Vladimír Dzurilla (2 August 1942 in

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, Slovakia – 27 July 1995 in

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, Germany) was a Slovak

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goaltender playing for

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. Dzurilla, a refrigerator repairman by profession, was goalie for the Czechoslovak national team for over 16 years, winning three gold, three silver and four bronze medals at

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as well as one silver and two bronze Olympic medals. However, in most of these tournaments Dzurilla and

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were battling to be Czechoslovakia's top goaltender and each were given their share of games. For North American fans, he is mostly known for stopping 29 shots in a 1-0 win over

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in the

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(where the Czechoslovaks finished second). Dzurilla was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998. He suffered a fatal heart attack at his home in Düsseldorf, Germany, on 27 July 1995, only days before his 53rd birthday.

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