Playing in Czechoslovakia

Olympic medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing Czechoslovakia
	1968 Grenoble	Team
	1972 Sapporo	Team

Nedomanský played for Slovan Bratislava of the Czechoslovak Extraliga for twelve seasons. In 1968 he was a member of the Czechoslovak national ice hockey team which won silver medals at the Winter Olympics in Grenoble and bronze medals in 1972 at the Winter Olympics in Sapporo. He also played for Czechoslovakia in nine IIHF World Championships, and was named top forward at the 1974 world championships . He is manager of the Slovak national team in North America.

Career after defection

Nedomanský defected in 1974 to Toronto via Switzerland. He was not able to return to his home country until after the fall of the Iron Curtain.

He played just over three seasons in the World Hockey Association with the Toronto Toros and the Birmingham Bulls, peaking with 56 goals and 98 points for Toronto in 1975-76. He also won the Paul Deneau Trophy for sportsmanship in 1975-76. He then signed as a free agent with the National Hockey League's Detroit Red Wings in 1977. Nedomanský played five seasons for Detroit, posting highs of 38 goals and 74 points. He retired after one final season with the St. Louis Blues and the New York Rangers in 1982-83.

Nedomanský coached in Germany and Austria from 1987 to 1991.

He was born in Hodonin, in eastern Moravia in the present-day Czech Republic but very close to the Slovak border. Today, he claims to feel more Slovak than Czech, having lived in Bratislava for a number of years.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1963-64	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czech		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
1964-65	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czech		32	31	10	41	—		—	—	—	—	—
1965-66	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czech		36	39	14	53	—		—	—	—	—	—
1966-67	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czech		36	41	29	70	22		—	—	—	—	—
1967-68	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czech		36	31	15	46	10		8	5	6	11	—
1968-69	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czech		36	28	20	48	—		—	—	—	—	—
1969-70	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czech		36	29	13	42	23		—	—	—	—	—
1970-71	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czech		36	30	16	46	—		8	8	2	10	—
1971-72	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czech		36	35	21	56	—		—	—	—	—	—
1972-73	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czech		36	22	17	39	—		—	—	—	—	—
1973-74	HC Slovan Bratislava	Czech		44	46	28	74	—		—	—	—	—	—
1974-75	Toronto Toros	WHA		78	41	40	81	19		6	3	1	4	9
1975-76	Toronto Toros	WHA		81	56	42	98	8		—	—	—	—	—
1976-77	Birmingham Bulls	WHA		81	36	33	69	10		—	—	—	—	—
1977-78	Birmingham Bulls	WHA		12	2	3	5	6		—	—	—	—	—
1977-78	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		63	11	17	28	2		7	3	5	8	0
1978-79	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		80	38	35	73	19		—	—	—	—	—
1979-80	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		79	35	39	74	13		—	—	—	—	—
1980-81	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		74	12	20	32	30		—	—	—	—	—
1981-82	Detroit Red Wings	NHL		68	12	28	40	22		—	—	—	—	—
1982-83	New York Rangers	NHL		35	12	8	20	0		—	—	—	—	—
1982-83	St. Louis Blues	NHL		22	2	9	11	2		—	—	—	—	—
Czech totals				296	262	159	421	—		16	13	8	21	—
NHL totals				421	122	156	278	88		7	3	5	8	0
WHA totals				252	135	118	253	43		6	3	1	4	9

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1965	Czechoslovakia	WC		7	4	2	6	2
1966	Czechoslovakia	WC		7	5	2	7	8
1967	Czechoslovakia	WC		7	1	2	3	14
1968	Czechoslovakia	OLY		7	5	2	7	4
1969	Czechoslovakia	WC		10	9	2	11	10
1970	Czechoslovakia	WC		10	10	7	17	11
1971	Czechoslovakia	WC		10	10	7	17	—
1972	Czechoslovakia	OLY		6	8	3	11	0
1972	Czechoslovakia	WC		9	9	6	15	0
1973	Czechoslovakia	WC		10	9	3	12	2
1974	Czechoslovakia	WC		10	10	3	13	4
Senior totals				93	80	39	119	55

[ Source: Wikipedia ]