George Peternousek (Czech: Jiří Petrnoušek) (born March 11, 1947) is a former professional ice hockey player. Born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Peternousek 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 for thirdteen years with Dutch club Tilburg Trappers.