Oldřich Zábrodský (February 28,řichZábrodský 1926 – September 22, 2015) was a Czech ice hockey player for the Czechoslovak national team. He won a silver medal at the 1948 Winter Olympics.

Early life

Zábrodský was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia. His mother was Russian and his brother, Vladimír, was also a hockey player.

Oldřich Zábrodský

Career

Zábrodský played for LTC Praha. After the Spengler Cup in late-1948, he remained in Switzerland, where he finished the season playing for HC Davos. During the next two seasons, Zábrodský played for HC Lausanne before ending his professional career.

Oldřich Zábrodský

Personal life

In 1951, he emigrated to the United States through Italy. In 1960, he moved to Belgium, where he lived until his death in 2015.

Oldřich Zábrodský

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1926 births

2015 deaths

Czech ice hockey defencemen

Czech people of Russian descent

Czechoslovak defectors

Czechoslovak emigrants to the United States

Emigrants from Czechoslovakia

Immigrants to Belgium

Czechoslovak emigrants to Switzerland

Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland

Czechoslovak ice hockey defencemen

HC Davos players

Ice hockey people from Prague

Ice hockey players at the 1948 Winter Olympics

Medalists at the 1948 Winter Olympics

Olympic ice hockey players for Czechoslovakia

Olympic medalists in ice hockey

Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia