Let’s go tomorrow! Czech national hockey team will start the World Cup in Riga tomorrow, when he will face one of the toughest possible opponents in Group A – Russia. That’s why we’ve put together an article for you with everything to cheer on you will need. We bring complete match schedule a introductory report, with which ours will be introduced in Latvia.
For obvious reasons, this year’s championship will take place again under limited conditions, so the vast majority of us will only be able to enjoy the matches on television. However, the organizers of the tournament did not rule out that the spectators at the matches could look from the quarterfinals, which, however, depends on the epidemic situation.
In the basic group, the Czechs will gradually compete with Russia, Switzerland, Belarus, Sweden, Great Britain, Denmark and end it with a federal derby Slovakia. You can find the schedule of matches in the table.
| date | Match | Time |
| May 21 | Russia – Czech Republic | 15:15 |
| May 22 | Czechia – Switzerland | 19:15 |
| May 24 | Czechia – Belarus | 19:15 |
| May 27 | Sweden – Czech Republic | 19:15 |
| May 29 | Czechia – Great Britain | 11:15 |
| May 31 | Czech Republic – Denmark | 15:15 |
| June 1 | Slovakia – Czech Republic | 15:15 |
Players are then given a day off, and in case of progress to quarterfinals, with which he counts a little, he gets involved in the elimination fights June 3. And either in 15:15 or 19:15. Subsequent semifinals will take place June 5 and 13:15 a 17:15, the losers fight for third place June 6 and 14:15, and finally the finals will take place as well June 6 v 19:15.
Assemblies
The team of coach Filip Pešán and assistants Martin Straka and Jaroslav Špaček may not be complete yet, as the NHL playoffs are still taking place in America, in which Czech stars also play, which could later complement the team. However, the interim line-up that will start the championship looks like this:
Goalkeepers: Simon Hrubec (Omsk, KHL), Petr Kvaca (Liberec), Roman Will (Chelyabinsk, KHL)
Defenders: Filip Hronek (Detroit, NHL), David Sklenička (Jokerit, KHL), Michal Moravčík (Tappara, Finland), Libor Hájek (NY Rangers, NHL), Andrej Šustr (Kunlun / KHL), Lukáš Klok (Nizhnekamsk, KHL), David Musil (Třinec), Libor Šulák (Kärpät, Finland), Ondřej Vitásek (Liberec)
Attackers: Radan Lenc (Liberec), Michal Špaček (Frölunda, Sweden), Matěj Stránský (Davos, Switzerland), Filip Zadina (Detroit, KHL), Tomáš Zohorna (Pardubice), Jiří Sekáč (Omsk, KHL), Jakub Flek (Karlovy Vary) , Jiří Smejkal (Tappara, Finland), Matěj Blümel (Pardubice), Filip Chytil (NY Rangers, NHL), Robin Hanzl (Sp. Moscow, KHL), Jan Kovář (Zug, Switzerland), Dominik Kubalík (Chicago, NHL), Lukáš Radil (Sp. Moscow, KHL), Jakub Vrána (Detroit, NHL), Adam Musil (Liberec)
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