Ice-hockey champion dies at 84

World champion in ice-hockey Stanislav Konopásek died on Thursday at the age of 84. Mr Konopásek, a former forward for LTC Prague and the Czechoslovak national team, won the world title in 1947 and 1949 as well as a silver medal at the Olympic Games in 1948. In 1950, he was sentenced to 14 years in prison for high treason by the communist regime, together with several of his team mates.