New Names Added to Slovakian Hockey Team for WC Preparation: No NHL Players, but Promising Talents Joining

news-content">Four new names will appear in the team of Slovakian hockey players in the next stage of the preparation for the WC. Assistant coach Peter Frühauf said after two warm-up games in Germany that players from the NHL will not appear at the meeting on Tuesday, but a week later they should be available with the national team.

Juraj Slafkovský, Martin Pospíšil, and Šimon Nemec showed their willingness to start at the toilet in the Czech Republic (from May 10 to 26). The general manager of the national team, Miroslav Šatan, said that Pavol Regenda had also shown his approval. Tomáš Tatar has not commented publicly yet, Frühauf said in his speech:

“We hope he will strengthen us too, he always spoke positively about starting at the toilet. We are ready until he comes. We are not even considering options But it’s in the process and we can’t jump. We hope that these players will connect, but not now, but after a week.”

Forward Jakub Demek, who played 55 games in the AHL for the Henderson Silver Knights this season, is also a free agent. However, he recently suffered a concussion.

“Demek hasn’t played hockey for a month. He was on our list, but we are pressed for time and it is difficult to bring him into this stage of the preparation, if he has never been in the national team. watching it, but it’s hard to get rid of a player we’re satisfied with and replace him with someone who hasn’t played in a month. Frühauf explained.

The club’s season also ended for strikers Filip Mešár and Dalibor Dvorský. Both were kicked out of the Canadian OHL playoffs by their respective teams.

“It is also true here that there is no time. In Germany, all the young players showed themselves well, Petrovský, Kašlík and Petrovicky took the opportunity. As for Dvorský and Mešár, if we wanted to try them, one of those who played well, he would have to leave us and we would be sorry then, but both are players who belong to the national team and we wanted to see them play.

The implementation team is also following the final round of the Czech and Slovak additional leagues, where several are able to start in the competition. “We are keeping an eye on everyone. There will be three changes next week, three forwards and one goalkeeper coming in.” Frühauf added. At the last meeting, goalkeeper coach Ján Lašák revealed that he would contact Stanislav Škorvánek by phone, who should come.

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