Abstract
Ice hockey in Czechoslovakia had specific position. This sport brought people together regardless of political status, race, gender and nationality.
This paper traces the development of two important Czech ice hockey players Václav Nedomanský and Richard Farda during the Cold War. They decided to emigrate after a successful career in the Czechoslovak national ice hockey team and the Czechoslovak Domestic League.
They emigrated in the same time to the Switzerland after few days they signed a contract with Canadian ice hockey team and they moved to Canada. Nedomanský's and Farda's destinies were connected after emigration, but their life did not develop in the same way.
This historical research is based on archival sources and shows how the political situation influenced Czechoslovak sports emigration