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Fasel said in memoriam, "The entire international ice hockey family is devastated by Juraj's death. It feels like it was just yesterday that we celebrated his accomplishments in Quebec City. He was a person that was simply there, at every World
Championship, at every Olympics, working tirelessly for
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and organized hockey at universities in
Slovakia. Juraj's grandfather Nicholas moved the family to Bratislava, and organized hockey in the Slovak capital. Juraj's father Vojtech was a referee at the World Championships and the Winter Olympic Games, was a founder of the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation,
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stated, "I met him as one of the best
Czechoslovak referees and was a real top. For many years he has been a member of the IIHF at the Referee Committee, and only a well-trained person can do it. I believe it is a great loss not only for Slovak, but also for Czechoslovakian hockey and for the IIHF.
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Okoličány and the referee committee were responsible for performance of the officials at IIHF events. He described his duties as working from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. during events; which included analyzing previous matches, evaluating officials and correcting mistakes, and planning which
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Okoličány postponed his wedding for half a year at the wishes of his father, due to the death of his father's brother Otto. After the six months, Okoličány married Elena Pešková, an administrative worker from
Bratislava. His son Martin won a Slovak championship playing hockey in
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was elected as the new chairman, who in turn nominated Okoličány as vice-president of the Slovak Ice Hockey
Federation. From 1993 to 2003, Okoličány directed the organizing committee when Slovakia hosted 12 IIHF competitions.
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Okoličány died on 10 September 2008, in
Bratislava, due to complications from surgery. He had lived most of his life in Bratislava at the time of his death. His remains were cremated and his funeral was attended by
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because he was the one who had everything the referees had to say under the thumb, he was the man who could get the best out of every referee, and he was a very strong man and he could always assert himself".
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since 1993, when we appeared as
Slovakia on the national hockey map. He was one of those who supported us. It was not easy to get to the Olympic qualifiers, or to organize the IIHF competitions with us".
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from 1990 to 2003, where he developed officials, translated rules into Slovak, and directed the organizing committee when
Slovakia hosted international events. He was also the manager of the
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Okoličány was part of the IIHF's junior committee from 1993 to 1998, and a member of the IIHF's referee committee from 1998 to 2008. During this time, he was a supervisor of officials and a
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officials referee future matches. He stated that new referees were rarely chosen for the championship final, and his goal was to prepare officials for future Winter
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Okoličány's career as an official was recognized when he was awarded the IIHF Referee Gold Badge. In May 2008, Okoličány was honored with the
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referred to Okoličány as "a great caliber professional who lived with hockey and was always devoted to sports". Czechoslovak national player
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197:program at an engineering school in
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610:Magáth, Tomáš (10 September 2008).
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304:and Bratislava co-hosted the
224:Okoličány had a career as an
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286:Slovak Ice Hockey Federation
163:Slovak Ice Hockey Federation
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494:"Juraj Okolicany 1943–2008"
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612:"Zomrel Juraj Okoličány"
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410:on behalf of the IIHF.
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205:and as a technician at
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236:between the home team
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1024:Patrick Francheterre
363:2006 Winter Olympics
359:2002 Winter Olympics
175:Winter Olympic Games
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910:Wolf-Dieter Montag
349:IIHF administrator
226:ice hockey referee
220:Officiating career
207:Charles University
147:ice hockey referee
88:Ice hockey referee
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395:Quebec City
195:audiovisual
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1006:Mark Aubry
994:Kent Angus
958:Bo Tovland
900:recipients
463:References
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248:, and two
214:defenceman
199:Bratislava
185:Early life
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616:Noviny.sk
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