Tag: 2015 NHL Entry Draft
Future Considerations Scouting Report, October Edition
SCOUTING REPORT POWERED BY FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS Tomas Andrlik, LHD, Prince Albert Raiders, 6-0, 189, DOB 10.6.1995 This is Andrlik’s second year of eligibility as a late-95. He was on my radar last year, coming in at 14th on my list among draft-eligible Eastern Conference defencemen. He’s really picked up where he left off, too. He’s […]
Filip Chlapík Named Player of Month for September
PLAYER OF THE MONTH The September is pretty much over and it’s been a wild ride for many Czech prospects at home and abroad, in Europe and overseas. One of them, however, stood out, despite not being quite as sharp before in this year. Prague native Filip Chlapík raised his stock in the first weeks […]
Zacha, Mašín Highlight Czech 2014 CHL Import Draft Class
By Margann Laurissa, CHL special for The Czech List The 2014 CHL Import Draft was a good one for players from the Czech Republic. Out of the 71 players selected, thirteen of them were Czech, making them the second-highest demographic next to Russia. In fact, all but one of them were chosen in the first […]
Alex Rašner Named Player of the Week
By Radoslav Vavřina, Lead Writer, The Czech List First week of this season of the Under-20 Extraliga is over and so it’s time for the Czech List to name the Player of the Week for the first time ever. Alex Rašner is the one honored as he had just an amazing week for a defenseman, scoring […]
Špaček Ready For New Season Following Heart Surgery
By David Motloch This summer was especially tough for talented 17-year-old forward Michael Špaček, a top prospect for the 2015 NHL Entry Draft. Lifetime member of the Pardubice hockey team worked hard to prove his claim for a spot in the first team of the organization, but his training was cut short when he started […]
Czech List Presents Awards To Top Players At Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup
By Radoslav Vavřina, Lead Writer, The Czech List The 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup is over and it’s been a great tourney that concluded just two days ago with Canada repeating gold for seventh consecutive time. Remarkably, Canadians won all of their games by a margin of four or more goals, only allowing the puck to […]
Sweden looking to bounce back and battle for medal
By Radoslav Vavřina, Lead Writer, The Czech List BŘECLAV, CZE – Last year’s Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup was a tragedy for Swedish hockey. Led by superstar forward William Nylander, they failed in the group stage and then had to battle for seventh place with the Slovaks. Tre Kronor would win that game by the score of […]
Will Russians get to top four again?
By Radoslav Vavřina, Lead Writer, The Czech List Sometimes it seems like a Russian national team has a bad day or a bad week and they just don’t make things happen on the ice. Last year, the Red Army succeeded in getting things going and they managed to advance to semifinals where they were eliminated by […]
Finland looking to bounce back following disappointing season
By Radoslav Vavřina, Lead Writer, The Czech List Following a great run to the finals two years ago, the Finns had a dissapointing tourney in Piešťany and Břeclav last year. Despite opening it up by a shootout win over Team USA, they ended fifth as they failed to beat Russia in the critical third game of […]
Czechs expecting another success following amazing 2013-14 campaign
By Radoslav Vavřina, Lead Writer, The Czech List Czech hockey has had an amazing season last year, particularly the Under-18 national team, which claimed bronze at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup and silver at the Under-18 World Juniors. Now, another edition of the annual Ivan Hlinka is right around the corner and the hosts will be […]