Jason MacIsaac
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I really like this team....any idea of the score yesterday vs Germany.czechhockeyfan said:
Edit: Last year they took the team with the best players....maybe these are the right players.
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Edit: Last year they took the team with the best players....maybe these are the right players.
Jason MacIsaac
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Can someone please translate this article on Vrana:
http://www.hokej.cz/index.php?view=clanek&lng=CZ&menu=menu_0&id=23806
http://www.hokej.cz/index.php?view=clanek&lng=CZ&menu=menu_0&id=23806
JasonMacIsaac said:
I still like this team a bit but I would like this team much more with Kindl, Hromas, Steber, Pulpan and Bahensky.
It was right thing to release Vojtech Polak and Sindel earlier this month in my opinion but Kindl is much better than Smach or Tuma and Hromas or Bahensky are better suited as third or fourth-liner than Cervenka, Borovansky or Kohler. And I don´t like Michal Polak. On the other hand It´s good to see Roman Polak and Milan Hluchy making the team.
Kindl
Does anyone have an opinion or has anyone read a reason as to why Kindl was cut? It looks like he played in the game against Germany so maybe someone who can read Czech could let us know if there was anything mentioned about him in the write-up after the game.
czechhockeyfan said:
Does anyone have an opinion or has anyone read a reason as to why Kindl was cut? It looks like he played in the game against Germany so maybe someone who can read Czech could let us know if there was anything mentioned about him in the write-up after the game.
chloe said:
They didn't mention a single word about how was anybody playing, just that Coach decided according to chemistry, dedication and stuff like that
Jason MacIsaac
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I just found in an article that the team picked Petr Vrana as their captain, Olesz and Smid are the alternates.
errrrrr............Olesz was named Captain a long time ago AFAIK. There was an article in the Sun-Sentinel (FLA newspaper) about Olesz being named Captain. He's the legit choice IMO. No other player deserves it more as Olesz is a leader and it so mature. I'd pick Smid and Vrana as alternates but Olesz as Cap.JasonMacIsaac said:
Jason MacIsaac
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http://www.hokej.cz/?lng=CZ&menu=menu_0&view=clanek&id=23856PanthersRule said:
Kromě nejdůležitějÅ¡Ã tajenky jsou vyluÅ¡těny i dalÅ¡Ã neznámé. V mužstvu bude deset hráčů z naÅ¡ich soutěžà a třináct zahraničnÃch posil. Kapitánem dvacÃtky byl jmenován Petr Vrána. "Bylo to pro mě celkem překvapenÃ, když jsem se to od trenérů dozvěděl. Ale beru to samozřejmě jako velkou poctu," řekl útočnÃk Halifaxu. Jeho asistenty budou Rostislav Olesz a Ladislav Å mÃd. S týmem pokračujà tři gólmani. "Dva budou zapsáni na soupisku 25. prosince, třetà zůstane náhradnÃkem. O tom, kdo jÃm bude, rozhodneme později," přidal asistent MojmÃr TrličÃk.
This says otherwise and is from the czech hockey site.
chloe said:
I´m definitely going to ask Kindl´s agent(better say his co-agent) why Kindl was released when I meet with him someday in January watching game in Pardubice.
JasonMacIsaac said:
Looks as though you were completely right Jason in thinking Vrana deserved the captaincy more than Olesz, nice job!
Now my only question is where did Russo (Sun-Sentinel beat writer) get his source from that said the Czech team had named Olesz captain?? It didn't sound like Russo was speculating in his article and he is usually very accurate, unless maybe Olesz lost the captaincy to Vrana during camp??? 
Jason MacIsaac
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That may have been the camp. I was really suprised to hear Olesz was named since Petr Vrana is the Czech version of Mike Richards. His biggest qualities are hard working, leadership and playmakig.Crossbar said:Looks as though you were completely right Jason in thinking Vrana deserved the captaincy more than Olesz, nice job!
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Czech Republic sends players home
Cuts come just days before tournament begins
When they returned to Grand Forks after an exhibition game against Germany on Tuesday night in Warroad, Minn., the Czech Republic players learned their fate.
Seven players needed to be cut from the squad, bringing the total to 23. The Czech Republic can carry 22 players on its roster.
By Wednesday morning, the seven who were cut were at Grand Forks International Airport trying to get connections out of town.
Five were headed to Canada, where they will resume their major junior hockey careers. Two were headed home to Prague.
It was a tough team meeting after the players returned to Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. Head coach Alois Hadamczik broke the news.
"He made some cuts, and he cut me," Czech Republic player Jan Steber said at the airport. "That happened. That's life. That's hockey."
Steber said the coach rattled off the names of the players who were cut and said thanks and goodbye. He didn't talk with the players individually.
So, while their former teammates were headed to practice Wednesday, those cut were headed to the airport. Steber held his head high.
"It was a good experience for me," Steber said of coming to the United States to compete for a position on the Czech Republic team.
Steber was heading to Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday where he plays major junior.
"It didn't go well," he said of his tryout. "I think I'm much better when I'm playing in Halifax."
Steber said the Czech Republic felt it would be easier to make final cuts in the United States because 18 of the players came from Canadian leagues and 12 traveled from the Czech Republic.
Radek Smolenak, who also was cut, was returning to Kingston, Ont., where he plays in the OHL.
"I had a great time here," he said. "And I have next year's chance again."
The 18-year-old can try out for the team again next year for the 2006 tournament.
"I like the guys on the team, so I hope that they will do good," Smolenak said.
Smolenak's goal is to get drafted in next year's NHL Entry Draft.
"That's why I'm in Canada, just for the draft," he said.
Cuts come just days before tournament begins
When they returned to Grand Forks after an exhibition game against Germany on Tuesday night in Warroad, Minn., the Czech Republic players learned their fate.
Seven players needed to be cut from the squad, bringing the total to 23. The Czech Republic can carry 22 players on its roster.
By Wednesday morning, the seven who were cut were at Grand Forks International Airport trying to get connections out of town.
Five were headed to Canada, where they will resume their major junior hockey careers. Two were headed home to Prague.
It was a tough team meeting after the players returned to Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks. Head coach Alois Hadamczik broke the news.
"He made some cuts, and he cut me," Czech Republic player Jan Steber said at the airport. "That happened. That's life. That's hockey."
Steber said the coach rattled off the names of the players who were cut and said thanks and goodbye. He didn't talk with the players individually.
So, while their former teammates were headed to practice Wednesday, those cut were headed to the airport. Steber held his head high.
"It was a good experience for me," Steber said of coming to the United States to compete for a position on the Czech Republic team.
Steber was heading to Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday where he plays major junior.
"It didn't go well," he said of his tryout. "I think I'm much better when I'm playing in Halifax."
Steber said the Czech Republic felt it would be easier to make final cuts in the United States because 18 of the players came from Canadian leagues and 12 traveled from the Czech Republic.
Radek Smolenak, who also was cut, was returning to Kingston, Ont., where he plays in the OHL.
"I had a great time here," he said. "And I have next year's chance again."
The 18-year-old can try out for the team again next year for the 2006 tournament.
"I like the guys on the team, so I hope that they will do good," Smolenak said.
Smolenak's goal is to get drafted in next year's NHL Entry Draft.
"That's why I'm in Canada, just for the draft," he said.
Fighter
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I'm surprised to see Kindl get cut. This might hurt his draft chances at the top and potentially see him fall to FLAFighter said:I got almost an heart attack when I saw the false source of Smid been cut
if there is a draft. Also, this Frolik kid really intrigues me. Potential superstar in the future maybe. Let's hope he shows his skill at the WJC.
Not quite.Brock said:
He has developed quite well over the last year. He isnt razzle dazzle but teams need big bodies who can skate and hit.
He is 6'04 210 with above average speed and he is developing a mean streak. His hands arent that bad either.
For an 8th round pick, the leafs got a player better than expected.
I agree totally, Steber was a very dissapointing in his first year but he has become a much better player. For an eigth round pick he is a pretty good player, i can see him being a player who just gets his job done at every level he plays.La-La-Laprise said:
HalifaxHit said:
Toronto's scouting has improved tremendously... and this is another result of that.
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