LudÃÂk Bukaà(4 August 1935 â 20 April 2019) was a Czech ice hockey player and manager. He died on 20 April 2019 at the age of 83.
As a player, Bukaàplayed for ÃÂLTK Praha, HC Sparta Praha and HC Dukla Jihlava, while as a manager, he coached HC Sparta Praha, HC Koà ¡ice and HC ÃÂeské BudÃÂjovice.
As a coach, BukaÃÂ managed the Czechoslovak, Austrian, German, and Czech national teams; the latter of which won the 1996 IIHF World Championship. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2023.