Henryk Gruth

Henryk Gruth (b. September 2 1957 in Ruda Śląska, Śląskie, Poland) is a former professional defenceman.
One of the best Polish players, Gruth played for GKS Katowice and GKS Tychy in Poland. He spent one season in Switzerland with the ZSC Lions, where he scored seven goals and nineteen assists.
==International career==
Gruth was member of the Polish National Team for the 1980 Olympics, 1984 Olympics, 1988 Olympics and 1992 Olympics, as well as for 17 World Championships. He holds the record for the most selection to the Polish squad, with 248, as well as the record for the most points (109).
He was inducted to the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 2006.
==Coaching career==
Following his playing days, Gruth turned to coaching. In 1996-97, he was head coach of EHC Salzgitter of the 2.Bundesliga in Germany. He had a record of 5-17-2. He was head coach of the ZSC Lions when current head coach Christian Weber was downgraded to the role of assistant of Beat Lautenschlager with the GCK Lions of the NLB.http://news.search.ch/sport/eishockey/2005-11-27/hockey-weber-retrograde-aux-zsc-lions
==External links==
* Gruth's profile on eurohockey.net
* Gruth's profile on sports-reference.com
* Gruth article on pl.wikipedia.org. In polish
==References==
Category:Polish ice hockey players
Category:German ice hockey players
Category:GKS Katowice players
Category:GKS Tychy players
Category:ZSC Lions players
Category:Member of the Polish National Team
Category:1980 Olympian
Category:1984 Olympian
Category:1988 Olympian
Category:1992 Olympian
Category:Born in 1957
Category:Polish ice hockey coaches
Category:EHC Salzgitter coaches
Category:ZSC Lions coaches
Category:GCK Lions coaches
Category:EHC Thurgau coaches