Šustr dropped out of the hockey players’ nomination, Sklenička will be available

Due to health reasons, defender Andrej Šustr from Kunlun from the Continental League dropped out of the nomination of Czech hockey players for the Karjala tournament in Helsinki. On the other hand, the selection of coach Filip Pešán will be supplemented, if necessary, by defender David Sklenička from the Jokerit Helsinki, who is still waiting for a duel in the KHL on the ice of Sochi on Tuesday.

Andrej Šustr during the training of the hockey national team before leaving for the Karlaja Cup tournament.

Vlastimil Vacek, Right

Sklenička, like his teammate Jakub Krejčík, was disqualified on Saturday due to the Jokerit program. “If necessary, he would join the team after the club returns from outdoor matches directly in Helsinki,” said Czech hockey spokesman Zdeněk Zikmund.

In the nomination, Pešán and Sklenička have a maximum of thirty players allowed, with an agreed exception – three goalkeepers, 10 defenders and 17 forwards. There are also ten representatives under the age of 20 in the staff, which the coach was going to include in the final match against Russia, which was nominated by the junior team.

After the apologies, one of the young men will probably appear on the defensive earlier. In defense are David Jiříček from Pilsen, Stanislav Svozil from Kometa Brno and Šimon Kubíček from the first league Litoměřice.

The Czech team will fly to the “bubble” in Helsinki on Monday with two specials from Prague and Moscow, the first training is scheduled for Tuesday morning. Players must first pass two covid-19 tests with a negative result.

On Thursday at 13:30 he will enter the first tournament of the Euro Hockey Tour series in a season duel with Sweden. Two days later, from 4.30 pm, he will play against the home team of Finland, and on Sunday from 12:30 pm against Russia.