The guys did a great job. Craig Ramsay after the German Cup: I finally got it too | Sports.sk

Slovakian hockey players won the German Cup after eight years and for the first time under the leadership of Craig Ramsay. The Canadian coach was pleased not only with the results, but also with the performance of his charges. This was the 24th participation in the event for the Slovaks, previously their total victory was four times (1997, 2006, 2011 and 2016).

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news-item-description">The Slovakian hockey players succeeded in their third match at the German Cup 2024. After defeating Austria 1:0 and Germany 6:2, they defeated Denmark 3: 2 after a fantastic raid on Sunday and won the competition by 8 points. They have already retained the winning trophy after Saturday’s clash with the home team.

Now a fifth award will be added to their display. “Eventually I got it too. We’ve had good selections here before, especially last year when we beat Germany in the last game and got out that we didn’t win the competition by one goal. It’s a tough competition. There are a lot of young players playing here and they have a chance to establish themselves and we don’t at all. said coach SR.

Ramsay was also pleased with the reaction of the players in the game against Denmark. It started early in the morning, and the Slovaks had an unexpectedly long afternoon. Due to problems with the ice, their match against Germany on Saturday was extended by more than an hour.

“It was very long and it’s not easy to play the next day at 11.30. I’m definitely not used to it. The Danes played hard and fast and especially in the first period they gave us a hard time . But we found a way to do that. We played as a team, we worked as a team.”

Assistant Peter Frühauf also commented on the unexpected break: “It’s very difficult for the players. If it happened in the second period, or for example at the end of the first one, we will use that place to correct some things, some mistakes. But it’s difficult like this at the beginning of the game Several boys are good professionals, Peťo Cehlárik arrives three hours before the game to warm up straight to the opening ball.

But what really surprised me was that, just like after the first and second breaks, both teams came at an incredible pace. So there are many factors that affect focus, concentration, both mental and physical and muscular. So I have to give a lot of credit to our players and the German players for showing the kind of performances we saw yesterday.”

In Landshut, defender Adam Žiak and goalkeeper Rastislav Eliaš wore the national jersey for the first time, Ramsay was satisfied with both of them: “They did a good job. I think it was always more difficult for a goalkeeper to get into the national team than for a small defender. we used it a lot.

Captain Peter Cehlárik was also pleased with him. The experienced player returned to the national team after his absence during the pre-Olympic qualification and showed why he is the leader of the team. “We had some disagreements with him, but now we understand each other very well and I think he understands his role in the team. He likes it and is good at it. And so are the players. He is still goal oriented. , he never takes the easy way out. And that’s what a real leader and captain has to do, I like his talent to shoot a little more.”