I’m happy I opened door for other European players, says new Hall of Fame inductee Václav Nedomanský

Retired forward Václav Nedomanský has become the second Czech to be
inducted into ice hockey’s Hall of Fame. A member of the Czechoslovak
world championship winning team in 1972, was the first player from behind
the Iron Curtain to defect and play in the NHL. Nedomanský joins
goaltender Dominik Hašek, who is the only other Czech to receive this
accolade.