Jaroslav Holík, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jaroslav Holík

Czech ice hockey player and coach

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1942

Place of Birth: Havlíčkův Brod, Vysočina Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 17-Apr-2015

Profession: ice hockey player

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jaroslav Holík (Czech pronunciation: ['jaroslav '?oli?k]; August 3, 1942 – April 17, 2015) was a Czech professional ice hockey coach and former player.
Holík played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga for Dukla Jihlava.
He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.
He was also successful at the Ice Hockey World Championships, winning gold at the 1972 World Ice Hockey Championships in Prague, silver at the 1965 World Ice Hockey Championships in Tampere and 1966 World Ice Hockey Championships in Ljubljana, and bronze at the 1969 World Ice Hockey Championships, 1970 World Ice Hockey Championships, both in Stockholm, and 1973 World Ice Hockey Championships in Moscow. After he finished his playing career, he worked as a coach.
In 2000 he led the Czech under-20 national team to the victory at the 2000 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Sweden.
He died on April 17, 2015.NHL player Bobby Holík is Jaroslav's son, Czechoslovak player Jirí Holík is his brother. Holík's grandson, David Musil, was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers.