The primary participant reinforcement is right here! The 27-year-old striker Jiří Smejkal, who labored within the Ottawa Senators group final season, will be a part of the Pardubice group. “We need to win as a lot as potential and achieve success, I am actually wanting ahead to that,” says the participant of three world championships after coming to Dynamo.
“From the primary second, there was an enormous curiosity from Mr. Dędek and all the Dynamo. We had some conferences, we talked about my targets and people of Pardubice. We need to win as a lot as potential and achieve success, I am actually wanting ahead to that,” says Dynamo’s newest acquisition.
The playing cards are face up! Smiles, welcome to 𝐻𝑂𝐶𝐾𝐸𝑌𝑇𝑂𝑊𝑁𝑈! 🃏 pic.twitter.com/deLIrcHr1g
— HC DYNAMO PARDUBICE (@HCPCE) June 13, 2024
Jiří Smejkal labored abroad final season. He performed many of the 12 months within the AHL, the place he scored 22 factors in 47 video games for the Belleville Senators. He added one other 20 begins within the NHL for the Ottawa Senators, the place he additionally managed to attain a premiership objective.
He beforehand performed for the Finnish groups Tappara Tampere and Pelicans Lahti, or Swedish Oskarshamn. He final performed within the Czech Extraliga in Sparta.
In latest seasons, he additionally appeared often within the Czech nationwide group. He took half on this planet championships in 2021, 2022 and 2023. He was additionally nominated for the 2022 Olympic Video games in Beijing, the place he additionally met Lukáš Sedlák, Tomáš Zohorna, David Musil and Roman Will on the identical group.
Now the twenty-seven-year-old ahead determined to return to the Czech Republic and selected Dynamo. He signed a long-term contract in japanese Bohemia.
“Jirka is an elite Czech striker and we’re very pleased that he selected Dynamo. We’re satisfied that he can even match into the squad when it comes to character and can assist us on the trail we’re on,” describes Petr Sýkora, sports activities director of Dynamo.
“4 strikers left the group after the season and our plan is to interchange no less than two of them with elite gamers with wealthy expertise and one other two from our personal assets. Jirka belongs to the primary group, he ought to be a outstanding face of Dynamo and a member of particular formations within the coming years. I hereby welcome him to our household,” added membership proprietor Petr Dědek.
The contract additionally contains an settlement between the membership and the participant a few potential departure abroad in the course of the first 12 months of the contract. Within the occasion of a subsequent return to Europe, Jiří Smejkal’s contract with Dynamo can be activated once more.
Smejky, welcome to Dynamo!
