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Slovakia’s hockey players will embark on a duel with Canada with changes in offensive formations, not one left. Adam Sýkora, 17, whose coaches added to the roster, will also have their premiere at the championship. The duel with Canada starts at 15.20.
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Adam Húska will stand in the goal, Matej Tomek will cover his back. Patrik Rybár, who caught the last two matches, will watch the duel from the stands. Take a look at the line-up in which the Slovaks trained and which was confirmed by the assistant coach Andrej Podkonický after the training.
The defensive pairs remained unchanged, which is not the case with the attacks. Kristián Pospíšil will be in the first for Tomáš Tatar and Michal Krištof instead of Róbert Lantoši. Lantoši will move to the third, where he will play with Adam Lišk and Miloš Roman.
The duo Juraj Slafkovský and Pavol Regenda remained in the second attack, the coaches moved Jakub Minárik to them instead of Roman. Samuel Takáč and Alex Tamáši will be in the fourth formation, and only 17-year-old Adam Sýkora, whose coaches have written on the roster, will have their premiere at the championship.
Ice Hockey World Championship 2022: Team Slovakia – Canada
Source: Facebook (SZĽH)
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“A tough opponent is waiting for us, I hope the guys will prepare for it, they know what awaits us. They put everything into it and we hope we can handle it.
They are big and good skaters, they are strong at the puck and very creative. We have to play well in defense and have a quick transition through the middle zone. We can’t lose pucks because they have good counterattacks. ” said the coach’s assistant Andrej Podkonický after the training.
Why did they decide to make such drastic changes in the attacks? “We want to strengthen our strength in several attacks, so we decided. We had a strong single attack, we created chances, but we didn’t score goals. We want to try change. We don’t like to do a lot of them, but we’ll see what it brings. “
Despite major changes in offensive formations, those special power units should remain unchanged. “The power groups should remain the same,” revealed Podkonický.
Coach Craig Ramsay strongly coached the players not to invent unnecessary passes, what else do they need to improve? “We want to have as many shootings as possible. Sometimes we miss the final pass. We mainly miss the player in front of the goal, we have a shot, but we need to have someone in front of the goalkeeper. When he can’t see the shot, it’s harder to catch. There were plenty of shots, even though a lot was blocked or went out of goal, we have to work on that as well. ” Podkonický said.
And what does he say about the debut of the 17-year-old Sýkora, who will play his first match at the championships right against Canada? “It will be a great experience for him. He will bring energy to the team and put everything into it, it will excite him even more. “
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