Hynek Zohorna in the national team jersey
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All compatriots have a common desire, they would like to stay in the national team until May 21, when this year’s world championship will start in Riga, Latvia. “This is a really big challenge for me, which is why I am ready to undergo more than six weeks of training,” said Radil, who would like to continue his only participation in the World Championships after four years.
“Of course, I would be disappointed if it didn’t get me into the nomination, but it will also depend a lot on who, for example, from overseas will be willing to come to the bubble in Latvia,” added Spartak striker Moscow.
I want to fight for the World Cup, says Hynek Zohorna
The middle of the Zohorn brothers came to the national team on Monday, although his son Dominik was only born on March 25. “I’ve been thinking about it a lot. He repeatedly asked his wife if I could leave her at home with the baby alone at all, but she handled it wonderfully, so when she returned from the maternity hospital, there was a clear instruction to go and fight for the championship, “said the Russian player in Khabarovsk.
Hynek Zohorn during the training of the hockey team.
Vlastimil Vacek, Right
Coach Filip Pešán is pleased that the players want to represent. There are nine of them from the KHL and the rest of those invited are from the extra league. “We are expanding the staff so that we will have three goalkeepers on the ice this week and five complete lines. It is mainly a matter of gradually incorporating boys who have a great chance to go to the championship and get to know the youngsters better, in which the national team can stand in the future, “said the coach.
“The boys soaked up the training so far, even though it was difficult for some of them, as they had not been on the ice for several weeks. But for now, I’m not looking at whether someone jumped the puck stick, I’m tuning the team gradually and the form will definitely go up, “said the coach of the national team.
Pešán summons five compatriots from the KHL
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The first selection test awaits the Czech team on Thursday, April 22, against Austria in Vienna. In total, the national team will play nine matches before the World Cup and the preparations will culminate in mid-May with the Prague Euro Hockey Tour.
| Nomination of Czech hockey players for the second week of training in Prague before the World Championships in Latvia: |
| Goalkeepers: |
| Dominik Frodl (Plzeň; 0 starts) |
| Milan Kloucek (Pardubice; 0) |
| Roman Will (Čeljabinsk/KHL; 6) |
| Defenders: |
| Michal Jordán (77 matches / 5 goals) |
| Dominik Mašín (both Khabarovsk / KHL; 3/0) |
| Vojtech Mozik (45/4) |
| Andrej Šustr (both Kunlun / KHL; 14/1) |
| Vojtech Budik (Pilsen; 0/0) |
| Daniel Gazda (Zlín; 4/1) |
| Radim Salda (Hradec Kralove; 0/0) |
| Jan Scotka (Litvinov, 0/0) |
| Libor Zabransky (Karlovy Vary; 0/0) |
| David Sklenička (Jokerit Helsinki / KHL; 39/1) |
| Attackers: |
| Ondrej Beranek (11/1) |
| Jiří Černoch (0/0) |
| Jakub Flek (6/2) |
| Jan Hladonik (all Karlovy Vary; 0/0) |
| Petr Kodytek (6/0) |
| Jakub For (0/0) |
| Filip Suchý (all Pilsen; 2/0) |
| Robin Hanzl (41/8) |
| Lukáš Radil (both Spartak Moscow / KHL; 66/15) |
| Matěj Blümel (Pardubice; 3/2) |
| Jan Dufek (Zlin; 2/0) |
| Luboš Horký (Pardubice; 0/0) |
| Karel Plášek (Kometa Brno; 0/0) |
| Marek Zachar (Hradec Kralove; 0/0) |
| Hynek Zohorna (Khabarovsk / KHL; 37/6) |
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