F Šimon Katolický - Tappara (Tampere) Finland-U20 (2026 Draft)
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He performs well at the Youth Olympic Games in South Korea. He scored two goals in today's game against the Americans (the Czechs won 6:5), and also scored two goals in yesterday's game against the Slovaks.
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Reminds me of Slafkovsky to be honest... Just a beast of a kid and no way he is 15.lol
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I thought he was the best Czechia player.
Very good player. Would like to see his skating get a little better, but otherwise he could be excellent in the future.
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it's funny because you and Wooren agree on this... and I respect both your opinions on this topic more than my own. To my eye.. it was Novak who was the clear star! Much like Galvas vs Badinka.. I will follow this one closely.lol
Pavel Buchnevich
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I can see Novak ending up the better player. He has less to work on. He's going to be a good scoring winger, but I think Katolicky has more potential because he's physically bigger, better defensively, plays in all areas of the ice, and his pure finishing skills are probably a little better.
Katolicky needs to work on his skating. I think he skates better than Jecho did, but we hope in three years he's looking at being drafted about a round higher because if he doesn't I could see him having a profile like Jecho.
The playoff matches have started in the Czech junior league. In the first game of the series against Zlin, Katolicky scored three points and gave his team the lead in the series.
Plus two assists in the second game, which Dukla also won, securing the lead in the series. Until recently, the fact that Katolicky simply gained a foothold in this league and gained a certain number of points in it was considered a great success for the player. Now we are talking about the leadership role in the team in the playoff series, which Katolicky achieved being the youngest not only in Dukla, but in the entire league. For comparison, Benak didn’t have a good playoff run at all last year.
Pavel Buchnevich
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I think he’s a better prospect than Benak and could be a top 10 threat.
Dukla lost today, but the most active in the match was again Katolicky, he rushed across the ice like lightning and scored two goals. In the playoff series, he scored 7 points in three games and is in the leads (!) (to be honest, he tie 1st-2nd place with Jakub Siler from the Plzen team (by the way, Katolicky is more than 4 years younger than Siler)) all league scorers (play-off).
I would like Dukla to win the series so I can watch Katolicky play further.
I would like Dukla to win the series so I can watch Katolicky play further.
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Pavel Buchnevich
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It would be nice if he really was. Personally, I wouldn't dare to evaluate his potential yet, I want to see him at least at the WHC.. A year older, far more matches played, against top opponents and in a classic format (and not like the Youth Olympics). Then it will be much clearer about its potential.
Agree, U16 is generally still too early to make any conclusions, especially when it comes to more physically mature players, which Katolicky certainly is.
That being said, he is a very intriguing prospect. I think he has a chance to make the Hlinka squad as an underager.
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He made a significant contribution (2+1) to today's big win for the Czechs over the Finns at the just completed tournament of four countries.
Had to translate that but for those who didn't immediately recognize what this means (or failed to notice the change in the title like I did), he's heading to Tappara next season.
I believe so. He's not just a great one timer, he has very good vision, strong skating, uses his big body well.
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I very much agree. However only the next season will show how close to Slaf he is.
