Kevin Czuczman | Photo: ilves.com
Done, assembled. According to the announced plan, Litvínov expanded his defensive ranks: he secured the services of Canadian fullback Kevin Czuczman for a year. The chemists reported on the latest defensive addition on the club’s website.
Quality defender, quality striker. At the beginning of the summer, Vervy’s shopping list included two items, the first of which the management headed by CEO Pavel Hynek can tick off.
He cast his nets abroad and chose the thirty-two-year-old from the currently available names
Kevin Czuczman
defender
” href=” is an important signing and the last link for our defense,” confirms the club’s sports manager Tomáš Vrábel.
“It’s an important signing and the last link for our defense.”
“Negotiations were at a standstill for some time, but there was a turning point. Kevin signed the contract very quickly and had a great desire to go to Litvínov. This is a very important signal,” emphasizes Vrábel for Verva’s official website.
It will be Czuczman’s second European engagement: last season he defended the colors of the Finnish Ilves, for whom he played in 31 league games with a record of 2+4. However, an injury ended his bronze year at the start of January.
Before that, however, he gathered an interesting portion of experience across the Atlantic. As an undrafted player, he made it all the way to the NHL, playing fifteen games for the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins in the most famous hockey league.
Two years ago, in addition, he jumped into two races alongside world superstar Sidney Crosby. After all, something like this doesn’t happen to everyone…
“We already mapped him before last season.”
But he never built a stable position among the elite, he waited a long time for his opportunity on the farm. Overall summary? He made 450 straight starts for Bridgeport, Manitoba, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Iowa.
“We already mapped him before last season. We are convinced that he will bring not only great experience to the team, but above all great consistency and honesty,” believes the Lithuanian coach Karel Mlejnek.
Czuczman benefits from ideal physical parameters (191 cm, 88 kg), coaches value him for a solid two-way game. He does not hesitate to harden on the ice, and he can also be valid in the forward direction. At one time in the AHL, he attacked the 30-point mark.
“Kevin is a very experienced defensive back who should bring more calmness and emphasis to our defensive ranks,” adds CEO Hynek.
“He should bring us more calmness and emphasis in the defensive ranks.”
So the defense of chemists knows its final composition. In the north of the Czech Republic, there was a lack of a really strong back – Czuczman will now clean the space in front of the goal.
We remind you that after the start of the transfer period, the club still brought in returnees
Marek Baránek
defender, 28 years old
” href=” Lamb. In addition, he maintained last year’s defensive leaders
2023-07-13 10:00:00
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