hiː plˈeɪd æz ɐ ɹˈaɪt wˈɪŋɡɚ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z ænd ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z, ænd wˈʌn ðə ɡˈoʊldən hˈɑːki stˈɪk ɐwˈɔːɹd æz tˈɑːp plˈeɪɚɹ ɪn tʃˌɛkəsləvˈækiə fˈoːɹ tˈaɪmz, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks, ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn.
He played as a right winger during the 1970s and early 1980s, and won the Golden Hockey Stick award as top player in Czechoslovakia four times, in 1973, 1975, 1976, and 1979.