Modrý played his club hockey with LTC Praha (LTC Prague), which suffered four defections at the 1948 Spengler Cup in Davos. He was still a player with LTC Praha, and travelling as a delegate with the 1950 Czechoslovakia national team in March, when he and his teammates were arrested by the communist authorities. The Czech national team were stopped on Saturday 11 March at Prague Airport while preparing to travel to London to defend their title at the 1950 World Championship tournament (reason: reporter's visas, but it was lie). On Monday 13 March they were arrested after the party on 12 March. Party was provide in the "Gold Pub", U Herclíků, Pštrossova 192/24, 110 00 Praha 1 – Nové Město and personally Modrý was not there. They were frustrated and in the pub they hates communist party (but secret police - STB - was there also). Some of them were charged with making plans to defect to the West. In October 1950 Modrý and ten other players were convicted of treason . Modrý received the longest sentence, 15 years in prison, as the supposed leader of the potential defection plan (together - 11 people ~ 74 years and 8 months).
Modrý served his prison time in Pankrác Prison in Prague and Bory Prison in Plzeň. He also served some of his time as a forced laborer in the uranium mines in Jáchymov.
Modrý served 5 years of the 15 year sentence, dying in his hometown of Prague 8 years after his release (1955) from incarceration.[2]
^Tal Pinchevsky, Breakaway: From Behind the Iron Curtain to the NHL (John Wiley & Sons, 2012) pp36-38
^. Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. 15 May 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
^"Bye is joined by Lundström, Modry, Trojak, Tureanu and Numminen". International Ice Hockey Federation. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com
January 01, 1970
bohumil, modrý, september, 1916, july, 1963, goaltender, czechoslovakia, national, hockey, team, which, silver, medal, 1948, olympics, gold, medals, 1947, world, championship, 1949, world, championship, posthumously, inducted, into, iihf, hall, fame, 2011, per. Bohumil Modry 24 September 1916 21 July 1963 was a goaltender for the Czechoslovakia men s national ice hockey team which won the silver medal at the 1948 Olympics and the 2 gold medals at the 1947 World Championship and at the 1949 World Championship 1 He was posthumously inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2011 Bohumil ModryPersonal informationBorn 1916 09 24 24 September 1916Prague Austria HungaryDied21 July 1963 1963 07 21 aged 46 Prague CzechoslovakiaMedal record Men s ice hockey Olympic Games 1948 St Moritz Ice hockey World Championship 1947 Prague Ice hockey 1949 Stockholm Ice hockeyCareer editModry played his club hockey with LTC Praha LTC Prague which suffered four defections at the 1948 Spengler Cup in Davos He was still a player with LTC Praha and travelling as a delegate with the 1950 Czechoslovakia national team in March when he and his teammates were arrested by the communist authorities The Czech national team were stopped on Saturday 11 March at Prague Airport while preparing to travel to London to defend their title at the 1950 World Championship tournament reason reporter s visas but it was lie On Monday 13 March they were arrested after the party on 12 March Party was provide in the Gold Pub U Hercliku Pstrossova 192 24 110 00 Praha 1 Nove Mesto and personally Modry was not there They were frustrated and in the pub they hates communist party but secret police STB was there also Some of them were charged with making plans to defect to the West In October 1950 Modry and ten other players were convicted of treason Modry received the longest sentence 15 years in prison as the supposed leader of the potential defection plan together 11 people 74 years and 8 months Modry served his prison time in Pankrac Prison in Prague and Bory Prison in Plzen He also served some of his time as a forced laborer in the uranium mines in Jachymov Modry served 5 years of the 15 year sentence dying in his hometown of Prague 8 years after his release 1955 from incarceration 2 He was posthumously inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2011 3 4 References edit Sports Reference Tal Pinchevsky Breakaway From Behind the Iron Curtain to the NHL John Wiley amp Sons 2012 pp36 38 Modry a Trojak byli uvedeni in memoriam do Sine slavy IIHF Sport cz in Czech Czech News Agency 15 May 2011 Archived from the original on 23 May 2011 Retrieved 18 June 2023 Bye is joined by Lundstrom Modry Trojak Tureanu and Numminen International Ice Hockey Federation 18 December 2010 Retrieved 18 June 2023 External links editBiographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects com or Eurohockey com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bohumil Modry amp oldid 1204933313, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
