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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox ice hockey player<br />
| name = Jaroslav Jirkovsky<br />
| image = Jaroslav Jirkovsky.jpg<br />
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| nationality = {{Flag|Bohemia}}<br>{{Flag|Czechoslovakia}}<br />
| birth_date = March 8, 1891<br />
| birth_place = [[Prague]], [[Bohemia]], [[Austria-Hungary]]<br />
| death_date = November 2, 1971<br />
| death_place = Prague, Czechoslovakia<br />
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| position = Center<br />
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| played_for = [[SK Slavia Praha]]<br>[[Sportklub Slovan]]<br />
| career_start = 1908<br />
| career_end = 1933<br />
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'''Jaroslav Jirkovsky''' (March 8, 1891 – November 2, 1971) was a Czechoslovak/Bohemian ice hockey player. <br />
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==Biography==<br />
Jirkovsky enjoyed a long club career, spanning a quarter-century, with [[SK Slavia Praha]]. He also had a brief stint with the Vienna-based [[Sportklub Slovan]] in 1914-15 and served as a player-coach in Slovakia during the 1920s.<br />
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One of the top pre-WWI European players, Jirkovsky was a fast skater who was a skilled stickhandler and possessed an excellent shot. He was an excellent goalscorer. Internationally, he played for the [[Bohemian National Team]] and later the [[Czechoslovak|Czechoslovak]] outfit on numerous occasions. <br />
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He served as a telegraphist in [[World War I]]. Jirkovsky spent five years in a Russian labor camp (1915-1920) after being captured. <br />
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==References==<br />
*{{cite book |last=Müller |first=Stephan |title=International Ice Hockey Encyclopedia 1904-2005 |year=2005 |publisher=Books on Demand |location=Germany}}<br />
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==Credits==<br />
Special thanks to Patrick H. for supplying information on this player.<br />
[[Category:Bohemian players]]<br />
[[Category:Czechoslovak players]]</div>Admin