After Janko’s skirmish with Derner and several previous signs of shoving, several hockey sticks were left lying on the ice of the Králové Hradek winter rink.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Liberec club published a video on its social networks, showing how East Bohemia players took a stick belonging to Liberec from the ice on three occasions and then broke it with the help of the door of the substitute. The home team then threw the unusable “material” back onto the ice for the White Tigers.
“The behavior of the Hradec Králové substitute is a shame for the entire Tipsport extraliga. Should we at least send an invoice?” said Liberec on social networks.
Photo: David Taneček, CTK
Hradec Králové coach Tomáš Martinec on the bench of the East Bohemian club.Photo: David TanecekCTK
According to Sport.cz, the price of one hockey stick varies between seven and eight thousand, so the total damage exceeds twenty thousand crowns.
The East Bohemian club responded to the video published by Liberec after about an hour.
⚠️ Mountfield HK condemns the unsportsmanlike behavior of some individuals of the A-team during yesterday’s match against @hcbilitygri. The management of the Hradec Klub regrets the said matter and apologized to the White Tigers for this incident. The club will resolve the matter with those concerned internally.
— Mountfield HK (@MountfieldHK) January 11, 2023
“Mountfield HK condemns the unsportsmanlike behavior of some individuals of the A-team during Tuesday’s match against Liberec. The management of the Hradec Klub regrets the said matter and apologized to the White Tigers for this incident. The club will resolve the matter with those concerned internally,” said hockey’s Mountfield.
