Czech roster for EHT games against Russia
Head coach of Team Czech Republic Vladimír Růžička announced list of players who will play against Russia on February 5 and 7.
Růžička said the two first stops of EHT earlier this season were dedicated for testing new and young names. The current nomination is build on experienced names because he aims to the World Championship already.
The best example of how Růžička bets on the experience is appearance of Martin Ručinský in the squad. Ručinský, 43, announced his retirement on the international field 9 years back already, but his current spectacular form makes him come back on the scene. Three-times World Champion and ‘98 Olympic Gold Medalist plays this year Tipsport Extraliga for Litvínov (15G+25A in 40 games).
The roster
Goalies:
Alexandr Salák
Jakub Kovář
Defensemen:
Ondřej Němec
Jan Kolář
Petr Zámorský
Petr Čáslava
Michal Kempný
Jakub Krejčík
Lukáš Krajíček
Rostislav Klesla
Martin Ševc
Forwards:
Roman Červenka
Jan Kovář
Vladimír Sobotka
Jiří Novotný
Martin Zaťovič
Jakub Klepiš
Martin Adamský
Radek Smoleňák
Petr Koukal
Milan Gulaš
Martin Ručinský
Lukáš Radil
Ondřej Roman
Vladimír Svačina
Dominik Simon