Jerzy Mruk (17 February 1938 – 29 October 2023) was a Polish ice hockey goaltender and manager, widely credited with popularising the sport in his native country.[1]

Jerzy Mruk
Born (1938-02-17)17 February 1938
Died 29 October 2023(2023-10-29) (aged 85)
Position Goaltender
Played for KTH Krynica (1953–1956)
Cracovia (1956–1964)
ŁKS Łódź (1964–1970)
Coached for ŁKS Łódź
Unia Oświęcim
GKS Katowice
Zagłębie Sosnowiec
SMS PZHL Sosnowiec
Poland
National team  Poland
Playing career 1953–1970

Mruk coached the Poland national team a record 161 times[1] including (alongside Leszek Lejczyk) at the Winter Olympics in Calgary in 1988 and Albertville in 1992.

After his coaching career he went on to work on behalf of the PZHL.[1] He was also one of the initiators of the play-off system in the PLH.[1]

Mruk died on 29 October 2023, at the age of 85.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Mateusz Byczkowski (30 October 2023). "Był legendą polskiego hokeja. Nie żyje Jerzy Mruk" [He was a legend of Polish hockey. Jerzy Mruk is dead.] (in Polish). WP Sportowe Fakty.
  2. ^ "Nie żyje Jerzy Mruk". Krynica Zdrój. 30 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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