Athletistic / Hockey. Former goalkeeper of the Czech national hockey team, Olympic champion and three-time world champion Roman Cechmanek has died at the age of 53. iSport.cz reports this.

According to the source, the body of the former hockey player was discovered by his son. It appears the former goalkeeper fell ill a few days ago and hasn’t been answering calls.

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At the same time, Cechmanek has had financial problems recently. In addition, the ex-guard divorced his wife.

Cechmanek became Olympic champion at the 1998 Games in Nagano. He played in the NHL for the Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings.


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