Dreaded Czech U18 Thread

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This is the Euro part of the roster for the last tourney before the big one. We have some very intriguing guys in North America right now that may or may not be available to play.

Mrtka, Psenicka, Benak and Nestrasil come to mind immediately. I think they are elibible along with Stebatek and the stuggling Pekar. Who am I missing? Who am I wrong on? This is not my age group of expertise.

So the good news is that we have the potential to field a nice team! I can't be the only one thinking a Dravecky, Mrtka and PSencickia led D is a good start? Benak with Nestrasil and Novotny on top line? Seems promising and I'm positive I am missing some obvious names here.

The bad news is that we absolutely suck at this tournament every year. We got over our U20 curse but our U18 curse lives on. I've been joking we could send the senior NT to this and still not medal.lol

Thoughts? How is it shaping up? Who will we lose to playoffs? Are USHL playoffs done by this team?
 


Rough day for Czech junior hockey.lol

That u20 is not even a B team so I would not put much weight into it. U17 looks kinda weaker all around though, it's second tourney in the row where they are losing everything if I am not mistaken
 
That u20 is not even a B team so I would not put much weight into it. U17 looks kinda weaker all around though, it's second tourney in the row where they are losing everything if I am not mistaken
I 'think' the U17 is Katloicky and Novak as a super high end and then it gets weak. I could be wrong though. And Katolicky isn't playing. I don't read too much into these... we've been winning more than losing lately. I have noticed that the Finns are beating us very consistently at all levels lately though. I think they are having a bounce back from their recent 'lull'.
 
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Losing record but veery close games. Kachlir entering the conversation?
 


No good news.

@Pavel Buchnevich I clearly am misundersatnding the USNDTP team. Don't they play in the USHL? Isn't that the team that goes to the u18's and dominates? Why won't Benak and Nestrasil be available but the NDTP team will? Let me be clear, I may have a complete misunderstanding of the NDTP and feel free to talk to me like I'm stupid here.lol
 
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No good news.

@Pavel Buchnevich I clearly am misundersatnding the USNDTP team. Don't they play in the USHL? Isn't that the team that goes to the u18's and dominates? Why won't Benak and Nestrasil be available but the NDTP team will? Let me be clear, I may have a complete misunderstanding of the NDTP and feel free to talk to me like I'm stupid here.lol

The NTDP isn’t gonna make the playoffs this year.

And even in the years they make it, they have the U17’s play the USHL playoffs and the U18’s plays the U18 Worlds. The U17 and U18 teams split the normal USHL schedule, and then have their own separate games as the rest of the yearly schedule (international games for both, lower level exhibition games for U17’s the first half and NCAA teams in exhibitions for U18’s in the first half).
 


No good news.

@Pavel Buchnevich I clearly am misundersatnding the USNDTP team. Don't they play in the USHL? Isn't that the team that goes to the u18's and dominates? Why won't Benak and Nestrasil be available but the NDTP team will? Let me be clear, I may have a complete misunderstanding of the NDTP and feel free to talk to me like I'm stupid here.lol

This opens up the possibility for younger players. I think that Katolický has a place in the team, but it is quite possible that Novák will also fight his way into it.
It just seems to me from the statistics that the players from the CHL who will be available are completely out of shape.
In any case, the team will be quite weakened. Playing in full composition, it is a clear candidate for a medal, just like at the HGC.
 
This opens up the possibility for younger players. I think that Katolický has a place in the team, but it is quite possible that Novák will also fight his way into it.
It just seems to me from the statistics that the players from the CHL who will be available are completely out of shape.
In any case, the team will be quite weakened. Playing in full composition, it is a clear candidate for a medal, just like at the HGC.


Did you say Katolicky?

I won't lie, I just never expect much from the U18. It's a disaster every year. I do think we had the potential to ice an amazing team though! But something tells me guys won't be available. Mrtka, Psnecka are 2 guys I'd want on the blue line for instance.
 
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Here is the first camp.. I like it BUT I'm hoping for nestrasil, benak, psenicka, pekar and Mrtka to join.

Can't wait to see how we f*** this tourney up.
 
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Here is the first camp.. I like it BUT I'm hoping for nestrasil, benak, psenicka, pekar and Mrtka to join.

Can't wait to see how we f*** this tourney up.

Quite surprised by the absence of Mikeš, Věchet and Winkelhöfer, especially Mikeš. But this is a great team, even without Mrtka, Benák etc. No reason to expect a disaster. And if some of the NA players lose the playoffs in time, and I suspect the WHL guys will, this will be our best roster since like 2014.
 
Quite surprised by the absence of Mikeš, Věchet and Winkelhöfer, especially Mikeš. But this is a great team, even without Mrtka, Benák etc. No reason to expect a disaster. And if some of the NA players lose the playoffs in time, and I suspect the WHL guys will, this will be our best roster since like 2014.
In any case, the absence of at least Benak and Mrtka would be noticeable. In addition, in recent years we have been playing well at the HGC and poorly at the World Championship.
 
Quite surprised by the absence of Mikeš, Věchet and Winkelhöfer, especially Mikeš. But this is a great team, even without Mrtka, Benák etc. No reason to expect a disaster. And if some of the NA players lose the playoffs in time, and I suspect the WHL guys will, this will be our best roster since like 2014.
Mikes is a bit of a surprise. I don't know the other 2. It is a good team. It's a running joke on here that we also lose at the U18. I've even joked that we could send the Pragano Gold medal team and we'd lose at the U18's. Just always something.lol

I read that Mrtka is playing the top seeded team. So that may free him and the struggling Pekar up pretty quick.

I am a huge Benak fan and love watching him play. So I was selfishly just wanting to see him on top line running PP's and darting around the ice. Bonus is that I didn't Cihar would be eligible and I'm excited to see him too!
 

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