Posts About "Team Czech Republic"
2020 WJC Team Czech Republic Preview
December 7th, 2019 Having home-ice advantage can provide a huge boost for any hockey team. When you're entering an international competition in front of your cheering family and friends, it gives you that much of an extra drive to win. For Team Czech Republic, they will have that advantage at the 2020 World Junior Championships. The tournament is...
Who is the Leader in Hockey Player Development? — Part 2
August 28th, 2019 This article is the second part of my study into the player development models of the six leading nations in international hockey. Part 1 focused on the models used by Canada, the US and Sweden. An evaluation of their high-performance teams at the IIHF U-18 and U-20 World Championships over the last 10 years was provided, as well as...
Radek Faksa Will Not Play for Czechs on Monday
September 19th, 2016 Dallas Stars forward Radek Faksa will be held out of Monday's Team Czech Republic game against Team Europe, the team announced Monday morning. Faksa is sidelined with what they are terming an "upper-body" injury, a fan favorite designation. The source of the injury isn't clear, but Faksa did take a big hit from Canada's Ryan Getzlaf...
Wings at the World Cup: Marchenko and Mrazek
September 16th, 2016 The Red Wings are sending seven players to compete in the eight-team 2016 World Cup of Hockey in Toronto. The series “Wings at the World Cup” will feature each of those players and the impact they will have on their respective teams as well as chronicle that player’s history of international play. Representing Team Russia,...
Vladimir Sobotka Could Return Wednesday for Czechs
September 10th, 2016 Team Czech Republic center Vladimir Sobotka suffered a clavicle injury in Thursday's exhibition game against Team Russia and did not play in Saturday's rematch. He had an MRI after Thursday's game, and the results came back negative. Team officials say the injury isn't major and that the plan is for him to fly with the rest of the...
Full 2016 World Cup of Hockey Rosters
May 28th, 2016 The final choices were made Friday for each of the eight teams (six national teams and two compilation teams) for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, taking place in Toronto from September 17th to October 1st. Each team announced their first 16 selections back in early March, and the final seven players were added to fill out the 23-man...
Olympics a Family Tradition for Many Hockey Players
February 14th, 2014 The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics are giving many NHLers a chance to showcase their country's skills on the world stage. For a few players, however, their time at the Olympics comes with a particular incentive – family tradition. Like Father, Like Son Ryan and Bob Suter American Ryan Suter will be looking to earn Olympic gold...
Petr Nedved Returns
January 11th, 2014 Here's a blast from the past...and the news about this player selection, in particular, was very stunning. In an effort to relive the glory of the 1998 Gold Medal victory, the Czech National Team added a veteran forward who has been in the Olympics before, but whose name isn't Jaromir Jagr. What's more, this man is older than Jagr by...
Simon Says Czech Mate: Canada Gets Upset at WJHC
December 28th, 2013 The 2014 World Junior Championship had its first upset as the Czech Republic defeated Canada 5-4 in a shootout. A Quick Start as the Catalyst What doomed the Czech Republic against the United States was a poor start, as they gave up two power-play goals in the opening minutes. They were sure not to repeat the same mistake. Early on...
Jagr to Brodeur - Gems from the 1990 Entry Draft
July 31st, 2013 It is with incredible irony that from the 1990 NHL Entry Draft, two of the NHL's longest serving players, Czech forward Jaromir Jagr and Canadian goaltending legend Martin Brodeur, are not only still playing, but are going to be teammates with the New Jersey Devils in the 2013-14 season, some twenty-three years later. (Jagr signed with...
2012 WJHC: Denmark Falls to Czech Republic
December 28th, 2011 Tonight's Denmark Czech Republic game started off on an interesting note, with both European teams hovered around their goaltenders before breaking, very similar to an American Football game. After that, the game got underway. Denmark, coming off an 11-3 defeat at the hands of the United States. Once again the crowd was clad in red...
