The Škoda implementation team does not change. The manager of Baďouček and Říha remains the sports manager Tomáš Vlasák and the coach of the goalkeepers Rudolf Pejchar. The West Czechs finished sixth in the basic part last season and lost to Mladá Boleslav 2: 3 in the preliminary round of the playoffs, which pushed them to the final 9th position.
They will have to do without the second most productive defender of the last year, Čerešňák. “We want to thank Peter for everything he did in our colors. He worked out our keystroke, gained a lot of experience and was also a role model for our defenders. He spent six years in our club and has now decided to change the environment, which we fully respect. We wish him all the best for his personal life and hockey career, “Vlasák told the club website.
A month ago, Pilsen announced that captain Jakub Kindl, other defenders Dominik Graňák, Viktor Lang and forwarders Gustaf Thorell, Jan Dufek and the most productive Indian player Michal Bulíř, whose return after a year had already been announced by Liberec, will end the team. From May 1, when new reinforcements may be announced, the West Czechs will gradually introduce six.
“We have been successful in the basics for many years in a row, sometimes beyond expectations, but we stopped in the playoffs too quickly. There were a number of reasons to blame and one of the most important was that our team was small and light. We didn’t have enough. “Power boys who do important physical work in the playoffs. We focused on that,” Vlasák said.
“We still want to play hockey, which will keep people entertained and play at the top, but we need the team to be strong and physically fit. off, than to be around fourth place all the time and then have a holiday at the beginning of March, “Vlasák added.
The general manager of Pilsen, Martin Straka, also described the direction in which the Indians want to go. “It’s not just a reaction to last season, but to a longer-term fact. We were looking for someone who would actually play a similar role after Ryan Hollweg’s departure, but we didn’t. We didn’t have the right types of players. We feel like we’re getting a sticker in the league. that it is enough if the opponent hardens on us and we will have problems, “said Straka.
“Of course we don’t want to. We want to be aggressive so that it hurts on both sides of the field, to end the fights and to have mastered the pre-goal area either in front of our goalkeeper or in the opponent’s zone. And we want to achieve this this year. someone pushed and we couldn’t answer, “added the general manager.
The children should also be given space. “And we won’t back down. We just want to be stronger. Add kilograms, centimeters and emphasis. Build our game on dedication and teamwork, be able to stand up for each other. But still play offensive hockey. Hockey will simply change from the playoffs. It’s not for example, in Switzerland, where there is still a lot of skating and not so much play in the body.
The Pilsen junior is fighting for the title in the final in the final with Liberec and the teenagers celebrated the championship title. “We will continue to choose from the youth. We see the potential in Marcel Marcel, Dan Malák or Honza Slanin to fulfill the role of players who can be strong and emphatic. And we will talk to them about it,” Straka said.
In addition to the six undisclosed reinforcements, others may come. “The staff is not closed yet. We have a place in it and funding for at least one striker with qualities to decide matches and be the offensive brain of the team, as well as the offensive defender,” Straka added.
