Legendary Czech striker and hockey coach Josef Beranek Sr. dies at 82

The legendary Czech striker and hockey coach Josef Beranek Sr. has died at 82, the Litvinov hockey club reported on its web page on Sunday. Beránek Sr. played for Litvínov appearing in 422 games in 14 seasons and accumulating 198 points for 113 goals and 85 assists. He coached hundreds of promising Czech players, including his son Josef Beranek Jr. who later played for the Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Vancouver Canucks, and Pittsburgh Penguins. In 1998 he was part of the Czech Republic's gold-medal winning Olympic ice hockey team in Nagano.