Milan Nový

Milan Nový
Nový in 2014
Born	(1951-09-23) 23 September 1951 Kladno, Czechoslovakia
Height	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight	196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb)
Position	Centre
Shot	Left
Played for	HC Kladno HC Jihlava Washington Capitals Zurcher SC Wiener EV
National team	Czechoslovakia
NHL draft	58th overall, 1982 Washington Capitals
Playing career	1975–1989
Medal record Men's ice hockey Representing Czechoslovakia Olympic Games 1976 Innsbruck Team World Championships 1976 Poland Team 1977 Austria Team 1975 West Germany Team 1978 Czechoslovakia Team 1979 Soviet Union Team 1982 Finland Team 1981 Sweden Team Canada Cup 1976 Canada Cup Team 1981 Canada Cup Team

Milan Nový (born 23 September 1951) is a Czech former professional ice hockey center. He played 16 seasons in the Czechoslovak Elite League, winning six league championships between 1974 and 1980. He also played one season in the National Hockey League with the Washington Capitals during the 1982–83 season. Internationally Nový played for the Czechoslovakian national team on multiple occasions, including the 1976 and 1980 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal in 1976, and gold at the 1976 and 1977 World Championships. Nový was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2012.

Playing career

Nový played for Kladno in the Czechoslovak junior league from 1963 to 1968. He played in the elite league with Kladno from 1968 to 1972, Jihlava from 1972 to 1974, and Kladno again from 1974 to 1982 and 1987 to 1989. He was named the top player in the league three times, and was first in scoring six times. His 90 points (59 goals and 31 assists) in 44 games in 1976–77 is the league record. Nový scored 474 goals in 633 league games, as well as 120 goals in 211 games with the national team. He holds the Czech "iron man" record, playing eight seasons without missing a game.

Nový won a silver medal with the Czechoslovak national team at the 1976 Winter Olympics and played in the 1980 Olympics, leading all scorers with 15 points. He appeared in seven consecutive IIHF World Championships from 1975 to 1982, and was named to the all-star team in 1976. He led all players in Moscow's Izvestia Cup with 14 goals in 1974.

Nový was named to the 1976 Canada Cup all-star team, tied for the most goals, and was the top scorer and MVP on his team. He scored the only goal in a 1–0 Czechoslovak victory over Canada, in a game Bobby Orr said was the best he ever played in. He also played in the 1981 Canada Cup.

He played with the Washington Capitals in 1982–83. Though he began with a goal and two assists in his first game and points in his first four games, he had difficulty adjusting to North American culture and the physical play of the North American game, finishing the season with 48 points in 73 games. He played with Zurcher SC in Switzerland from 1983 to 1985 and with EV Wien in Austria in 1985–86. Nový returned to Kladno in 1986, to help his old team get out of the second division, back into the elite league. They succeeded, and he played in the elite league for two more years before retiring in 1989.

Nový was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2012.

Czechoslovak Elite League awards

• Golden Hockey Stick (Top player): 1977, 1981, 1982
• Scoring title: 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982
• Top goal scorer: 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977
• On championship team: 1974 (Jihlava); 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980 (Kladno)

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1968–69	TJ SONP Kladno	CSSR		7	2	3	5	4		—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	TJ SONP Kladno	CSSR		34	14	8	22	16		—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	TJ SONP Kladno	CSSR		36	16	16	32	16		9	3	7	10	2
1971–72	TJ SONP Kladno	CSSR		36	12	10	22	14		—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	ASD Dukla Jihlava	CSSR		35	30	14	44	18		10	9	3	12	—
1973–74	ASD Dukla Jihlava	CSSR		42	35	29	54	18		—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	TJ SONP Kladno	CSSR		40	45	22	67	38		—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	TJ SONP Kladno	CSSR		32	32	25	57	14		—	—	—	—	—
1976–77	TJ SONP Kladno	CSSR		44	59	34	93	22		—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Poldi SONP Kladno	CSSR		44	40	35	75	64		—	—	—	—	—
1978–79	Poldi SONP Kladno	CSSR		43	33	24	57	4		22	9	8	17	—
1979–80	Poldi SONP Kladno	CSSR		44	36	30	66	20		—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Poldi SONP Kladno	CSSR		44	32	39	71	12		28	13	6	19	—
1981–82	Poldi SONP Kladno	CSSR		44	29	26	55	38		—	—	—	—	—
1982–83	Washington Capitals	NHL		73	18	30	48	16		2	0	0	0	0
1983–84	ZSC Lions	NDA		38	31	23	54	—		—	—	—	—	—
1984–85	ZSC Lions	NLB		40	40	44	84	—		—	—	—	—	—
1985–86	Wiener EV	AUT		40	31	50	81	16		—	—	—	—	—
1986–87	Poldi SONP Kladno	CZE.2		34	24	29	53	18		6	9	9	18	0
1987–88	Poldi SONP Kladno	CSSR		34	13	23	36	6		13	11	6	17	4
1988–89	Poldi SONP Kladno	CSSR		34	14	17	31	2		—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals				73	18	30	48	16		2	0	0	0	0
CSSR totals				597	442	345	787	306		82	49	26	75	—

International

Year	Team	Event		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1975	Czechoslovakia	WC		10	4	4	8	4
1976	Czechoslovakia	OLY		5	5	0	5	0
1976	Czechoslovakia	WC		10	9	6	15	4
1976	Czechoslovakia	CC		7	5	3	8	2
1977	Czechoslovakia	WC		10	7	9	16	2
1978	Czechoslovakia	WC		9	4	1	5	2
1979	Czechoslovakia	WC		5	0	2	2	4
1980	Czechoslovakia	OLY		6	7	8	15	0
1981	Czechoslovakia	WC		8	6	2	8	2
1981	Czechoslovakia	CC		6	1	2	3	7
1982	Czechoslovakia	WC		10	3	1	4	6
Senior totals				86	51	38	89	33

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
• Milan Nový at Olympijskytym.cz (in Czech)
• Milan Nový at Olympic.cz (in Czech) (archived)
• Milan Novy at Olympics.com
• Milan Novy at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
• Milan Novy at Olympic.org (archived)
• Milan Nový at Olympedia