Luděk Bukač (4 August 1935 – 20 April 2019) was a Czech

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player and manager. He died on 20 April 2019 at the age of 83. As a player, Bukač played for ČLTK Praha,

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and

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, while as a manager, he coached

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and

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. As a coach, Bukač managed the

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, and Czech national teams; the latter of which won the 1996 IIHF World Championship. He was inducted into the

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in 2023.

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