Ladislav Troják
| Ladislav Troják | |||
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Ladislav Troják | |||
| Born |
15 June 1914 Kassa, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Died |
8 November 1948 (aged 34) La Manche | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Right wing | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for | LTC Praha | ||
| National team | Czechoslovakia | ||
| Playing career | 1933–1948 | ||
Ladislav Troják (15 June 1914 – 8 November 1948) was a Slovak ice hockey player. On the national team of Czechoslovakia, he was the first Slovak hockey player to win a World Championship (1947 World Championship). Troják wore the number 9.
He died on 8 November 1948 during an aircraft accident over the English Channel, along with five other members of the Czechoslovak national team. He was posthumously inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2011.