Vladimir Kostka

The man, who invented the revolutionary system of defending left wing forward in 60´. Great ice-hockey theorist and author of many hockey publications. As a young he played as defender and center forward. After his active career he started to study ice-hockey tactics and teach it in college in Prague. He worked as a lecturer in IIHF as well. Inducted in IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997. (Jan Jech)