Czechia – Russia Pesan’s unusual move came in handy. Now he is looking forward to the battle with the Russians

Jaromír Pytlík’s trainings during the coronavirus pandemic often took place in a rather improvised form. “Since the August event in my twenties in Brno and three matches with the Slovaks, I have not been able to play anywhere, and the whole of October in the Czech Republic could not even go on the ice. Maybe that’s why I really want to play hockey, I’m completely obsessed with it now, “smiled the player, who should be one of the Czech supporters at the U20 World Championships next month.

The presumed ten supports of the twenty, with the impossibility of preparation at home, got quite unusually into the nomination for Karjala. “It’s great that Mr. Pesan took us here like this. But we are not two camps, but all as one team together. The older boys took us perfectly with each other and we can learn a lot from them, which is absolutely great, “Pytlík admitted.

Great chance for twenty

The youngsters have had daily two-phase training since Tuesday in Helsinki. On Thursday, Myšák managed the national premiere, on Saturday Pytlík, and today at noon against the Russians, who even brought a complete twenty to the tournament, he will make his debut among adults and the remaining eight players. They will be goalkeeper Pařík, defenders Kubíček, Svozil, Jiříček and forward Koffer, Novák, Raška and Teplý.

“We could all skate here after a long time and now we want to turn Sunday’s big chance to play together. We accept this as a challenge. For some, it may be an unexpected battle for the championship at Karjala, I’m not so surprised that the Russians are doing so well here. But our manchaft is also stepping on, we have to trust them, “Pytlík thought.

Sborná was quite criticized for sending twenty to the elite interstate adult tournament, there was talk of disrespect and degradation, but young Russian players led by the legendary Larionov on Karjala defeated 6: 2 home Finns and on Saturday the Swedes 2: 1 after the raids. “In the year 2001, they have really great hockey players such as goalkeeper Askarov, forward Podkolzin and many others. At the last championship of the twenties in Ostrava, however, we were convinced that even such a well-trodden team can be defeated, “said Pytlík

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Nervousness soon fell from him

He took Karjalu to himself in general as a great experience. “But the nervousness before Saturday’s match was quite high for me. Fortunately, Hroňa and both Zohorňáci came to see me, so that I would be calm and with the Ruda Červený center we said to each other what we wanted to play in the line, it also helped me. After the first shift, all the tension definitely fell from me, “explained Pytlík.

The very first contact with the puck ended with a shot on the Finnish goal. “Maybe if I wasn’t really on the ice for just a few seconds, I’d still bring it closer to the gate and shoot better. This is how I tried to quickly throw the disc at the goalkeeper so that I wouldn’t spoil anything with him, “said the forward, who managed to catch a few matches of the extra league in the Vítkovice jersey before leaving for the ocean.

Thanks to the experience from the last 20 championships, Pytlík compared the level of the European adult hockey tour right after his debut. “Here in Helsinki it was faster and it went much more into the body. But we were well prepared by the coaches for the Finns, we took all the details of their game and it paid off. They didn’t have much and we, unlike them, scored two goals, “he said.

Another bubble from Monday

From the bubble on Karjala, Pytlík will immediately move to the next bubble, in which the twenty national team in Litoměřice started on Wednesday. “I called the boys who are already there and they said that they have hard training, but it’s great that we are all finally on the ice and we can work. I hope that after that worse period, it will all start and we will be well prepared for the championship in Edmonton. “We will help all of us from the 20 in Karjala a lot, and it will definitely be a bonus for everyone towards the championship,” he thought.

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Contactless hockey? I hope it doesn’t happen, says Pytlík

He hopes that after that he will be able to work in the Canadian St. Sault Marie for the local Soo Greyhounds. However, Pytlík was a little surprised by the request of local hygienists that the matches of the new OHL season should be played without contact as part of the fight against the spread of coronavirus. “It’s hard to imagine. I read somewhere that this measure is not yet official. For myself, I hope that something like this will not happen, because such a change would be an intervention in the essence of hockey, which includes collisions at the mantinel, as well as other hits or even points, “thought the native of Dačice.

So he still did not leave the belief that he would be able to play overseas from January or February completely normally. “Time is really difficult, but I try to be optimistic, not get bogged down in it and think positively, because then one would be just upset. Now I have a national team in my head, so I want to succeed against the Russians, especially in Helsinki, and then I can prepare well for the tournament in Edmonton, “Pytlík outlined.