Henryk Gruth
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox ice hockey player Henryk Jerzy Gruth (born 2 September 1957) is a former Polish professional ice hockey defenceman. One of the best Polish players, Gruth played for GKS Katowice and GKS Tychy in Poland. He spent one season in Switzerland with the Zürcher SC, where he scored seven goals and nineteen assists. He was inducted to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2006.
International career
Gruth was member of the Poland men's national ice hockey team for the 1980 Olympics, 1984 Olympics, 1988 Olympics and 1992 Olympics, as well as for 17 World Championships. He holds the record for the most selection to the Polish squad, with 248, as well as the record for the most points (109).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
He was inducted to the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2006.[1][2]
Coaching career
Following his playing days, Gruth turned to coaching. In 1996-97, he was head coach of EHC Salzgitter of the 2. Bundesliga in Germany. He had a record of 5-17-2. He was head coach of the ZSC Lions when current head coach Christian Weber was downgraded to the role of assistant of Beat Lautenschlager with the GCK Lions of the NLB.[3]
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- 1957 births
- Living people
- GKS Tychy (ice hockey) players
- Ice hockey people from Silesian Voivodeship
- Ice hockey players at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1984 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- IIHF Hall of Fame inductees
- Olympic ice hockey players for Poland
- Polish ice hockey coaches
- Polish ice hockey defencemen
- Sportspeople from Ruda Śląska
- ZSC Lions players