Photo: Markéta Křížová
General manager Miroslav Šatan and head coach Craig Ramsay revealed Slovakia’s nomination for the upcoming Kaufland Cup, which will take place from December 13 to 15 in Bratislava. They pointed to two goalkeepers, eight defenders and 12 forwards. As many as 10 of the 22 players are active in the Czech Extraliga.
Matej Tomek from Lithuania also figures among the nominated goalkeepers, who will form a pair with Stanislav Škorvánek, a participant of the last World Cup. Among other things, Michal Ivan from Liberec and Martin Marinčin from Třinec will help them in the defensive ranks.
The best extra league scorer Oliver Okuliar, his teammate Alex Tamáši from Hradec Králové, Lukáš Cingel from Brno, Ocelář Viliam Čacho, Adrián Holešinský from Pilsen, Andrej Kudrna from Lithuania or Róbert Lantoši from Mladá Boleslav will appear in the offensive.
Ten compatriots from the Czech Republic will be joined by the same number of players from the domestic competition. The coaches also pointed to the elite attackers Peter Cehlárik and Marko Hrivík, who play in the Swedish Leksand. The first named is even the team productivity leader with 18 points (7+11).
The Slovaks, just like last year, tried to build an attractive selection that will attract fans to the corridors of the Ondrej Nepela Winter Stadium in Bratislava. “We always try to put together the best possible team for the home tournament,” says Miroslav Šatan for the website hockeyslovakia.sk.
He believes that Slovakia will repeat last year’s triumph, decorated with 6:0 wins over Norway and 6:1 over Latvians. “When we play at home, we want to win. I believe that the fans will come to cheer us on and that together we will succeed,” adds the team’s GM.
The Slovak national team will meet in Bratislava on Monday, December 11. The first duel of the Christmas Kaufland Cup will be played two days later from 18:00 against Norway, the highlight of the event will be their duel with the surprise of the last WC Latvia at the same time on Friday.
Nomination of Slovakia for Kaufland Cup 2023
Goalkeepers:
Stanislav Skorvanek (Michalovce), Matej Tomek (Litvínov, Czech Republic).
Defenders:
Michal Beňo, Andrej Golian (both Slovan Bratislava), Patrik Bacik (Banska Bystrica), Martin Bodák (Michalovce), František Gajdoš (Nitra), Michael Ivan (Liberec, Czech Republic), Martin Marinčin (Třinec, Czech Republic), David Mudrák (Elected).
Attackers:
Peter Cehlárik, Marek Hrivík (both Leksand, Sweden), Oliver Okuliar, Alex Tamáši (both Hradec Králové, Czech Republic), Lukáš Cingel (Kometa Brno, Czech Republic), Viliam Čacho (Třinec, Czech Republic), Adrian Holešinský (Pilsen, Czech Republic), Andrej Kudrna (Litvínov, Czech Republic), Patrick Lamper (Košice), Robert Lantoši (Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic), Miroslav Mucha (Elected), Peter Zuzin (Elected).
Implementation team:
General manager: Miroslav Šatan
Manager: Zuzana Chrenková
Head Coach: Craig Ramsay
Assistant coaches: Peter Frühauf and Ján Párdavý
Goalkeeper coach: Ján Lašák
Video analyst: Igor Andrejkovic
Fitness coach: Róbert Bereš
Doctor: MUDr. Pavol Lauko
Physiotherapist: Vladimír Čavojec
Custodians: Marek Jenčík and Juraj Stopka
Media Managers: Peter Jánošík and Tomáš Kyselica
Program of Kaufland Cup 2023 in Bratislava
Wednesday 13 December:
18:00 Slovakia – Norway
Thursday 14 December:
18:00 Norway – Latvia
Friday, December 15:
18:00 Slovakia – Latvia
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2023-12-02 18:40:00
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