Milan Nový
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1976 Innsbruck | Team |
Milan Nový (born September 23 1951 in Kladno, Czechoslovakia) is a retired Czech ice hockey center. He played for Kladno in the Czechoslovak Elite League and, for one season, with the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League.
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 590 league games, as well as 120 goals in 211 games with the national team. He won a silver medal on the 1976 Czechoslovak Olympic team and also played in the 1980 Olympics, when he led the tournament with 15 points.
Nový was named to the 1976 Canada Cup all-star team, and was the top scorer and MVP on his team.
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. He played two years in Switzerland and one in Austria before returning to Kladno in 1986.
After retiring from hockey, Nový went to work as the representative of an Israeli cosmetics company in the Czech Republic.
Awards
- Golden Hockey Stick (Czechoslovakia) (Top player in Czechoslovakia): 1977, 1981, 1982
- Czechoslovak Elite League scoring title: 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982
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