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Vladimír Martinec
Vladimír Martinec
Born	22 December 1949 (age 74); Lomnice nad Popelkou,; Czechoslovakia
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb)
Position	Right wing
Played for	HC Pardubice; ESV Kaufbeuren
National team	Czechoslovakia
Playing career	1968–1985
Men's ice hockey
Representing Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games

Vladimír Martinec (born 22 December 1949) is a Czech former ice hockey player. He played as a right winger during the 1970s and early 1980s, and won the Golden Hockey Stick award as top player in Czechoslovakia four times, in 1973, 1975, 1976, and 1979. Internationally, he played for the Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team, and was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2001.

Career

Martinec played for Pardubice in the Czechoslovak Elite League from 1967 to 1981 with the exception of the 1978–79 season, when he played for Jihlava. Nicknamed "the Fox" due to the unpredictability of his offensive manoeuvres, he scored 343 goals in 539 games in the elite league.^{[citation needed]}

Martinec was a key player on the Czechoslovak national teams in the 1970s. Known for his technical skills, he scored 155 goals in 289 international games. He played in the World Championships every year in the 1970s and in 1981 (on the winning side in 1972, 1976, and 1977, and making the all-star team in 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977); he is the 7th all-time leading scorer in World Championships with 110 points (52 goals and 58 assists) in 102 games (top scorer in 1976 with 20 points in 10 games).^[1]

He also played for Czechoslovakia in the 1972, 1976, and 1980 Winter Olympics,^[2] and in the 1976 Canada Cup where he scored 7 points (3+4) in 7 games.^{[citation needed]}

He coached ESV Kaufbeuren in Germany (also coming back to play for this team in 1985), and then coached his old team Tesla Pardubice between 1986 and 1989.^{[citation needed]}

Achievements & awards

IIHF World Championships
- 3-time world champion (1972,1976,1977)^{[citation needed]}
- 4-time all-star right wing (1974–1977)^{[citation needed]}
- Top scorer and best forward in 1976^{[citation needed]}
IIHF Hall of Fame (2001)^[3]
Izvestia Cup: Top scorer and best forward in 1979^[4]
Czechoslovak Elite League^{[citation needed]}
- On championship team (Pardubice) in 1973 ^{[citation needed]}
- Top goal-scorer in 1979 (42 goals)^[5]
- 4-time winner of Golden Hockey Stick (Top player award); 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1967–68	TJ Tesla Pardubice	TCH
1968–69	TJ Tesla Pardubice	TCH		23
1969–70	TJ Tesla Pardubice	TCH	34	22	14	36	—	—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	TJ Tesla Pardubice	TCH	34	20	19	39	—	—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	TJ Tesla Pardubice	TCH	36	23	19	42	21	—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	TJ Tesla Pardubice	TCH	34	26	23	49	—	—	—	—	—	—
1973–74	TJ Tesla Pardubice	TCH	40	31	22	53	—	—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	TJ Tesla Pardubice	TCH	42	27	18	45	—	—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	TJ Tesla Pardubice	TCH	32	23	28	51	—	—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	TJ Tesla Pardubice	TCH	42	28	21	49	—	—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	TJ Tesla Pardubice	TCH	44	19	18	37	19	—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	ASD Dukla Jihlava	TCH	21	21	8	29	—	—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	TJ Tesla Pardubice	TCH	24	21	12	33	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979–80	TJ Tesla Pardubice	TCH	35	27	20	47	19	—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	TJ Tesla Pardubice	TCH	39	21	22	43	28	—	—	—	—	—
1981–82	ESV Kaufbeuren	1.GBun	44	38	29	67	10	3	1	2	3	0
1982–83	ESV Kaufbeuren	1.GBun	35	28	28	56	22	—	—	—	—	—
1983–84	ESV Kaufbeuren	1.GBun	48	30	30	60	12	—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	ESV Kaufbeuren	1.GBun	36	25	33	58	19	9	5	3	8	4
TCH totals			457	309	244	553	—	—	—	—	—	—
1.GBun totals			163	121	120	241	63	12	6	5	11	4

TCH totals do not include numbers from the 1967–68 to 1968–69 seasons.

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1968	Czechoslovakia	EJC	5	4	4	8	4
1970	Czechoslovakia	WC	6	3	0	3	6
1971	Czechoslovakia	WC	10	2	3	5	0
1972	Czechoslovakia	OLY	6	4	2	6	0
1972	Czechoslovakia	WC	10	4	7	11	6
1973	Czechoslovakia	WC	8	1	5	6	8
1974	Czechoslovakia	WC	10	9	6	15	12
1975	Czechoslovakia	WC	9	7	4	11	4
1976	Czechoslovakia	OLY	6	7	5	12	2
1976	Czechoslovakia	WC	10	9	11	20	2
1976	Czechoslovakia	CC	7	3	4	7	2
1977	Czechoslovakia	WC	10	6	10	16	4
1978	Czechoslovakia	WC	10	4	4	8	0
1979	Czechoslovakia	WC	7	5	3	8	2
1980	Czechoslovakia	OLY	2	1	1	2	0
1981	Czechoslovakia	WC	8	3	5	8	0
Junior totals			5	4	4	8	4
Senior totals			119	68	70	138	48

References

^ A few World Championship statistics
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vladimír Martinec". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
^ "Síň slávy IIHF". Czech Ice Hockey Association (in Czech). 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
^ ISVESTIA TOURNAMENT: 1970-1980
^ "Czechoslovakia 1978/79". Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2011.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
Vladimír Martinec at Olympijskytym.cz (in Czech)
Vladimír Martinec at Olympic.cz (in Czech) (archived)
Vladimir Martinec at Olympics.com
Vladimír Martinec at Olympedia

Awards
Preceded by Ivan Hlinka	Golden Hockey Stick 1979	Succeeded by Peter Šťastný
Preceded by Jiří Holeček	Golden Hockey Stick 1975, 1976	Succeeded by Milan Nový
Preceded by František Pospíšil	Golden Hockey Stick 1973	Succeeded by Jiří Holeček