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After retiring from hockey in 1989, Nový went to work as the representative of an [[Israel]]i cosmetics company in the Czech Republic. |
After retiring from hockey in 1989, Nový went to work as the representative of an [[Israel]]i cosmetics company in the Czech Republic. |
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Nový came back at the age of 46, playing 39 games over four seasons in the Czech and Slovak leagues between 1997 and 2004. 31 of the games were in |
Nový came back at the age of 46, playing 39 games over four seasons in the Czech and Slovak leagues between 1997 and 2004. 31 of the games were in 2000–01 (scoring two goals and an assist) when he was 49 years old. He played his final game at the age of 52 [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php3?pid=9110]. |
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==Czechoslovak Elite League awards== |
==Czechoslovak Elite League awards== |
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Representing  Czechoslovakia
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1976 Innsbruck | Ice hockey |
| World Championships | ||
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1976 Poland | Ice hockey |
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1977 Austria | Ice hockey |
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1975 West Germany | Ice hockey |
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1978 Czechoslovakia | Ice hockey |
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1979 Soviet Union | Ice hockey |
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1982 Finland | Ice hockey |
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1981 Sweden | Ice hockey |
| Canada Cup | ||
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1976 Canada Cup | Ice hockey |
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1981 Canada Cup | Ice hockey |
Milan Nový (born September 23 1951 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia) is a retired Czech ice hockey center. He played 16 seasons (14 with Kladno) in the Czechoslovak Elite League, winning five league championships between 1975 and 1980.
Nový was named top player in the Czechoslovak 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. He scored 474 goals in 633 league games, as well as 120 goals in 211 games with the national team [1]. He holds the Czech "iron man" record, playing eight seasons without missing a game [2].
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 [3]. He led all players in Moscow's Izvestia Cup with 14 goals in 1974 [4].
Nový was named to the 1976 Canada Cup all-star team, 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 [5]. He also played in the 1981 Canada Cup.
He played with the Washington Capitals in 1982–83, but had difficulty adjusting to North American culture and the physical play of the North American game [6]. After two years in Switzerland and one in Austria, Nový returned to Kladno in 1987 [7].
After retiring from hockey in 1989, Nový went to work as the representative of an Israeli cosmetics company in the Czech Republic.
Nový came back at the age of 46, playing 39 games over four seasons in the Czech and Slovak leagues between 1997 and 2004. 31 of the games were in 2000–01 (scoring two goals and an assist) when he was 49 years old. He played his final game at the age of 52 [8].
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 (Kladno): 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980