Czech national team has a new coach

[ikke]

I'm not Czech but Czech republic is close to my heart. Have a lot of friends there and speak the language and of course have been supporting Czech ice hockey national team. Since today they have a new coach - Vladimir Ruzicka. He's not a new face on the bench he had succes in the past.

I wish czech hockey good luck at world championship in Belarus and in the future!

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[Urbanskog]

About a time.

 

[TonsofPuppies*]

Doesn't surprise me after Pavelec had to pull himself in Sochi. What an embarrassment.

 

[that is unfortunate]

This should've happend before the Olympics.

 

[joey16]

This should've happend before the Olympics.

Well, I'm glad that it has happened at least before our home Worlds...

 

[FiLe]

Wait - haven't Ruzicka and Hadamczik simply taken turns behind the Czech bench for the past decade or so?

Almost as if there was a Czech hockey coaches' union with these two as the only members.

 

[Urbanskog]

Wait - haven't Ruzicka and Hadamczik simply taken turns behind the Czech bench for the past decade or so?

Almost as if there was a Czech hockey coaches' union with these two as the only members.

Yeah, the third works for Slovakia.

 

[joey16]

Wait - haven't Ruzicka and Hadamczik simply taken turns behind the Czech bench for the past decade or so?

Almost as if there was a Czech hockey coaches' union with these two as the only members.

Unfortunately, that's how it is. We don't have so many good coaches, I guess. To be honest, I can imagine just four guys as head coaches right now - Jandac, Riha, Ruzicka, Vujtek.. then there's a big gap and there goes for example Vaclav Sykora, Zdenek Venera etc. good coaches but in my eyes not good enough for NT. But I could be wrong.

 

[m4tt145]

Unfortunately, that's how it is. We don't have so many good coaches, I guess. To be honest, I can imagine just four guys as head coaches right now - Jandac, Riha, Ruzicka, Vujtek.. then there's a big gap and there goes for example Vaclav Sykora, Zdenek Venera etc. good coaches but in my eyes not good enough for NT. But I could be wrong.

Why not a Canadian coach? Look at Switzerland for example, who has had great succes with theirs.

 

[Eye of Ra]

new? not really.

I feel sorry for czech fans.

But you are not alone. Sweden coaches is insane also.

 

[Eye of Ra]

Why not a Canadian coach? Look at Switzerland for example, who has had great succes with theirs.

we should add a canadien also...


ted nolan..

 

[m4tt145]

we should add a canadien also...


ted nolan..

I wouldnt mind but..

it will never happen..

 

[Toffu]

Nice timing, hope they will be better with this coach.. if you see only a roster, they definently deserve that.

 

[Urbanskog]

It felt like Hadamczik's original plan was to lose his job considering the players he selected.

 

[VMBM]

I see a grim future for the Czech Republic, as far as best-on-best tournaments are concerned - no matter who the head coach is. Where are the young Czech stars?

And for someone whose favourite players of all-time include Vladimir Martinec and Ivan Hlinka it is sad.

 

[Rogalo]

Why not a Canadian coach? Look at Switzerland for example, who has had great succes with theirs.

:-D never gonna happen. Never. Not necessarily a good thing, but the truth. I cannot imagine a coach from another country. Maybe...JUST MAYBE...a swede. With Lener and the entire progressive part of the Association looking at Sweden as a top European country and a role model for hockey development. But I give that like a 5% chance and Ruzicka would have to massively f... up during the Worlds. So it would seem like there is NO other way to go than abroad. Or we could have Hadamczik back;-)))

 

[joey16]

I see a grim future for the Czech Republic, as far as best-on-best tournaments are concerned - no matter who the head coach is. Where are the young Czech stars?

And for someone whose favourite players of all-time include Vladimir Martinec and Ivan Hlinka it is sad.

It's not that tragical IMO. We still got Voracek, Hertl, Gudas, Palat, Jaskin, Mrazek.. Vrana and Pastrnak will likely be first rounders in this years draft, next year there's Zacha, Zboril, Vladar.. the situation is not ideal at all but the future looks much better than it did like 5 years ago.