Henryk Przezdziecki

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Henryk Przezdziecki
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Position Goaltender
Teams Legia Warszawa
AZS Warszawa
National team  Poland
Born February 20, 1909,
Warsaw, Poland
Died November 1, 1977,
Warsaw, Poland
Playing Career 1932 – 1937

Henryk Przezdziecki (February 20, 1909 - November 1, 1977) was a Polish hockey player. He played for the Polish National Team at the 1937 World Championship and at the Olympic Games in 1936 and 1948.

Przezdziecki was also the backup goalie at the 1935 World Championship. At the club level, he spent most of his 20+ year career with Legia Warszawa, but did play for AZS Warszawa from 1936-1939.

He fought for the Polish Army in the September Campaign of World War II. Przezdziecki was captured and held prisoner at the Stalag IIB in Hammerstein-Schlochau and the Oflag IIA in Prenzlau.