Jiří Lála (born August 21, 1959 in ) is a Czechoslovakian former professional ice hockey player who played in the Czechoslovak Extraliga. He played for HC Jihlava. He was a member of the Czechoslovak 1981 Canada Cup team and was a silver medallist at the 1984 Winter Olympics. He was named the best forward at the 1983 World Championships and was the top scorer on the Czechoslovak team that won the world championship in 1985, with 13 points (8+5) in 10 games.
| Jiří Lála | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
August 21, 1959 Tábor, TCH | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
HC České Budějovice HC Dukla Jihlava Eintracht Frankfurt/Frankfurt Lions Adler Mannheim SC Bern Grasshopper Club Zürich Ayr Scottish Eagles ERC Selb EV Eisbären Regensburg | ||
| National team |
 Czechoslovakia | ||
| NHL draft |
76th overall, 1982 Quebec Nordiques | ||
| Playing career | 1976–2002 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Czechoslovakia
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| Men's ice hockey | ||
| Winter Olympics | ||
 |
1984 Sarajevo | |
| World Championships | ||
 |
1985 Czechoslovakia | |
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1982 Finland | |
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1983 West Germany | |
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1981 Sweden | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
|
1979 Sweden | |
After 510 games and 297 goals in Czechoslovakia, he moved to West Germany in 1989.
He immediately became the top scorer for his home team Eintracht Frankfurt in the 1989/90 and 1990/91 seasons. After heavy mismanagement and near bankruptcy of Eintracht Frankfurt, he played for Mannheimer ERC for two seasons, until he returned to Frankfurt in the 1994/95 season to play in the newly formed Frankfurt Lions team.
He retired from the sport in 2006. Lála was inducted into the Czech Ice Hockey Hall of Fame on May 6, 2010.
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1976–77 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | TCH | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977–78 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | TCH | 27 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979–80 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | TCH | 42 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980–81 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | TCH | 44 | 40 | 22 | 62 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981–82 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | TCH | 44 | 24 | 26 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982–83 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | TCH | 44 | 38 | 22 | 60 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983–84 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | TCH | 44 | 26 | 24 | 50 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984–85 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | TCH | 36 | 28 | 13 | 41 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985–86 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | TCH | 35 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986–87 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | TCH | 29 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987–88 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | TCH | 38 | 30 | 38 | 68 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988–89 | TJ Motor České Budějovice | TCH | 45 | 26 | 39 | 65 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1.GBun | 35 | 36 | 39 | 75 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 1990–91 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 1.GBun | 44 | 47 | 59 | 106 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1991–92 | Mannheimer ERC | 1.GBun | 28 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | ||
| 1991–92 | SC Bern | NDA | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | Mannheimer ERC | 1.GBun | 36 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | ||
| 1993–94 | Mannheimer ERC | 1.GBun | 41 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 41 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | Grasshopper Club Zürich | SUI II | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | Frankfurt Lions | DEL | 50 | 36 | 49 | 85 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | Ayr Scottish Eagles | GBR | 40 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 1997–98 | ERC Selb | DEU II | 52 | 32 | 52 | 84 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | ERC Selb | DEU III | 31 | 35 | 25 | 60 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 8 | ||
| 1999–2000 | ERC Selb | DEU III | 34 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | EV Regensburg | DEU III | 51 | 36 | 57 | 93 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | Eisbären Regensburg | DEU II | 20 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| TCH totals | 502 | 303 | 275 | 578 | 220 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1.GBun totals | 184 | 163 | 188 | 351 | 127 | 23 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 20 | ||||
| DEL totals | 91 | 54 | 93 | 147 | 57 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | ||||
International
edit| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Czechoslovakia | WJC | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1981 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 8 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | |
| 1981 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1982 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |
| 1983 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 4 | |
| 1984 | Czechoslovakia | OLY | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1984 | Czechoslovakia | CC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 6 | |
| 1986 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1988 | Czechoslovakia | OLY | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| Junior totals | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||
| Senior totals | 72 | 38 | 24 | 62 | 14 | |||
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database