Luděk Bukač

Luděk Bukač (4 August 1935 – 20 April 2019) was a Czech ice hockey player and manager. He died on 20 April 2019 at the age of 83.

As a player, Bukač played for ČLTK Praha, HC Sparta Praha and HC Dukla Jihlava, while as a manager, he coached HC Sparta Praha, HC Košice and HC České Budějovice.

As a coach, Bukač managed the Czechoslovak, Austrian, German, and Czech national teams; the latter of which won the 1996 IIHF World Championship. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2023.