Career
Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia he later became a naturalized Dutch citizen and competed for the Netherlands national ice hockey team at both the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1981 World Ice Hockey Championships. A defenceman, Peternousek scored a goal and two assists in all 5 of Holland"s games in Lake Placid. He had two assists in 8 games at the World Championships the following year.
Peternousek played seven years with Dutch club Tilburg Trappers.
