František Pospíšil (born April 2, 1944) is a Czech former

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defenceman and coach. He played in the

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for

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from 1961 to 1978, then in Germany for

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in 1978–79. He won the Golden Hockey Stick as the top player in

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in 1971 and 1972. He scored 134 career goals in 622 league games. Pospíšil played on the national team from 1967 to 1977, which won the gold medal at the

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in 1972, 1976, and 1977; he was named best defenceman of the tournament in 1972 and 1976. He also played in the 1972 and

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Olympics and the

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. At the 1976 Olympics he was proven of having used

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, which was a banned substance back then. Pospíšil began coaching in Czechoslovakia in 1979, first with his old team

from 1979 to 1983 and then with Litvínov from 1983 to 1985. He was assistant coach on the national team between 1986 and 1988.

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* * * 1944 births Czech ice hockey coaches Czechoslovak ice hockey coaches Czechoslovak ice hockey defencemen Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team coaches Doping cases in ice hockey Rytíři Kladno players Ice hockey players at the 1968 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1972 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1976 Winter Olympics IIHF Hall of Fame inductees Living people Medalists at the 1968 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic ice hockey players for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in ice hockey Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia People from Kladno District Sportspeople from the Central Bohemian Region Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in West Germany Czechoslovak expatriate ice hockey people Expatriate ice hockey players in West Germany Czech ice hockey defencemen {{CzechRepublic-icehockey-defenceman-stub

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