Milan Nový (born 23 September 1951) is a Czech former professional

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center. He played 16 seasons in the Czechoslovak Elite League, winning six league championships between 1974 and 1980. He also played one season in the

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with the

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during the 1982–83 season. Internationally Nový played for the Czechoslovakian national team on multiple occasions, including the

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and

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, winning a silver medal in 1976, and gold at the

and 1977 World Championships. Nový was inducted into the

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in 2012.

Playing career

Nový played for Kladno in the Czechoslovak junior league from 1963 to 1968. He played in the elite league with

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from 1968 to 1972,

Jihlava Jihlava (; ) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. Jihlava is the capital of the Vysočina Region, situated on the Jihlava (river), Jihlava River on the historical border between Moravia and Bohemia. Historically, Jihla ...

from 1972 to 1974, and Kladno again from 1974 to 1982 and 1987 to 1989. He was named the top player in the league three times, and was first in scoring six times. His 90 points (59 goals and 31 assists) in 44 games in 1976–77 is the league record. Nový scored 474 goals in 633 league games, as well as 120 goals in 211 games with the national team. He holds the Czech "iron man" record, playing eight seasons without missing a game. Nový won a silver medal with the Czechoslovak national team at the

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and played in the 1980 Olympics, leading all scorers with 15 points. He appeared in seven consecutive IIHF World Championships from 1975 to 1982, and was named to the all-star team in 1976. He led all players in

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's Izvestia Cup with 14 goals in 1974. Nový was named to the

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all-star team, tied for the most goals, and was the top scorer and MVP on his team. He scored the only goal in a 1–0 Czechoslovak victory over Canada, in a game

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said was the best he ever played in. He also played in the

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. He played with the

in 1982–83. Though he began with a goal and two assists in his first game and points in his first four games, he had difficulty adjusting to North American culture and the physical play of the North American game, finishing the season with 48 points in 73 games. He played with Zurcher SC in

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from 1983 to 1985 and with EV Wien in

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in 1985–86. Nový returned to Kladno in 1986, to help his old team get out of the second division, back into the elite league. They succeeded, and he played in the elite league for two more years before retiring in 1989. Nový was inducted into the

in 2012.

Czechoslovak Elite League awards

* Golden Hockey Stick (Top player): 1977, 1981, 1982 *Scoring title: 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982 *Top goal scorer: 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977 *On championship team: 1974 (Jihlava); 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980 (Kladno)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

References

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