Miroslav Frycer, who defected from Czechoslovakia and spent most of his eight seasons in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs, has died. He died after an unspecified brief illness, the Czech league team Orli Znojmo said on its website Tuesday. He represented Czechoslovakia at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics. After defecting from communist Czechoslovakia he joined the Quebec Nordiques for the 1981-82 NHL season. He represented the Maple Leafs at the 1985 All-Star game.

Source: thestar April 27, 2021 20:15 UTC