František Pospíšil

František Pospíšil (born 2 April 1944) is a Czech former ice hockey defenceman and coach. Internationally, he played for the Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team from 1967 to 1977, at the IIHF World Championships and the Winter Olympics. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999.

Career He played in the Czechoslovak Elite League for Poldi Kladno from 1961 to 1978, then in Germany for EV Landshut in 1978–79. He won the Golden Hockey Stick as the top player in Czechoslovakia in 1971 and 1972. He scored 134 career goals in 622 league games.

Pospíšil played on the Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team from 1967 to 1977, which won the gold medal at the IIHF World Championships in 1972, 1976, and 1977; he was named best defenceman of the tournament in 1972 and 1976. He also played in the 1972 and 1976 Olympics and the 1976 Canada Cup. At the 1976 Olympics he was proven of having used codeine, which was a banned substance back then.

Pospíšil began coaching in Czechoslovakia in 1979, first with his old team Poldi Kladno from 1979 to 1983 and then with Litvínov from 1983 to 1985. He was assistant coach on the national team between 1986 and 1988.

Pospíšil was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1999.

Career statistics Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1965–66 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 36 8 6 14 38 — — — — — 1966–67 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 36 6 12 18 36 — — — — — 1967–68 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 32 12 11 23 30 — — — — — 1968–69 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 36 3 17 20 43 — — — — — 1969–70 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 36 13 20 33 36 — — — — — 1970–71 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 36 8 26 34 47 9 2 2 4 8 1971–72 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 35 15 27 42 36 — — — — — 1972–73 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 32 7 16 23 18 9 3 4 7 0 1973–74 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 44 7 27 34 22 — — — — — 1974–75 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 44 5 35 40 16 — — — — — 1975–76 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 32 7 16 23 14 — — — — — 1976–77 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 42 8 28 36 22 — — — — — 1977–78 TJ Kladno Czechoslovakia 44 11 27 38 37 — — — — — 1978–79 EV Landshut Germany 49 11 24 35 20 — — — — — Czechoslovakia totals 485 110 268 378 395 18 5 6 11 8