Jiříček is a rather surprising name on the roster of the Czech team, considering that at the turn of the year it seemed that he was experiencing a very unlucky season.
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Right in the opening match of the unfinished World Twenties Championship, he injured his knee and had to undergo an operation that ended his tenure in this year’s extra league.
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Jiříček did not return until April in the jersey of the Czech national team, with which he was to gain experience rather than fight for participation in the World Cup. However, with his performances at the final events of the Euro Hockey Tour in Ostrava and Stockholm, he won a place in the final nomination for the championship.
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And in the first race he played 13 minutes and 41 seconds, he got to two shots, one of which ended up in the net. In the first substitutions, the promising quarterback did not dazzle in the best form, but then he started and sent the Czech team to the lead 3-0 in the third period.
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During the power play after Roman Červenka’s recording, he stretched and shot goalkeeper Ben Bowns with a cannonball. “He can be said to be playing as an offensive defender. He should play powerlifting, drive them … “Radek Duda sees Jiříček ‘s role.
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Watch the whole discussion about David Jiříček in the attached video from the show PŘÍKLEP EXTRA on Sport.cz.
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