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Archive Home > 2011 > July > 12 > Jaroslav Jirik, 1st Czech in the NHL, dies at 71

Jaroslav Jirik, 1st Czech in the NHL, dies at 71

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
July 12, 2011

PRAGUE — Jaroslav Jirik, the first Czech allowed to play in the NHL during the country’s communist era, died Monday in a plane crash. He was 71.

Jirik died in the city of Brno, about 125 miles from Prague. His ultralight one-seater crashed shortly after takeoff from the Brno Medlanky airport and....

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