Already at the weekend, Jiří Černoch left the squad and Patrik Poulíček was invited to replace him. The Pardubice captain became the third rookie in the selection after Martin Jandus and David Vitouch of Sparta Prague. While Poulíček reported to South Bohemian coaches earlier today, Holík will only join the squad on Tuesday.
Defender Dominik Mašín is also missing from the international team, who has yet to undergo a medical examination. If he’s okay, he’ll complete the team on Tuesday as well.
The hockey players have completed an organizational meeting only today in České Budějovice, they will start training on Tuesday. On Thursday, in the Budvar Arena, they will also participate in the first tournament of the Euro Hockey Tour with a match against Sweden. After moving to Turku on Friday, they will face Finland on Saturday and Switzerland on Sunday.
| Current team composition: |
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| Goalkeepers: |
| Aleš Stezka (Vítkovice) |
| Roman Testament (Pardubice) |
| Marek Langhamer (Ilves Tampere / Fin.) |
| defenders: |
| Tomas Dvořák |
| Jan Košťálek (both Pardubice) |
| Martin Jandus |
| David Němeček (both Sparta Prague) |
| Tomáš Kundratek |
| Jan Ščotka (both Kometa Brno) |
| Dominik Mašín (Ilves Tampere / Fin.) |
| Vojtěch Mozík (Rögle / Swedish) |
| David Sklenička (Brynäs / Swedish) |
| Libor Zábranský Jr. (Jukurit Mikkeli / Fin.) |
| forwards: |
| Luboš Horky |
| Petr Holík (both Kometa Brno) |
| Jiří Smejkal |
| Hynek Zohorna (both Oskarshamn / Swedish) |
| Philip the boy |
| Michael Špaček (both Ambri-Piotta / Switzerland) |
| Patrik Poulíček (Pardubice) |
| Ondřej Beránek (Karlovy Vary) |
| Petr Kodytek (Pilsen) |
| Pavel Kosal (Mladá Boleslav) |
| David Vitouch (Sparta Prague) |
| Marek Zachar (Hradec Králové) |
| Patrik Zdrahal (Litvinov) |
| Roman Červenka (Rapperswil-Jona / Switzerland) |
| Radan Lenc (HV 71 / Sweden) |
