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
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| 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 |