He met Gretzky in the United States of America. “During my work duties, I was part of a project where Jaromír Jágr was also involved. It’s an experience in itself to sit at a press conference and have Jared Jágr on the right and Wayne Gretzky on the left,” Čech described. It was a show in Las Vegas where these athletes presented the first limited edition value-note, a commemorative sheet in the form of a banknote as part of the new Top Legends project.
The conversation with the phenomenal player with the number 99 on his back also turned to the current hockey career of the former Chelsea or Arsenal goalkeeper. “My catching happened. It is always an interesting topic when one quits one sport and moves on to another. My catching isn’t top notch, but it’s professional competition. It was also interesting for him to see that he could jump to a certain level,” the goalkeeper described.
“Wayne Gretzky has all possible goalscoring records in the NHL, I think he would easily score a goal for me,” laughed Cech, who recently transferred from the Chelmsford Chieftains to the Oxford City Stars. former teammates. I think there is an interesting team that could be competitive. That was a challenge for me. I believe that we will do well and that I will also be an asset to the team,” he outlined his hockey plans.
His footballing future is still open after a year-old end in management at Chelsea. “I’m letting it go, I’ll consider the offers that come. But I don’t give myself any ultimatums. We’ll see what comes. Then I’ll decide what I want to do,” said the forty-one-year-old goalkeeper.
A traditional Football School was held under his name and patronage. For the eighteenth time. “We have come of age,” he said with satisfaction. “It still makes me happy to go to school. It’s nice to see the energy and joy of the players who are here. Some are here for the tenth time, it’s nice that they enjoy it here,” added Čech.
