Jiří Látal - Born February 2, 1967 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia is a Czech retired ice Hockey defenceman, coach and general manager.

- 1989 Ice Hockey World Championships Bronze Medal Winner with Czechoslovakia (played in 1 game).

Látal was drafted by Toronto Maple Leafs in 1985, but didn't want to defect from Czechoslovakia at the time and Toronto later traded his rights to Philadelphia Flyers.

While playing for Sparta Praha in Germany 1989, Látal decided to defect and play for the Flyers. He was one of the last Czechoslovakian players to illegally leave his country.

Látal made his NHL debut with Philadelphia Flyers on November 5, 1989 vs New York Islanders at The Spectrum in a 3-2 Flyers win.

Látal scored his 1st NHL goal vs Daren Puppa of Buffalo Sabres at 4:21 of 1st period on December 7, 1989 at The Spectrum in a 4-3 Flyers win.

Látal played in 92 regular season NHL games, scoring 12 goals (1 GWG), 36 assists with 24 penalty minutes and no playoff games.