Suchi Yang

Jan Suchey began his hockey career at the Czechoslovak League club Havlíčkвv Brod. In 1965, he joined the Dukla Jihlava army team, for which he played for 14 years. From 1980 to 1984 he played in German and Austrian clubs.

He played for the Czechoslovak team from 1964 to 1974. He completed his playing career in 1984.

November 4, 2008 was admitted to the Czech Hockey Hall of Fame. In 2009, he was admitted to the IIHF Hall of Fame ^[1] .

Jan Sukhi is the holder of many Czechoslovak hockey records: the most successful defender in history (206 goals in the league and for the Czechoslovak team), the only defender who managed to become the top scorer in the Czechoslovak championship (56 points in the 1968/69 season), record for the most points for a defender in one championship game (9 points, 5 goals and 4 assists in 1969 in a match with České Budějovice ending 13: 4 in favor of Dukla), hat-trick for 47 seconds in a 1971 game against Kosice ^[2] .

Suchi was never the world hockey champion, although in 1972 the Czechoslovak team won gold medals. Suchi did not take part in the championship due to an incident that happened in September 1971. He, along with another Czechoslovakian hockey player Ladislav Schmid and their friend Otakar Moravek, had an accident. Suhi was driving while intoxicated (0.38 ppm alcohol), Moravek died as a result of the accident, and Jan Suhi was sentenced to several months ^[3] . He could not take part in the 1972 Olympic Games , where the Czechoslovak team took 3rd place. Suchi was released from prison before the 1972 World Cup , but Czechoslovak sports authorities banned his participation in the championship. The tournament was held in Prague , and the Czechoslovak team became the world champion.

Team

• Champion of Czechoslovakia 1967-1972, 1974 (7 times)
• Silver medalist of the championship of Czechoslovakia 1966, 1973, 1977, 1979 (4 times)
• Czechoslovakia Championship bronze medalist 1975, 1976 (2 times)
• Silver medalist at the 1968 Olympics
• Silver medalist of the World Cup 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1974 (5 times)
• Bronze medalist of the World Cup 1969, 1970 (2 times)

Personal

• The best defender of the World Cup 1969 and 1971
• Winner of the Golden Stick to the best hockey player of Czechoslovakia 1969 and 1970
• Member of the IIHF Hall of Fame (since 2009)
• Member of the Czech Hockey Hall of Fame (from 04.11.2008)
• Top scorer of the Czechoslovak Championship 1969 (56 points)

• Czechoslovak Championship - 561 games, 162 goals
• Czechoslovakia national team - 160 games, 44 goals ^[4]
• In total for a career - 721 games, 206 goals

Married, three children (two sons and a daughter).

Son, Dushan Suchi (born July 21, 1966) is a former Czech footballer.

Grandson Shimon Satmari (born 04.10.1995) is a hockey player who plays in the Czech first league ^[5] .

1. ↑ Suchý v Síni slávy IIHF. Je to pro mě čest, říká (neopr.) . iDNES.cz (May 9, 2009). Date of treatment November 12, 2018.
2. ↑ Hokejista Jan Suchý: z vězení až do světové Síně slávy (cs-CZ) (April 28, 2009). Date of treatment November 13, 2018.
3. ↑ Blokoval střely i útočil. Místo zlata však přišel kriminál (neopr.) . iDNES.cz (May 6, 2008). Date of treatment November 13, 2018.
4. ↑ BPA sport marketing as Starty hráčů: Reprezentace | Hokej.cz - web českého hokeje (neopr.) . Hokej.cz. Date of treatment November 12, 2018.
5. ↑ Simon Szathmary at eliteprospects.com . www.eliteprospects.com. Date of treatment November 12, 2018.

• Profile on the Czech Hockey Hall of Fame website
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