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Špaček Scores First Extraliga Career Goal, Others Impress in Week 2
By Radoslav Vavřina, Lead Writer, The Czech List The 2014-15 Extraliga season continued with Week 2 and while some of the prospects had their ice-time cut to a minimum, others did a great job to impress even more than they had during Week 1. A total of 14 under-20 players combined for one goal and four […]
Extraliga Season Underway, Junior Players Impress
By Radoslav Vavřina, Lead Writer, The Czech List The 2014-15 season has started in Czech Extraliga and many junior players have been there since the very beginning. Eight under-20 players have become permanent members of Extraliga teams while many others have played one or two games already. The permanent players include 2015 NHL Entry Draft prospects […]
Scouting report: Team Czech Republic at Ivan Hlinka
SCOUTING REPORT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS Future Considerations presents scouting reports on top Czech players from the recent Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament. D Libor Hájek 6’0”, 190 lbs [1998-02-04] = 2016 … defensive defenseman that is so mature defensively compared to what I saw in him last year and compared to most […]
Daniel Vladař Named Player of the Month!
PLAYER OF THE MONTH: AUGUST Just like every August, last month’s top event was the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament where the Czech Under-18 national team caught attention by great play en route to silver medal. Besides that, the Under-20 Extraliga started, unusually, last month and besides Ivan Hlinka, some other international events took place. The […]
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 […]
New season is almost here and Champions Hockey League comes with it
By Radoslav Vavřina, Lead Writer, The Czech List The pre-season is in full flight and soon, a pinnacle of the European part of it, the newly-formed Champions Hockey League, will be, too. Starting on Thursday, August 21, the brand-new competition will provide top prospects of its participating teams with an opportunity to showcase their skills in […]
Czech List: Ivan Hlinka Memorial Approaching, What to Expect from Czechs
By Radoslav Vavřina, Lead Writer, The Czech List One week is left until the 2014 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup begins and the Czechs pretty much know what their roster is going to be and they sure know their goals as well. Following an amazing year for the Under-18 national team in the last season, eyes are […]
Vaněček “most likely” to continue his career in Czech Republic
BREAKING NEWS LIBEREC, CZE – It’s been just a couple days since the Washington Capitals signed their second choice of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, goaltender Vítek Vaněček, to a three-year contract. While there was some speculation that he might end up playing for AHL’s Hershey Bears or even ECHL’s South Carolina Stingrays come new […]
Czech List, European Edition: Playoffs a Chance for Prospects to Impress
By Radoslav Vavřina, Czech Correspondent for All Habs Hockey Magazine LIBEREC, CZE — The junior hockey season is almost over. In the Canadian Hockey League (CHL), playoffs have just begun, but over here in the Czech Republic, they are in their final stages. And with the U18 World Juniors approaching, it’s about time to update how the […]