Jaroslav Holik, former Czech star forward, dies at 72

Jaroslav Holik, who helped his native Czechoslovakia win the Olympic bronze medal and World Championship gold in 1972, died at age 72, the Czech Ice Hockey Association announced Friday.

Holik is the father of former NHL center Bobby Holik.

Jaroslav Holik won seven Czechoslovakian league titles with HC Dukla Jihlava. He was a regular on Czechoslovakia national teams from 1964 to 1973, scoring 57 goals in 142 international games. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Sapporo Olympics and months later won gold at the 1972 IIHF World Championship. He helped Czechoslovakia win silver medals at the World Championship in 1965 and 1966, and bronze medals in 1969, 1970 and 1973.

After retiring he coached Dukla Jihlava to four Czech league titles. He also coached the Czech Republic to gold medals at the IIHF World Junior Championship in 2000 and 2001.

In addition to his son, Holik has two grandsons who play hockey. David Musil, 22, a defenseman drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round (No. 31) of the 2011 NHL Draft, made his NHL debut with the Oilers this season; Adam Musil, an 18-year-old forward with the Red Deer Rebels of the Western Hockey League, is ranked No. 61 by NHL Central Scouting among North American skaters for the 2015 NHL Draft.