Tag: Sochi
Czech List: Palat, Hertl, Prospects Signal Rise in Czech Hockey
By Radoslav Vavřina, Czech Correspondent for All Habs Hockey Magazine LIBEREC, CZE — After years, Czechs can finally call the season their Under-18 national team had a successful one. Two medals from major events, a couple of players ready for the upcoming NHL Entry Draft and great showings by underage players, combined with what two Calder-category NHL […]
Czech List, North American Edition: Path to NHL for ’12,’13 Draft Prospects
By Radoslav Vavřina, Czech Correspondent for All Habs Hockey Magazine LIBEREC, CZE — This draft year will most likely be a little different for the Czechs than in a couple of previous seasons given the fact that most Czech players selected will be European-based and not North-American-based as was the trend of last years. Václav Karabáček will […]
Czech List, North American Edition: Bolts Palát Added to Calder Watch
By Radoslav Vavřina, Czech Correspondent for All Habs Hockey Magazine LIBEREC, CZE — Early into this National Hockey League season, it seemed that one of the top contenders for the Calder Trophy, the award for the top rookie of the season, was going to be a Czech forward. Not much has changed despite the fact that the […]
Czech List, North American Edition: Plekanec Leads Czechs to Sochi
By Radoslav Vavřina, Czech Correspondent for All Habs Hockey Magazine LIBEREC, CZE — The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games are knocking on the door and we’re all almost ready to let them in. The Czechs are actually anticipating them and have done so quite anxiously for the past four years. But, there have been some controversies. […]
Czech List, European Edition: Inexperienced U20 Squad for WJC in Malmo
By Radoslav Vavřina, Czech Correspondent for All Habs Hockey Magazine LIBEREC, CZE — Another month of European hockey is behind us and we’re ready for Christmas. Actually, I can’t wait for Christmas and I can’t even wait for what comes after Christmas and that’s the 2014 Under-20 World Junior Championships, taking place in Malmö, Sweden. Unfortunately, I […]
Czech List, North American Edition: Mazanec on Radar for Preds, Olympics
By Radoslav Vavřina, Czech Correspondent for All Habs Hockey Magazine LIBEREC, CZE — Obviously, when a fellow countryman achieves something great, NHL fans in the Czech Republic start paying even more attention to hockey overseas. The hockey market here is probably still dominated by the Extraliga, our highest competition, but the NHL is still second even […]
Czech List, North-American Edition: QMJHL Prospects, NHL Draft, 2014 Olympics
By Radoslav Vavřina, Czech Correspondent for All Habs Hockey Magazine LIBEREC, CZE — The season is reaching its first quarter in North America while in Europe, it’s already past that mark. Many things are getting clearer, still others promise a lot of drama at the end of the year. The NHL entry draft race is one […]