Zdeněk Návrat

Zdeněk Návrat began his senior ice hockey career with ZSJ Sokol VŽKG and was with them from 1949 through 1953. During that time, he was the Czechoslovakian national runner-up every year except for 1952, when he won the championship. He then joined RH Brno and was with them through 1960, winning the national title every year except for 1954 and 1959, when the team was second and third respectively. He then returned to VŽKG, which was now VŽKG Ostrava, and remained with them to his retirement in 1966. Internationally, he represented Czechoslovakia at the 1956 Cortina d’Ampezzo Olympics, where the team placed fifth.