Jiří Lála
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. 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 Regular season and playoffs International External links 1959 births Living people Adler Mannheim players Ayr Scottish Eagles players Czech ice hockey right wingers Czechoslovak ice hockey right wingers EV Regensburg players Frankfurt Lions players GCK Lions players HC Dukla Jihlava players Motor České Budějovice players Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic ice hockey players for Czechoslovakia Olympic silver medalists for Czechoslovakia Sportspeople from Tábor Quebec Nordiques draft picks SC Bern players Olympic medalists in ice hockey Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics Ice hockey people from the South Bohemian Region Czech expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Germany Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Switzerland Expatriate ice hockey players in Scotland Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in West Germany Czechoslovak expatriate ice hockey people Expatriate ice hockey players in West Germany Czechoslovak expatriate sportspeople in Germany