VIDEO The group physician counts the injured forward of the quarter-finals of the 2024 World Cup of Hockey. Pospíšil goes for additional research Spórs.sk

news-content">Already in Tuesday’s match of the Ostrava B group on the 2024 World Hockey Championship with Sweden (1: 6), Slovakia went with out Marek Hrivík and Andrej Kudrn, who weren’t solely a everlasting a part of the road -line now we have till then, but in addition the principle locations of the group. After only some minutes of the primary interval, we additionally misplaced Martin Pospíšil, who injured his shoulder.

On Tuesday night time, we counted not solely Swedish targets, but in addition those that had been injured. Forward of the semi-finals on Thursday, the well being of all our gamers is a precedence. “We gave Marek Hrivík protecting depart,” defined group physician Pavol Lauko after Slovakia’s final look within the Ostrava group. “He has minor muscle issues. They’re the results of the actual load he took right here. I feel he must be nice for the quarter-final sport.”

Though Andrej Kudrna completed coaching on Tuesday morning, he didn’t seem within the announcement of the sport. Winger Litvínov didn’t full Sunday’s assembly with Latvia. He left the ice after throwing himself into an opponent’s shot and the puck hit him within the head so laborious that his helmet cracked and he additionally had superficial accidents that the docs to stitch with three layers.

“His place could be very correct. We needed to forestall the match load from inflicting issues as a result of there was a little bit of a jolt. We gave him day without work as a precaution,” added the Slovakian group physician.

Most consideration was centered on Martin Pospíšil throughout the match towards Sweden. The Calgary Flames ahead was initially supposed to exchange Marek Hrivík within the elite format, however solely managed to play 1:53 minutes within the sport.

“Martin hit his left shoulder. We did X-rays and sonography, the place no breaks or injury to tendons or muscle tissue had been confirmed. Tomorrow he’ll endure an MRI scan, and based mostly on that we’ll resolve how issues will look with him within the event.” defined Pavol Lauko.

The 24-year-old ahead had a tough time getting off the ice. The sight of him was not nice for the followers. “The swelling is not there, the ache is. Nonetheless, they’re silent. We’ve to attend for the outcomes of the magnetic resonance, it would present probably the most. Nothing might be mentioned with out it. I might be nicely forward. He’ll take it tomorrow morning in Ostrava. His shoulder was not dislocated or in any other case broken. The motion is full however painful. He has bruises within the muscle space.”

Libor Hudáček additionally got here to shake issues up, and throughout the interviews after the match within the combined space, he admitted that he was additionally affected by ache. “Libor is taking part in the entire event with an ongoing damage that he already had throughout the season. He bought photographs, we’ll see what the MRI exhibits. Nonetheless, I feel Libor will be capable to play the quarter-finals,” determined group physician Pavol Lauko.

Slovakia will seem within the quarter-finals of the 2024 World Hockey Championship within the Czech Republic on Thursday within the O2 area in Prague from 4:20 pm towards the defending champions Canada.