Success in a New Job: Liam Kirk’s Impressive Start and Rise in the Extraliga Table

Success in a New Job: Liam Kirk’s Impressive Start and Rise in the Extraliga Table

Third place in the table, you scored two goals yourself. That couldn’t have been a much better start to a new job, right? So far so good. We have four wins and we are performing well. We all work hard. I’m enjoying the new competition. It’s a little different style for me, but I’m getting … Read more

Clean Ice and Innovative Advertising: The Třinec Steelers’ Approach to Sponsorship

Clean Ice and Innovative Advertising: The Třinec Steelers’ Approach to Sponsorship

No, it’s not like the current Extraliga champion doesn’t have partners. “But we have been working with them for a long time in this regard. It was a long shot, but both parties finally understood the benefits of this step,” explains Ocelarů executive director Marek Chmiel. The ice in Třinec is thus “decorated” only with … Read more

Rise of Energy in Karlovy Vary: Jiří Černoch, Ondřej Beránek, and Honza Hladonika

Rise of Energy in Karlovy Vary: Jiří Černoch, Ondřej Beránek, and Honza Hladonika

The group of leaders around Jiří Černoch and Ondřej Beránek grew to include Honza Hladonika, who suddenly fit in perfectly. Although he was born in 1999, and someone can still consider him a young player, he is, on the contrary, very experienced, and suddenly Karlovy Vary has a lot of excellent players capable of playing … Read more

Exciting Results and Match Previews in Czech Hockey League – Karlovarská Energie, Steelers vs. Sparta, Kladno and Pardubice, Mladá Boleslav and Vítkovice, Hradec Králové and Liberec

Exciting Results and Match Previews in Czech Hockey League – Karlovarská Energie, Steelers vs. Sparta, Kladno and Pardubice, Mladá Boleslav and Vítkovice, Hradec Králové and Liberec

Karlovarská Energie demonstrated a rocket entry into the new season, when they easily won on the ice of last year’s semi-finalists from Vítkovice 6:2. The West Bohemians shone especially in the first period, in which they scored four straight goals. Vary will also want to follow up on their good performance in Ostrava at home, … Read more

Rayen Petrovicky’s Impressive Career Journey: From Loan Arrangement to Scoring Goals in Multiple Leagues

Rayen Petrovicky’s Impressive Career Journey: From Loan Arrangement to Scoring Goals in Multiple Leagues

“Rayen impressed us with his approach in the training period and we see potential in him for the future. That’s why we decided to sign a contract with him. However, in the current season, he would not have an adequate workload with us, so he was arranged for a loan at first league club Vsetín,” … Read more

Returning to Pilsen: Reflecting on Hradec, Doping Scandal, and the New Season

Returning to Pilsen: Reflecting on Hradec, Doping Scandal, and the New Season

You left Hradec almost at the top. How pleased were you to say goodbye to silver? I was happy. My departure had been known since December, so I was under scrutiny. I whipped myself a whip. But I am happy that I showed what I am capable of giving to the team with my performance … Read more

“Interview with Hradec Králové Captain Radek Smoleňák: Emotions, Learning and Potential after Extra League Finals”

“Interview with Hradec Králové Captain Radek Smoleňák: Emotions, Learning and Potential after Extra League Finals”

Radek, what are your emotions right now? They are mixed feelings, because one feels that Třinec was meant to be. It would be different if we lost four times and didn’t tap. But I feel we had them. But Třinec is an experienced team, they play in the finals every year, and we went into … Read more

Třinec’s Captain Vrána Leads Dominant Fourth Line in Czech Hockey Championships

Třinec’s Captain Vrána Leads Dominant Fourth Line in Czech Hockey Championships

“It happened like this,” smiles Vrána. “At thirty-four years old, Erik (Hrňa) is the youngest in the line, that’s enough to think about. But the boys and I know each other, we just try to support the team, do our job and be part of the team . We hold on to the puck, try … Read more

Marek Daň Scores Winning Goal in Třinec’s Third Win of the Finals

Marek Daň Scores Winning Goal in Třinec’s Third Win of the Finals

He scored in the third game of the final, when he succeeded alone against Matěj Machovský. Thanks to his goal, Třinec won 1:0 over Hradec Králové, won its third win and can decide on the fourth championship title in a row on Sunday. You waited a long time for a goal again. Did you rest? … Read more

Kladno’s Jaromír Jágr Reflects on Playoff Success and Future Plans

Kladno’s Jaromír Jágr Reflects on Playoff Success and Future Plans

“We are very happy. Last year’s experience with a break of more than forty days helped us. Many of us therefore already knew what we were getting into. We trained well in it,” Jágr claimed. According to him, the most difficult thing was to keep the team focused. “It was not easy at all when … Read more