Pavel Francouz: A Journey of Determination and Success
Pavel Francouz is a fighter who has never received anything for free. He usually started as a backup and had to earn his position. I give him as an example to young players of how far you can go with such an approach, said agent Robert Splenka.
The future plans are still kept secret by the Frenchman, but he did reveal something. I received an offer to work as an expert for TV at the upcoming World Championships, confessed the Plzen native.
At the moment, he wants to take a break and focus on his family: They are a priority, during my career I was busy. Now I am thinking about taking my daughter to kindergarten and living a normal life.
The Plzen native experienced the most in the Extraliga while playing for Litvinov, with whom he won the historic title in 2015. Winning the Extraliga was a fairy tale. I will never forget that, we were underestimated, he pointed out.
This was followed by a three-year period in Omsk, and after its end, he signed a contract with Colorado as a free agent.
He helped the Avalanche the most in the playoffs in 2022. Darcy Kuemper, the team’s number one, was injured in the first game of the Western Conference Finals. Francouz had to handle the series against Edmonton.
The Stanley Cup is my greatest achievement, as a child I couldn’t even imagine it, the enthusiastic thirty-year-old goalie mentioned.
He will also remember his international career, although he did not win a medal during it. He experienced the atmosphere of the World Championships five times, and in 2018 he played six games at the Olympics.
Now, at thirty, he is saying goodbye to hockey: Everything went by so fast. It’s sad, but I take it as a new beginning. And I hope I have many more joys ahead of me.
Je to smutn, ale tak to v ivot pat. Musm se s tm smit a jsem rdi, e jsem ml monost hr tuto krsn hru, dodal Pavel Francouz na zvr sv tiskov konference.
