Ladislav Troják

Ladislav Troják (15 June 1914 – 8 November 1948) was the first Slovak ice hockey player in the national team of Czechoslovakia and also the first Slovak hockey player with a title of World Champion (1947 World Championship). Troják wore the number 9.

Ladislav Troják
Ladislav Troják
Born (1914-06-15)15 June 1914
Kassa, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary
Died 8 November 1948(1948-11-08) (aged 34)
La Manche
Position Right wing
Shot Right
Played for LTC Praha
National team  Czechoslovakia
Playing career 19341948

He died on 8 November 1948 during an aircraft accident over the English Channel, along with five other members of the Czechoslovak national team. He was posthumously inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2011.

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