Czech Republic: Czech National Team (A, U20, U18, U17, U16)

[Czechexpert]

Head coach Jiri Solc speaking about underperformance of Czech team at WJC-18: http://hokej.idnes.cz/agenti-hracu-svymi-radami-popiraji-tym-rika-kouc-osmnactky-solc-pw5-/reprezentace.asp?c=A110424_094744_reprezentace_jok

There is another person missing character. Head coach Jiri Solc...

 

[zorz]

There is another person missing character. Head coach Jiri Solc...

I don't know Solc, so I won't make comments about him. But I think it's good that CSLH wants to have it's own full time job coaches, who will be working on their projects and with youth NT's. I think it's better than hiring random people for every new season.

 

[slovakiasnextone]

I don't know Solc, so I won't make comments about him. But I think it's good that CSLH wants to have it's own full time job coaches, who will be working on their projects and with youth NT's. I think it's better than hiring random people for every new season.

I´d say that also depends on who those people working on it full time are.....

 

[slovakiasnextone]

From Czech TV about the project of the hockey academies:
http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ivysilani/10127554193-hoste-ct4/211471290300006-tema-pro-hosty/

 

[Czechexpert]

I don't know Solc, so I won't make comments about him. But I think it's good that CSLH wants to have it's own full time job coaches, who will be working on their projects and with youth NT's. I think it's better than hiring random people for every new season.

That interview says a lot about his character.

 

[zorz]

U16

results of remaining U16 games:

CZE-Linköping U18 4-3 (Kohout, KoÅ¡ťÃ¡lek, Pokorný, Přikryl)
CZE-Linköping U18 1-4 (Kubalík)
CZE-Rögle U17 4-5 (Kohout, Sysala 2x, Pokorný)
CZE-Malmö U18 9-1 (Andrlík, Kohout 2x, Kovářů, Pokorný, Sysala, Å tencel, Ťoupal, Vrána)

CZE-RUS 3-2 SO (Kopta, Vrána)
CZE-RUS 1-9 (Vrána)
CZE-RUS 2-3 OT (KoÅ¡ťÃ¡lek, Rob)

 

[zorz]

WHC 2011 - highlights

I'll put in this post all our games highlights (if I find it on youtube).

CZE-LAT


CZE-DEN


FIN-CZE


CZE-SVK


CZE-RUS


GER-CZE


CZE-USA


CZE-SWE


CZE-RUS (BMG)

 

[zorz]

U23 - fiction

Some time ago earlier during this season I've heard that CSLH was considering to create Czech U23 team and let it play some international games in the future (I think Russians do something like that). I don't know if or when that's gonna happen. But I wanted to look at it and try just for fun to guess how the roster of such team could look in the next season (11/12). We easily know how look our U20 and U18 teams, but we don't know how would look our U23 team, because it doesn't exist yet, and it's also good view of the future. I was not sure about eligibility, so I just took players born in years 1989-1992. I also included players from NA, because I wanted to know how would look the best possible U23 team. It's just my try and I'm aware of that some of those picks might be questionable.


Goaltenders (3x)
Marek Mazanec (1991)
Jakub Sedláček (1990)
Tomáš Vošvrda (1989)

Defensemen (8x)
Radko Gudas (1990)
Jakub Jeřábek (1991)
Michal Jordán (1990)
Tomáš Kundrátek (1989)
Jan Piskáček (1989)
Vladimír Roth (1990)
David Å tich (1989)
Tomáš Voráček (1990)

Forwards (14x)
Rudolf Červený (1989)
Jan Eberle (1989)
Petr Holík (1992)
Jan Káňa (1990)
Robert Kousal (1990)
Jan Kovář (1990)
Tomáš Kubalík (1990)
Ondřej Roman (1989)
Vladimír Růžička (1989)
Petr Strapáč (1989)
Roman Szturc (1989)
Tomáš Vincour (1990)
Roman Vlach (1989)
Jakub Voráček (1989)


1989 - 12x
1990 - 10x
1991 - 2x
1992 - 1x

Obviously the biggest star of this group is Jakub Voráček... it will be interesting to see if somebody from younger players than 1992 born will be able to come close to him. Probably Frk and JaÅ¡kin could do it, but it's not guaranteed at all. Maybe Mrázek will become next season as quality prospect as Voráček was, but who knows.

 

[Czechexpert]

Some time ago earlier during this season I've heard that CSLH was considering to create Czech U23 team and let it play some international games in the future (I think Russians do something like that). I don't know if or when that's gonna happen. But I wanted to look at it and try just for fun to guess how the roster of such team could look in the next season (11/12). We easily know how look our U20 and U18 teams, but we don't know how would look our U23 team, because it doesn't exist yet, and it's also good view of the future. I was not sure about eligibility, so I just took players born in years 1989-1992. I also included players from NA, because I wanted to know how would look the best possible U23 team. It's just my try and I'm aware of that some of those picks might be questionable.




Goaltenders (3x)
Marek Mazanec (1991)
Jakub Sedláček (1990)
Tomáš Vošvrda (1989)

Defensemen (8x)
Radko Gudas (1990)
Jakub Jeřábek (1991)
Michal Jordán (1990)
Tomáš Kundrátek (1989)
Jan Piskáček (1989)
Vladimír Roth (1990)
David Å tich (1989)
Tomáš Voráček (1990)

Forwards (14x)
Rudolf Červený (1989)
Jan Eberle (1989)
Petr Holík (1992)
Jan Káňa (1990)
Robert Kousal (1990)
Jan Kovář (1990)
Tomáš Kubalík (1990)
Ondřej Roman (1989)
Vladimír Růžička (1989)
Petr Strapáč (1989)
Roman Szturc (1989)
Tomáš Vincour (1990)
Roman Vlach (1989)
Jakub Voráček (1989)


1989 - 12x
1990 - 10x
1991 - 2x
1992 - 1x

Obviously the biggest star of this group is Jakub Voráček... it will be interesting to see if somebody from younger players than 1992 born will be able to come close to him. Probably Frk and JaÅ¡kin could do it, but it's not guaranteed at all. Maybe Mrázek will become next season as quality prospect as Voráček was, but who knows.

Mrazek is easily better than Mazanec and I would definitely prefer him over Sedlacek. And easily the best prospects among mentioned goalies. Krejcik is better D than T.Voracek and at the end of the season I liked him much more than Jerabek or Roth.
Jan Buchtele belongs into the mix of forwards too. I would prefer Robin Hanzl and Lukas Radil over Cerveny without doubt.

 

[zorz]

Mrazek is easily better than Mazanec and I would definitely prefer him over Sedlacek. And easily the best prospects among mentioned goalies. Krejcik is better D than T.Voracek and at the end of the season I liked him much more than Jerabek or Roth.
Jan Buchtele belongs into the mix of forwards too. I would prefer Robin Hanzl and Lukas Radil over Cerveny without doubt.

Yeah, thx for your correction! I was thinking about all of those you mentioned, but I had it based only on limited viewing of course. And I completely forgot Mrazek was 1992 born, otherwise I'd put him there too.

 

[wings5]

Hmm it seems not too many young guys are putting up numbers in the Top Senior league which is disappointing. No young players making an impact like Kruger in Sweden, Tarasenko and Kuznetsov in Russia and Granlund, Pulkinnen Armia in Finland. Plus the players I mentioned are exceptionally young and playing in a higher quality league which speaks volumes. Disappointing that even the 89 borns cannot make an impact in the league. One player u23 from this list in the NHL fulltime is also very disappointing. I am fearing for Czech hockeys future. Good right now at Senior level but maybe not in a few years.

 

[zorz]

Hmm it seems not too many young guys are putting up numbers in the Top Senior league which is disappointing. No young players making an impact like Kruger in Sweden, Tarasenko and Kuznetsov in Russia and Granlund, Pulkinnen Armia in Finland. Plus the players I mentioned are exceptionally young and playing in a higher quality league which speaks volumes. Disappointing that even the 89 borns cannot make an impact in the league. One player u23 from this list in the NHL fulltime is also very disappointing. I am fearing for Czech hockeys future. Good right now at Senior level but maybe not in a few years.

You're right. It is disappointing and I agree that le'ts say 5 years from now the Senior team won't be as competitive as it is now. On the other hand some of them still can become solid players. For example Červenka was complete no name at this age. Recently it looks to be quite usual that Czech players start to make impact when they are about 25, earlier it's rare these days.

 

[Czechexpert]

You're right. It is disappointing and I agree that le'ts say 5 years from now the Senior team won't be as competitive as it is now. On the other hand some of them still can become solid players. For example Červenka was complete no name at this age. Recently it looks to be quite usual that Czech players start to make impact when they are about 25, earlier it's rare these days.

Cervenka wasn´t complete no name, he was solid at World juniors in 2005 where Czech team finished third.

 

[Czechexpert]

Yeah, thx for your correction! I was thinking about all of those you mentioned, but I had it based only on limited viewing of course. And I completely forgot Mrazek was 1992 born, otherwise I'd put him there too.

I also forgot to mention another two players who could make such a team, Roman Horak and Adam Polasek.

 

[slovakiasnextone]

Do the Czech junior NT coaches check their facts or do they like looking for excuses as much as the Slovak ones? I was just about to read the interview with Bukač Jr. about the Czech U16 team on hokej.cz and I found this one:

Ten začal, jak už bylo zmíněno, na východ od naÅ¡ich hranic, kde se čeÅ¡tí mladíci postavili stejně starým Slovákům. „Soupeř nasadil nejsilnější sestavu, takže kluci nestačili bruslařsky,“ ohlíží se Luděk Bukač mladší.

"The opponent used their strongest team, so our boys couldn´t skate with them...." he says about the three games in Slovakia..... I really would have expected more from him....

 

[zorz]

Do the Czech junior NT coaches check their facts or do they like looking for excuses as much as the Slovak ones? I was just about to read the interview with Bukač Jr. about the Czech U16 team on hokej.cz and I found this one:



"The opponent used their strongest team, so our boys couldn´t skate with them...." he says about the three games in Slovakia..... I really would have expected more from him....

Everybody says something like that from time to time. Problem would be if they said such things after every game again and again, which is not happening. And I also don't think it was meant like excuse for loss, basically he said Slovak players there were better than Czech.

 

[slovakiasnextone]

Everybody says something like that from time to time. Problem would be if they said such things after every game again and again, which is not happening. And I also don't think it was meant like excuse for loss, basically he said Slovak players there were better than Czech.

Not really, he said exactly that the Slovak team was in full power, which is very different than saying Team A is better than Team B. And this is the second time I´ve seen him say this about these three games, so it seems that he really didn´t know the truth, which is kind of strange tbh, one would expect him to know it, it´s a part of his job after all....

 

[Czechexpert]

Not really, he said exactly that the Slovak team was in full power, which is very different than saying Team A is better than Team B. And this is the second time I´ve seen him say this about these three games, so it seems that he really didn´t know the truth, which is kind of strange tbh, one would expect him to know it, it´s a part of his job after all....

Mainly Czech NT coaches usually know very little about opposing teams, they usually have very little idea if opposing team brought the strongest roster or how many top players are missing. It´s sad but it´s true.

 

[Swipes]

Some time ago earlier during this season I've heard that CSLH was considering to create Czech U23 team and let it play some international games in the future (I think Russians do something like that). I don't know if or when that's gonna happen. But I wanted to look at it and try just for fun to guess how the roster of such team could look in the next season (11/12)

What about Michal Repik? Otherwise it looks pretty good

 

[zorz]

What about Michal Repik? Otherwise it looks pretty good

He was too old! by 1 day

 

[zorz]

New season 11/12

Team Staff 11/12

Czech Republic "A"
General Manager: Slavomír Lener
Head Coach: Alois Hadamczik
Asst. Coach: Josef Paleček
Scout: Jiří Fischer

Czech Republic "20"
Head Coach: Miroslav Přerost
Asst. Coach: Jiří Fischer, Jiří Kučera

Czech Republic "19"
Head Coach: Jiří Juřík
Asst. Coach: Karel Mlejnek

Czech Republic "18"
Head Coach: Jiří Veber
Asst. Coach: Klas Östman, Jakub Petr

Czech Republic "17"
Head Coach: Luděk Bukač Jr.
Asst. Coach: David Bruk

Czech Republic "16"
Head Coach: Robert Reichel
Asst. Coach: Karel Beran


Schedule 11/12

Czech Republic "A"
10.11.-13.11. 2011: Karjala Cup (Finland)
10.11. 2011: CZE-SWE 5-2
12.11. 2011: CZE-FIN 0-4
13.11. 2011: CZE-RUS 1-2

15.12.-18.12. 2011: Channel One Cup (Russia)
15.12. 2011: CZE-SWE 1-2
17.12. 2011: CZE-FIN 5-1
18.12. 2011: CZE-RUS 4-3 SO

09.02.-12.02. 2012: LG Hockey Games (Sweden)
09.02. 2012: CZE-SWE 2-1 SO
11.02. 2012: CZE-FIN 0-7
12.02. 2012: CZE-RUS 4-0

Euro Hockey Challenge
06.04. 2012: CZE-LAT 4-3 SO
07.04. 2012: CZE-LAT 3-1
13.04. 2012: CZE-GER 3-2 OT
14.04. 2012: CZE-GER 3-2 SO
20.04. 2012: CZE-SVK 3-1
21.04. 2012: CZE-SVK 3-2 SO

26.04.-29.04. 2012: Kajotbet Hockey Games (Czech Republic)
26.04. 2012: CZE-SWE 5-3
28.04. 2012: CZE-FIN 2-3 OT
29.04. 2012: CZE-RUS 2-1

04.05.-20.05. 2012: IIHF World Championship (Finland&Sweden)
04.05. 2012: CZE-DEN 2-0
05.05. 2012: CZE-SWE 1-4
07.05. 2012: CZE-NOR 4-3 SO
10.05. 2012: CZE-LAT 3-1
11.05. 2012: CZE-ITA 6-0
13.05. 2012: CZE-RUS 0-2
15.05. 2012: CZE-GER 8-1
17.05. 2012: CZE-SWE 4-3
19.05. 2012: CZE-SVK 1-3
20.05. 2012: CZE-FIN 3-2

Czech Republic "20"
19.08. 2011: CZE-RUS 0-3
20.08. 2011: CZE-RUS 2-3

01.09.-03.09. 2011: 4 Nations Tournament (Podolsk, Russia)
01.09. 2011: CZE-RUS 1-2
02.09. 2011: CZE-SWE 2-7
03.09. 2011: CZE-FIN 2-7

10.11.-12.11. 2011: 4 Nations Tournament (Vaasa, Finland)
10.11. 2011: CZE-SWE 2-4
11.11. 2011: CZE-FIN 2-5
12.11. 2011: CZE-RUS 0-1

20.12. 2011: CZE-LAT 7-1
22.12. 2011: CZE-RUS 3-5
26.12. 2011-05.01. 2012: IIHF U20 World Championship (Edmonton & Calgary, Canada)
27.12. 2011: CZE-DEN 7-0
28.12. 2011: CZE-CAN 0-5
30.12. 2011: CZE-USA 5-2
31.12. 2011: CZE-FIN 0-4
02.01. 2012: CZE-RUS 1-2 OT
04.01. 2012: CZE-SVK 5-2

Czech Republic "19"
04.08.-06.08. 2011: 4 Nations Tournament (Strakonice, Czech Republic)
04.08. 2011: CZE-SVK "20" 5-3
05.08. 2011: CZE-SUI "20" 2-4
06.08. 2011: CZE-GER "20" 3-2

31.08.-04.09. 2011: Red Bull U20 Hockey Rookies Cup (Austria)
31.08. 2011: CZE-SUI 5-3
02.09. 2011: CZE-Färjestad "20" 2-0
03.09. 2011: CZE-Salzburg "20" 3-2
04.09. 2011: CZE-SVK "20" 3-1

09.11.-12.11. 2011: Vemex Cup (Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic)
09.11. 2011: CZE-SKA 1946 St. Petersburg 4-2
10.11. 2011: CZE-HC Karlovy Vary U20 2-1
12.11. 2011: CZE-SKA 1946 St. Petersburg 2-7

08.02.-11.02. 2012: 5 Nations Tournament (Kreuzlingen, Switzerland)
08.02. 2012: CZE-SWE 2-5
09.02. 2012: CZE-GER 4-2
10.02. 2012: CZE-FIN 0-3
11.02. 2012: CZE-SUI 5-2

07.04. 2012: CZE "19" - CZE "18" 0-1 OT
11.04.-14.04. 2012: Grand Prix of Saint Petersburg (St.Petersburg, Russia)
11.04. 2012: CZE-St.Petersburg Selects 0-3
12.04. 2012: CZE-SWE 1-2
14.04. 2012: CZE-SVK 11-6

Czech Republic "18"
06.08. 2011: CZE-USA 3-5
08.08.-13.08. 2011: Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup (Czech Republic, Slovakia)
08.08. 2011: CZE-SUI 3-1
09.08. 2011: CZE-CAN 1-6
10.08. 2011: CZE-SWE 3-5
12.08. 2011: CZE-USA 1-3

05.11. 2011: CZE-SWE 2-8
07.11.-13.11. 2011: World Junior A Challenge (Langley, Canada)
07.11. 2011: CZE-CAN East 0-5
08.11. 2011: CZE-RUS 4-3
10.11. 2011: CZE-CAN West 1-4
12.11. 2011: CZE-RUS 2-3

(Czech Republic)
20.12. 2011: CZE-RUS 1-3
21.12. 2011: CZE-RUS 4-5 OT

26.12.-30.12. 2011: 5 Nations Tournament (Zuchwil, Switzerland)
26.12. 2011: CZE-SVK 3-4 OT
27.12. 2011: CZE-SUI 2-5
28.12. 2011: CZE-FIN 2-7
29.12. 2011: CZE-GER 3-2

08.02.-11.02. 2012: 5 Nations Tournament (Pori, Finland)
08.02. 2012: CZE-FIN 3-8
09.02. 2012: CZE-USA 2-5
10.02. 2012: CZE-RUS 3-6
11.02. 2012: CZE-SWE 2-4

07.04. 2012: CZE "18" - CZE "19" 1-0 OT
09.04. 2012: CZE-CAN 4-5 OT
12.04.-22.04. 2012: IIHF U18 World Championship (Brno & Znojmo, Czech Republic)
13.04. 2012: CZE-DEN 8-4
14.04. 2012: CZE-USA 0-5
16.04. 2012: CZE-CAN 2-6
17.04. 2012: CZE-FIN 2-6
19.04. 2012: CZE-SUI 2-4
20.04. 2012: CZE-LAT 7-4

Czech Republic "17"
07.08. 2011: CZE-USA 1-3
09.08.-14.08. 2011: 5 Nations Tournament (USA)
09.08. 2011: CZE-USA 1-5
10.08. 2011: CZE-SUI 3-4 SO
11.08. 2011: CZE-GER 4-5 SO
13.08. 2011: CZE-SVK 6-4

(Imatra, Finland)
10.11. 2011: CZE-FIN 4-1
11.11. 2011: CZE-FIN 3-4
12.11. 2011: CZE-FIN 5-4 SO

28.12. 2011: CZE-ONT 2-5
29.12. 2011-04.01. 2012: World U17 Hockey Challenge
29.12. 2011: CZE-USA 1-5
30.12. 2011: CZE-PAC 0-4
31.12. 2011: CZE-WST 5-2
01.01. 2012: CZE-RUS 2-3
03.01. 2012: CZE-ATL 2-4

CZE-Stanstead College 7-2
CZE-CÉGEP de Sorel-Tracy 7-5
06.01.-15.01. 2012: Turnoi Midget Drummondville (Drummondville, Canada)
CZE-Gaulois CAG. St-Hyacinthe 8-2
CZE-Cantonniers Magog 4-3
CZE-Phénix Coll. Esther-Blondin 3-1
CZE-Gaulois CAG. St-Hyacinthe 6-3
CZE-Phénix Coll. Esther-Blondin 4-1

09.02.-11.02. 2012: 4 Nations Tournament (Hradec Králové, Czech Republic)
09.02. 2012: CZE-FIN 3-4 OT
10.02. 2012: CZE-SWE 1-4
11.02. 2012: CZE-RUS 5-3

(Lenzerheide, Switzerland)
29.03. 2012: CZE-SUI 2-5
30.03. 2012: CZE-SUI 2-1
31.03. 2012: CZE-SUI 0-4

(Rokycany, Czech Republic)
25.04. 2012: CZE-RUS 2-1
26.04. 2012: CZE-RUS 5-4 OT

Czech Republic "16"
15.08. 2011: CZE-CAN 2-3
18.08.-21.08. 2011: 6 Nations Tournament (Austria)
18.08. 2011: CZE-AUT "17" 7-3
19.08. 2011: CZE-RUS 7-4
20.08. 2011: CZE-CAN 8-1
21.08. 2011: CZE-RUS 6-5

(Czech Republic)
10.11. 2011: CZE-SUI 5-6 SO
11.11. 2011: CZE-SUI 5-2
12.11. 2011: CZE-SUI 7-5

(Czech Republic)
21.12. 2011: CZE-RUS 0-8
22.12. 2011: CZE-RUS 1-7
23.12. 2011: CZE-RUS 2-6

10.02.-12.02. 2012: 4 Nations Tournament (Sundsvall, Sweden)
10.02. 2012: CZE-SWE 1-6
11.02. 2012: CZE-RUS 1-8
12.02. 2012: CZE-FIN 0-2

(Linköping, Sweden)
12.04. 2012: CZE-Linköping J18 2-8
13.04. 2012: CZE-Linköping J18 3-2 SO
15.04. 2012: CZE-Linköping J18 5-6 SO

(Kravaře, Czech Republic)
19.04. 2012: CZE-SVK 3-4
20.04. 2012: CZE-SVK 4-1

 

[zorz]

I just noticed that CSLH plans to form U19 team for the next season separated from U20 with it's own international schedule. Great move

 

[Swipes]

I just noticed that CSLH plans to form U19 team for the next season separated from U20 with it's own international schedule. Great move

Yeah, more international confrontation for our teenage players is a good step forwards.

 

[zorz]

Czech Republic will be host country for 2012 U18-WJC. I hope it will take place in Brno or Zlín, so I could see a lot of games live.

 

[zorz]

U20

The players participating in U20 summer camps. Majority of the roster for 2012 WJC will probably come out of that group. Guys with bolded club are very likely to make the team already now. The rest will depend on the season and whether the players will make Extraliga teams, because it always plays big role in deciding who goes and who stays at home.

Goaltenders:
Tadeáš Galanský (Saginaw Spirit, OHL)
David Honzík (Victoriaville Tigres, QMJHL)
Libor KašÃ­k (HC Zlín)
Tomáš Král (Lillehammer, Norway)
Matěj Machovský (Brampton Battalion, OHL)
Petr Mrázek (Ottawa 67's, OHL)
Roman Will (BK Mladá Boleslav)

Defensemen:
Vladimír Eminger (HC Litvínov)
Marek Hrbas (Edmonton Oil Kings, WHL)
Bohumil Jank (Victoriaville Tigres, QMJHL)
Jakub Kolář (HC Sparta Praha)
Daniel Krejčí (HC Slavia Praha)
David Musil (Vancouver Giants, WHL)
Tomáš Pastor (HC Vítkovice)
Filip Pavlík (HC Třinec)
Jan Předota (HC České Budějovice)
David Roupec (HC Třinec)
Jiří Říha (HC Liberec)
Tomáš Valenta (HC Zlín)
Petr Zámorský (HC Zlín)
Dušan Žovinec (HC Sparta Praha)
Michal Žvatora (HC Vítkovice)

Forwards:
Jakub Culek (Rimouski Océanic, QMJHL)
Tomáš Filippi (Baie-Comeau Drakkar, QMJHL)
Tomáš Fořt (HC Zlín)
Martin Frk (Halifax Mooseheads, QMJHL)
Jakub Herman (HC Třinec)
Petr Holík (HC Zlín)
Tomáš Hyka (BK Mladá Boleslav)
Dmitrij Jaškin (HC Slavia Praha)
Denis Kindl (Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, QMJHL)
Jaromír Kverka (HC Karlovy Vary)
Jan Müller (HC Slavia Praha)
Tomáš Nosek (HC Pardubice)
Tomáš Pacanda (HC Plzeň 1929)
Daniel Přibyl (HC Sparta Praha)
Jiří Půhoný (HC Pardubice)
Tomáš Rubeš (HC Sparta Praha)
Adam Řehák (HC Vítkovice)
Jiří Sekáč (Youngstown Phantoms, USHL)
Pavel Smolka (HC Litvínov)
David Stach (Lukko, Finland)
Petr Straka (Rimouski Océanic, QMJHL)
Jakub Strnad (HC Kladno)
Dominik Uher (Spokane Chiefs, WHL)
Michal Vachovec (HC Karlovy Vary)