Vladimir Zabrodsky (97) Ice Hockey and Tennis
Arguably one of the best all times player. inaugural member of the IIHF Hall of Fame in 1997.
Ice Hockey:
2x Olympian - 1948 (Silver) and 1956
(in the early 50s he couldn´t play for the national team because of the Communist party after The Communist government suspected players of trying to defect during the tournament in London 1950 and pulled the team from competition. Most players were charged and convicted of treason and sentenced to lengthy jail terms. Zabrodsky was the only one who wasn’t. Instead, he was merely banned from the national team for a period of time.)
2x World Champion
1947 (best player of the tournament, He scored 12 goals in a single game, in a 24-0 win over Belgium (including a record-tying five in the third period), and eight more in a 23-1 win over Romania.) and 1949
+ 1 Silver 1948 + 1 Bronze in 1955)
Tennis:
Davis Cup record 5W-5L in Singles and Doubles (1948, 1955 and 1956)
Zabrodsky defected to Sweden in 1965 under dire and dramatic circumstances. Using fake passports, he managed to escape with his family through Hungary, Yugoslavia, and on to his brother in Switzerland. Oldrich had managed to leave and play the last years of his career in Lausanne.
Vladimir made his way to Stockholm and lived there the rest of his life. He coached club teams Leksand, Djurgarden, and Rogle between 1965 and 1971, after which he returned to tennis as a coach.