George Peternousek

George Peternousek
Born (1947-03-11) March 11, 1947
Prague, TCH
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Defence
Played for Tilburg Trappers
National team  Netherlands
Playing career 19711981

Jiri "George" Peternousek (born March 11, 1947) is a former professional ice hockey player.

Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Peternousek later became a naturalized Dutch citizen and competed for the Netherlands national ice hockey team at both the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships.

A defenceman, Peternousek scored a goal and two assists in all 5 of Holland's games in Lake Placid. He had two assists in 8 games at the World Championships the following year.

Peternousek played for seven years with Dutch club Tilburg Trappers.

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