Olda Kucera

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Olda Kucera
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Position Left Wing
Teams LTC Praha
I. CLTK Praha
SC Bern
Young-Sprinters Hockey Club
Melbourne Raiders
Hobart Red Devils
Hobart Comets
Hobart Mustangs
National team  Czechoslovakia
Born July 1, 1914,
Prague, Austria-Hungary
Died January 1, 1964,
Bern, Switzerland
Playing Career 1927 – 1951

Oldrich "Olda" Kucera (July 1, 1914 - January 1, 1964) was a Czechoslovak hockey player who was a member of the Czechoslovak National Team at seven major international tournaments. He was one of the better goalscorers, both on the national team, and at the club level.

Kucera spent most of his club career with the top team in Czechoslovakia at the time, LTC Praha. He eventually moved to I. CLTK Praha in 1943 and later went to play in Switzerland and then Australia. Kucera was a player-coach in Tasmania in 1951-52.

He died after suffering a heart attack during an old-timers hockey game in Bern, Switzerland, on January 1, 1964.

Statistics

Years # GP Goals Assists Pts
Olympic Games 1936 1 8 5 2 7
World Championships 1933-1939 6 37 25 21 46