Vaclav Nedomansky, HHOF Class of 2019
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John Shannon chats with Vaclav Nedomansky about being the first hockey player to defect to North America to play, his time in the WHA, playing for the Detroit Red Wings in the 1970s, and his international success with the Czech national team in the Olympics and World Championships.
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