Jaroslav Drobny

Date of Birth: Oct 12, 1921
Age: Deceased
Place of Birth: Praha, CZE
Nation: Czechia / U.K.
Youth Team: LTC Praha
Position: F
Height: 180 cm / 5'11"
Weight: 80 kg / 176 lbs
Shoots: R
Contract: -

Jaroslav Drobny Facts

Jaroslav Drobny was also a great tennis player. He started his career in LTC Praha (Lawn Tennis Cercle Praha) playing tennis and ice-hockey. In 1949, after communists came to power in Czechoslovakia, he had to emigrate, first to Switzerland, then USA, Egypt and United Kingdom. In 1949 Boston Bruins put him on a reserve list and offered him 20,000 dollars. He could have become the first european NHL player, but he refused and prefered to stay in amateur hockey. As a tennis player he won French open (2 times), Italian open (3 times) and Wimbledon (1 time). He was inducted in Tennis Hall of Fame in 1983 and in IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997. He died on September 13, 2001 in London. (Jan Jech)

Jaroslav Drobny Statistics

S	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
1936-1937	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	1	0	-	-	-	-
1937-1938	I. CLTK Praha	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-	-
1937-1938	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	1	0	0	0	-	-
1938-1939	LTC Praha	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-	-
1938-1939	Czechoslovakia	EC	1	0	0	0	-	-
1938-1939	Czechoslovakia	WC	7	5	1	6	-	-
1938-1939	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	10	6	-	-	-	-
1939-1940	LTC Praha	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-	-
1940-1941	LTC Praha	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-	-
1941-1942	LTC Praha	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-	-
1942-1943	LTC Praha	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-	-
1943-1944	LTC Praha	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-	-
1944-1945	LTC Praha	Czechoslovakia	0	0	0	0	0	-
1945-1946	I. CLTK Praha	Czechoslovakia	-	8	-	-	-	-
1945-1946	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	4	3	-	-	-	-
1946-1947	LTC Praha	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-	-
1946-1947	Czechoslovakia	WC	6	14	4	18	-	-
1946-1947	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	8	16	-	-	-	-
1947-1948	LTC Praha	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-	-
1947-1948	Czechoslovakia Olympics	OG	7	10	0	10	-	-
1947-1948	Czechoslovakia (all)	International	8	11	-	-	-	-
1948-1949	LTC Praha	Czechoslovakia	-	-	-	-	-	-

Jaroslav Drobny Career Totals by League

League	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Czechoslovakia	12	0	8*	0	8*	-	0	-
EC	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	-	-
International	6	32	36	0	36*	1.13*	-	-
OG	1	7	10	0	10	1.43	-	-
WC	2	13	19	5	24	1.85	-	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jaroslav Drobny Career Totals by Team

Team	Seasons	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM	+/-
Czechoslovakia	2	13	19	5	24	1.85	-	-
Czechoslovakia (EC)	1	1	0	0	0	0.00	-	-
Czechoslovakia (all)	6	32	36	0	36*	1.13*	-	-
Czechoslovakia Olympics	1	7	10	0	10	1.43	-	-
I. CLTK Praha	2	-	8*	-	8*	-	-	-
LTC Praha	10	0	0	0	0	-	0	-

* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Jaroslav Drobny Career Highlights

Season	Awards
	Czech Hockey Hall of Fame
1938-1939	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion
1939-1940	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion
1941-1942	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion Czechoslovakia Extraliga Most Goals (9)
1942-1943	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion Czechoslovakia Extraliga Most Goals (6)
1943-1944	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion
1945-1946	Spengler Cup Winner
1946-1947	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion Spengler Cup Winner World Championship Gold Medal
1947-1948	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion Olympic Silver Medal Spengler Cup Winner
1948-1949	Czechoslovakia Extraliga Champion
1996-1997	IIHF Hall of Fame

Jaroslav Drobny Biography and Trivia

Cult/Star player for Czechia
Cult/Star player for LTC Praha