Karel Gut (16 September 1927 – 6 January 2014) was a Czech ice hockey player. Born in Prague, he played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. As a player, he won three bronze medals on the World Championships. He was later coach of the Czechoslovak national team and won the World Championships in 1976 and 1977.[1] He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998.
Gut died on January 6, 2014 at the age of 86.[2]
References
- ^ "Karel Gut har somnat in" (in Swedish). corren.se. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ "Český hokej přišel o velkou osobnost, ve věku 86 let zemřel Karel Gut". Lidové noviny (in Czech). lidovky.cz. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- IIHF Hockey Hall of Fame bio