-00 HC Chemopetrol Czechia Chairman Replaced in November by Miroslav Kornalik
Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Asst. Coach Named Associate Coach in February
2000-01 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Head Coach
2001-02 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Head Coach Replaced midseason by Rick Kehoe
Czechia OG General Manager
Czechia WC General Manager
2002-03 Avangard Omsk Russia Head Coach
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Ivan Hlinka Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
CC 1 7* 2* 2* 4* 0.57* 12* 1* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechia2 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Czechoslovakia 17 532* 346* 325* 671* 1.26* 148* -* | 1 10 2 * 9 * 11 * 1.10 * - * - *
EJC-19 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International 13 256* 132* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Izvestia Trophy 1 -* 1* 3* 4* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 2 137* 42* 81* 123* 0.90* 28* 18* | 2 16 3 * 10 * 13 * 0.81 * 8 * - *
OG 2 11* 8* 6* 14* 1.27* 11* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NLB (SL) 2 80* 70* 93* 163* 2.04* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
Universiade 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WC 11 89* 43* 44* 87* 0.98* 27* -* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.
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Ivan Hlinka Connections

Player Period Teams
Josef Ulrych (F) 1966-1981 15 HC Litvinov
Jiri Bubla (D) 1967-1983 14 Czechoslovakia (OG), Czechoslovakia (CC), Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovakia (Cup), Czechoslovakia (all), Czechoslovakia U18, HC Litvinov, Vancouver Canucks
Vladimír Martinec (F) 1968-1981 13 Czechoslovakia (OG), Czechoslovakia (CC), Czechoslovakia, Czechoslovakia (Cup), Czechoslovakia (all), Czechoslovakia U18
Miroslav Kapoun (G) 1970-1987 13 HC Litvinov

Ivan Hlinka Biography and Trivia

Number 21 retired by Czechia

Number 21 retired by Czechia

Cult/Star player for Czechia

Cult/Star player for HC Litvinov

Cult/Star player for Vancouver Canucks

Cult/Star player for Zug

Other memorable dates
- 1981-10-09 • Scored his first NHL goal (vs. Edmonton Oilers vs. Andy Moog)
- 1981-10-06 • Made his NHL debut (vs. Colorado Rockies)

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