Milan Nový
Encyclopedia
Milan Nový (born September 23, 1951 in Kladno
, Czechoslovakia
) is a retired Czech ice hockey
center. He played 16 seasons in the Czechoslovak Elite League
, winning six league championships between 1974 and 1980.
Nový played for Kladno in the Czechoslovak junior league from 1963 to 1968. He played in the elite league with Kladno
from 1968 to 1972, Jihlava
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 http://www.azhockey.com/index.html. He holds the Czech "iron man" record, playing eight seasons without missing a game http://internationalhockeylegends.blogspot.com/2006/09/milan-novy.html.
Nový won a silver medal on the 1976 Czechoslovak Olympic team
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 http://www.azhockey.com/index.html. He led all players in Moscow
's Izvestia Cup with 14 goals in 1974 http://www.chidlovski.com/personal/1974/world/izvestia.htm.
Nový was named to the 1976 Canada Cup
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 Bobby Orr
said was the best he ever played in http://internationalhockeylegends.blogspot.com/2006/09/milan-novy.html. He also played in the 1981 Canada Cup
.
He played with the Washington Capitals
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 http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=his_draft1982, finishing the season with 48 points in 73 games. He played with Zurcher SC in Switzerland
from 1983 to 1985 and with EV Wien in Austria
in 1985–86 http://www.azhockey.com/index.html. 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 http://internationalhockeylegends.blogspot.com/2006/09/milan-novy.html.
Kladno
Kladno is a city in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located 25 km northwest of Prague. Kladno is the largest city of the region and holds a population together with its adjacent suburban areas of more than 110,000 people...
, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
) is a retired Czech ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
center. He played 16 seasons in the Czechoslovak Elite League
Czechoslovak Extraliga
The Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League was the elite ice hockey league in Czechoslovakia from 1930 until 1993, when the country split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The Slovak Extraliga and Czech Extraliga formed from the split.-See also:...
, winning six league championships between 1974 and 1980.
Nový played for Kladno in the Czechoslovak junior league from 1963 to 1968. He played in the elite league with Kladno
HC Kladno
Rytíři Kladno is a Czech professional ice hockey team based in the city of Kladno. They are currently a member of the Czech Extraliga, the top flight level of ice hockey in the Czech Republic....
from 1968 to 1972, Jihlava
HC Jihlava
HC Dukla Jihlava, founded in 1956, is an ice hockey team in the Czech Republic. It won the Czechoslovak Extraliga title 12 times: six consecutive championships beginning in 1967, then in 1974, four consecutive championships beginning in 1982, and again in 1991. As of 2006, HC Jihlava plays in...
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 http://www.azhockey.com/index.html. He holds the Czech "iron man" record, playing eight seasons without missing a game http://internationalhockeylegends.blogspot.com/2006/09/milan-novy.html.
Nový won a silver medal on the 1976 Czechoslovak Olympic team
Ice hockey at the 1976 Winter Olympics
At the 1976 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria, the USSR team won the Gold Medal in ice hockey. Star forward, Valeri Kharlamov scored the game-winning goal in the final game. Games were held at the Olympiahalle Innsbruck.-Highlights:...
and played in the 1980 Olympics
Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics was held at the Olympic Arena and the Olympic Fieldhouse in Lake Placid, New York. Twelve teams competed in the tournament, which was held from February 12 to February 24...
, 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 http://www.azhockey.com/index.html. He led all players in Moscow
Moscow
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's Izvestia Cup with 14 goals in 1974 http://www.chidlovski.com/personal/1974/world/izvestia.htm.
Nový was named to the 1976 Canada Cup
1976 Canada Cup
The 1976 Canada Cup was an international ice hockey tournament held September 2–15, 1976, in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal, Winnipeg and Quebec, Canada as well as in Philadelphia, United States. It was the first of five Canada Cup tournaments held between 1976 and 1991...
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 Bobby Orr
Bobby Orr
Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr, OC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Orr played in the National Hockey League for his entire career, the first ten seasons with the Boston Bruins, joining the Chicago Black Hawks for two more. Orr is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest...
said was the best he ever played in http://internationalhockeylegends.blogspot.com/2006/09/milan-novy.html. He also played in the 1981 Canada Cup
1981 Canada Cup
The 1981 Canada Cup was the second best-on-best ice hockey world championship and involved the world's top six hockey nations. Tournament games were held in Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal and Ottawa. The Soviet Union defeated Canada in a single game final to win its first title, while Soviet...
.
He played with the Washington Capitals
Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...
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 http://capitals.nhl.com/team/app?service=page&page=NHLPage&bcid=his_draft1982, finishing the season with 48 points in 73 games. He played with Zurcher SC in Switzerland
Switzerland
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from 1983 to 1985 and with EV Wien in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
in 1985–86 http://www.azhockey.com/index.html. 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 http://internationalhockeylegends.blogspot.com/2006/09/milan-novy.html.
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)