Czech U20 National Team Announced for Canadian Tourney

U20 NATIONAL TEAM

The new hockey season is right around the corner and so even the Under-20 national team is getting ready for a tournament abroad. This year, the opener will be held in Montréal, Quebec, where the Czech team will square off with Russia and Canada. The event takes place from August 2 to August 10 and one of two hosting cities is Sherbrooke, where, however, the Czech team won’t play any games. The roster:

Goaltenders

Vítek Vaněček (Liberec, drafted by Washington Capitals)

Karel Vejmelka (Pardubice)

Miroslav Svoboda (Třinec)

Defensemen

Filip Pyrochta (Liberec)

Tomáš Dvořák (Karlovy Vary)

Dominik Mašín (Slavia, drafted by Tampa Bay Lightning)

Lukáš Klok (Vítkovice)

David Němeček (Saskatoon)

Robert Černý (Chomutov)

Marek Baránek (Litvínov)

Forwards

Luboš Rob (České Budějovice)

Sebastian Gorčík (Karlovy Vary)

Dominik Pokorný (Kometa Brno)

Marek Růžička (Třinec)

David Michel (Plzeň)

Patrik Zdráhal (Vítkovice)

Ondřej Kaše (Chomutov, drafted by Anaheim Ducks)

David Kämpf (Chomutov)

David Tomášek (Belleville)

Václav Karabáček (Gatineau, drafted by Buffalo Sabres)

Jakub Vrána (Linköping, drafted by Washington Capitals)

David Pastrňák (Södertälje, drafted by Boston Bruins)

Jan Mandát (Victoriaville)

Ondřej Kopta (Hradec Králové)

Ready in case of injury

Roman Čermák (D, Mladá Boleslav)

Pavel Jenyš (F, Kometa Brno, drafted by Minnesota Wild)

Roman Přikryl (F, Plzeň)

Filip Dundáček (D, Jihlava)

Lukáš Vopelka (F, Örebro)

Schedule

Aug 4 Czech Republic – Russia (7:00 PM EDT)

Aug 5 Canada – Czech Republic (7:00 PM EDT)

Aug 8 Canada – Czech Republic (12:00 PM EDT)

Photo: Juniorský hokej CZ/SK

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