(1946-11-04) 4 November 1946 (age 77) Jesenice, Yugoslavia
Height
5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight
172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position
Forward
Shot
Right
Played for
Acroni Jesenice Kranjska Gora Olimpija Alleghe Bolzano Bled
National team
Yugoslavia
Playing career
1962–1986
Rudolf Hiti (born 4 November 1946 in Jesenice, Yugoslavia) is a retired Slovenian ice hockey player and coach. In Slovenia he played for HK Kranjska Gora, HK Acroni Jesenice and HDD Olimpija Ljubljana, winning the Yugoslav league four times. Later he played in Italy, winning the Italian league three times with HC Bolzano, where his #13 jersey was retired. He played at 17 World Championships for Yugoslavia, which is a world record, and two Olympic Games. In 1970 he was close to signing for NHL club Chicago Blackhawks, but an injury on the first friendly game for Blackhawks prevented him from signing the contract.[citation needed]
On 5 May 2009, he was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame, as the second Slovene.[1][2]
^"IIHF Hall of Fame Inducts Five". International Ice Hockey Federation. 10 May 2009. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^"Odprtje hokejske sezone s tradicionalno 20. Poletno hokejsko ligo Rudi Hiti". Govori.se (in Slovenian). Ljubljana, Slovenia. 13 August 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
2023. "Odprtje hokejske sezone s tradicionalno 20. Poletno hokejsko ligo RudiHiti". Govori.se (in Slovenian). Ljubljana, Slovenia. 13 August 2012. Retrieved...
Vugrinec Uroš Zorman Luka Žvižej David Rodman Marcel Rodman Edo Hafner RudiHiti Žiga Jeglič Robert Kristan Anže Kopitar Jan Muršak Žiga Pance Tomaž Razingar...
Brun, Bogo Jan, Ciril Klinar, Viktor Tišler, Vlado Jug, Gorazd Hiti, Franc Smolej, and Rudi Knez. After the 1971 season, the Yugoslav championship was more...
2023. "Odprtje hokejske sezone s tradicionalno 20. Poletno hokejsko ligo RudiHiti". Govori.se (in Slovenian). Ljubljana, Slovenia. 13 August 2012. Retrieved...
Štefan Seme Marjan Gorenc Franc Smolej Edo Hafner Marko Smolej Gorazd HitiRudiHiti Roman Smolej Dragan Stanisavljevič Bogo Jan Andrej Stare Ivo Jan, Sr...
Forwards: Franc Smolej, Bogomir Jan, Boris Renaud, Albin Felc, Viktor Tišler, RudiHiti, Slavko Beravs, Miroslav Gojanovič, Roman Smolej, Janez Mlakar, Ciril...
Contestants Anton Jože Gale Rudi Knez Bogo Jan Viktor Ravnik Ivo Ratej Drago Savić Ivo Jan Franci Žbontar RudiHiti Boris Renaud Janez Puterle Albin Felc...
Yugoslavia. Albin Felc scored the most goals, 17, and points, 23, while Gorazd Hiti had the most assists, 8. Nine skaters and one goaltender played in three...
Kopitar and Jan Muršak are the two slovenians to have played in the NHL. RudiHiti played for HC Alleghe Greg Wyshynski (2014-02-18). "Slovenia's miracle...
Ljubljana, was not held. Instead, the winner was declared during the RudiHiti Summer League, an annual ice hockey tournament, and was contested by Olimpija...
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