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DEL Playoffs
 
Finals (Best-of-7 Series)
 
Game #4, Tuesday, April 23rd, 7.30 p.m. CET, Eisbären Berlin vs Pinguins Bremerhaven  4-1 (1-0, 0-1, 3-0)
 
Eisbären Berlin lead Series 3-1 and are just 1 win away from the 2024 DEL Title
 
Game #5 is scheduled for Friday, April 26th, 7.30 p.m. CET, Pinguins Bremerhaven vs Eisbären Berlin

Metal Ligaen Playoffs
 
Finals (Best-of-7 Series)
 
Game #6, Sunday, April 21st, 3 p.m. CET, Tuesday, April 23rd, 7.30 p.m. CET, Esbjerg Energy vs SønderjyskE  3-4 (0-2, 3-1, 0-1)
 
SønderjyskE win Series 4-2 and are the 2023/2024 Metal Ligaen Champions! 
 

Elite Hockey League Playoffs
 
Finals (Best-of-7 Series)
 
Game #5, Tuesday, April 23rd, 7 p.m. CET, Storhamar vs Vålerenga  4-3 OT (0-1, 1-0, 2-2, 1-0)
 
Storhamar win Series 4-1 and are the 2023/2024 Elite Hockey League Champions 
 
 

Our GM Miroslav Šatan confirmed to the press this morning the arrival of all 5 above mentioned guys. All 5 will join the camp next week
(It is questionable if they will play already next week preparation game against Poland or they will play only the last test match before the departure to the worlds against USA though)
 
Huge thanks to all 5 of them whom without any questions immediatelly accepted the invitations
 
Juraj Slafkovský (Montreal) Šimon Nemec (New Jersey) Tomáš Tatar (Seattle)

Martin Pospíšil (Calgary) and Pavol Regenda (Anaheim NHL/San Diego AHL)

 
We are apparently still expecting to add also some 5 max 6 other names to the final roster
 
(we have a couple of guys in the Czech extraliga final, the likes of Hudáček, Daňo, Roman, Čacho and Hrehorčák for Třinec and in Pardubice Paulovič, not so sure about Pánik being aired by our staff though but especially the defencer Čerešňák we absolutely will need him after the injury of Marinčin in this series earlier)
in our Extraliga final maybe 1 or 2 names can be considered to offer them a try in the camp,
and obviously in North-America (The NHL Play-offs where we have 2 guys we would really want to have in the team, defencers Martin Fehérváry and Erik "Drago" Černák, both are currently losing 0-1 in their respective series with their Washington and Tampa against NY Rangers and Florida),
plus there still the AHL Play-Offs which are strating right now, where we have 9 players involved, in case of eventual early exits there room to invite somebody to join the team as well
 
https://www.hockeyslovakia.sk/sk/article/ms-2024-prve-posily-z-nhl-pridu-tatar-slafkovsky-nemec-regenda-a-pospisil

Confirmed NHLers so far as of 22.04.
 
(13) Jake Sanderson, Brock Faber, Matt Boldy, Shane Pinto, Johnny Gaudreau, Zach Werenski, Cole Caufield, Tage Thomson, Luke Hughes, Trevor Zegras, Seth Jones, Brady Tkachuk, Luke Kunin
 
(11) Connor Bedard, Kaiden Guhle, Mason McTavish, Jordan Binnington, Jared McCann, Brandon Tanev, Jamie Oleksiak, Dawson Mercer, Dylan Cozens, Byram Bowen, Owen Power
 
(5) Ondřej Palát, Tomáš Nosek, Petr Mrázek, Jakub Vrána (AHL)*, David Špaček (AHL)*
 
(5) Juraj Slafkovský, Šimon Nemec, Martin Pospíšil, Pavol Regenda (AHL)*, Tomáš Tatar
 
(5) Erik Karlsson, Rasmus Dahlin, Andre Burakovsky, Victor Olofsson, Joel Eriksson Ek
 
(4) Nico Hischier, Jonas Siegenthaler, Akira Schmid, Philipp Kurashev
 
(3) Mikael Granlund, Jesse Puljujärvi, Olli Määttä
 
(3) Moritz Seider, Philipp Grubauer, John-Jason Peterka
 
(1) Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
 
(1) Elvis Merzlikins
 
(1) Matts Zuccarello
 
*Played mainly in AHL this season

Confirmed NHLers so far as of 22.04.
 
(13) Jake Sanderson, Brock Faber, Matt Boldy, Shane Pinto, Johnny Gaudreau, Zach Werenski, Cole Caufield, Tage Thomson, Luke Hughes, Trevor Zegras, Seth Jones, Brady Tkachuk, Luke Kunin
 
(11) Connor Bedard, Kaiden Guhle, Mason McTavish, Jordan Binnington, Jared McCann, Brandon Tanev, Jamie Oleksiak, Dawson Mercer, Dylan Cozens, Byram Bowen, Owen Power
 
(5) Ondřej Palát, Tomáš Nosek, Petr Mrázek, Jakub Vrána (AHL)*, David Špaček (AHL)*
 
(5) Juraj Slafkovský, Šimon Nemec, Martin Pospíšil, Pavol Regenda (AHL)*, Tomáš Tatar
 
(5) Erik Karlsson, Rasmus Dahlin, Andre Burakovsky, Victor Olofsson, Joel Eriksson Ek
 
(4) Nico Hischier, Jonas Siegenthaler, Akira Schmid, Philipp Kurashev
 
(3) Mikael Granlund, Jesse Puljujärvi, Olli Määttä
 
(3) Moritz Seider, Philipp Grubauer, John-Jason Peterka
 
(1) Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
 
(1) Elvis Merzlikins
 
(1) Matts Zuccarello
 
*Played mainly in AHL this season

Confirmed NHLers so far as of 22.04.
 
(13) Jake Sanderson, Brock Faber, Matt Boldy, Shane Pinto, Johnny Gaudreau, Zach Werenski, Cole Caufield, Tage Thomson, Luke Hughes, Trevor Zegras, Seth Jones, Brady Tkachuk, Luke Kunin
 
(11) Connor Bedard, Kaiden Guhle, Mason McTavish, Jordan Binnington, Jared McCann, Brandon Tanev, Jamie Oleksiak, Dawson Mercer, Dylan Cozens, Byram Bowen, Owen Power
 
(5) Ondřej Palát, Tomáš Nosek, Petr Mrázek, Jakub Vrána (AHL)*, David Špaček (AHL)*
 
(5) Juraj Slafkovský, Šimon Nemec, Martin Pospíšil, Pavol Regenda (AHL)*, Tomáš Tatar
 
(5) Erik Karlsson, Rasmus Dahlin, Andre Burakovsky, Victor Olofsson, Joel Eriksson Ek
 
(4) Nico Hischier, Jonas Siegenthaler, Akira Schmid, Philipp Kurashev
 
(3) Mikael Granlund, Jesse Puljujärvi, Olli Määttä
 
(3) Moritz Seider, Philipp Grubauer, John-Jason Peterka
 
(1) Pierre-Edouard Bellemare
 
(1) Elvis Merzlikins
 
(1) Matts Zuccarello
 
*Played mainly in AHL this season

and Tomáš Tatar accepted the invitation as well
 
will have now 5 reinforcement from North American rinks Juraj Slafkovský, Šimon Nemec, Martin Pospíšil, Pavol Regenda and Tomáš Tatar
 
Seattle Kraken will have at the World Champs 7 players,
Tatar for
Philipp Grubauer for
Pierre-Edouard Bellemare for
Andre Burakovsky for
Jared McCann, Brandon Tanev and Jamie Oleksiak  for  

Also for the first time
 
 
and is there as well. @konig @LDOG 
 
 
 
and my buddy Danny @OlympicIRL will be happy to hear is in as well
 
beat   16-0 in the opener.
 
 

Sadly, it appears to be quite late for Paris 2024 though
 
Nah, he always was a monster and a true machine, I remember him doing regularly the Tour de France full mountains stages just for fun during summer preparation

SHL Playoffs
 
Finals (Best-of-7 Series)
 
Game #2: Monday, April 22nd, 7.30 p.m. CET, Skellefteå vs Rögle  0-1 (0-0, 0-0, 0-1)
 
Series is tied 1-1
 
Game #3 is scheduled for Thursday, April 25th, 7.30 p.m. CET, Rögle vs Skellefteå

@hckošice
 
Zdeno is on fire! (and a bit crazy, too )
 
he ran the Boston Marathon last Monday (and finished in 3h30mins) and then Yesterday he also ran the London Marathon, improving to 3h10mins  
 
https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-bruins/2024/04/21/zdeno-chara-boston-london-marathon-bruins/

Liiga Playoffs
 
Finals (Best-of-7 Series)
 
Game #2, Monday, April 22nd, 5.30 p.m. CET, Pelicans vs Tappara  2-3 (0-1, 1-2, 1-0)
 
Tappara lead Series 2-0
 
Game #3 is scheduled for Wednesday, April 24th, 5.30 p.m. CET, Tappara vs Pelicans

Slovakia did it from 1994 to 1996.
 
1994 WCH program debut in Pool C
 

 
1995 Pool B
 

 
1996 Top Division debut
 

Pavol Regenda from Anaheim NHL/San Diego AHL is the 4th confirmed reinforcement of team from overseas

My moments since I began watching the Olympics, for Mexico, not that we win a lot of medals but at least since Sydney the haul is more 'decent' than before that edition.
 
- Mexican Soccer Team in London taking the gold unexpectedly, first and probably most important achievement for this sport like ever
 
- Soraya Jimenez weightlifting gold medal in Sydney, first for a mexican woman ever
 
- Maria Espinoza and Guillermo Perez taking gold medals in taekwondo at Beijing 2008
 
- Aida Roman & Mariana Avitia Silver & Bronze in Women's Archery in London 2012, first time 2 mexican women stood on the same podium
 
- And maybe an infamous moment, Sydney 2000 Men's 20 km walk, Mexico wining gold and bronze, Bernardo Segura wining, celebrating, but getting DQ and notified while he was having a call on national tv covering the games with the then selected as Mexico's next president 

Elite Hockey League Playoffs
 
Finals (Best-of-7 Series)
 
Game #4, Sunday, April 21st, 7.15 p.m. CET, Vålerenga vs Storhamar  2-4 (2-1, 0-2, 0-1)
 
Storhamar lead Series 3-1 and can clinch the title with the next win on Monday at home
 
Game #5 is scheduled for Tuesday, April 23rd, 7 p.m. CET, Storhamar vs Vålerenga

Looks like UAE bought every player of their roster. As one could expect, they are mainly Russians, some Croats.
Long live petroleum fields. 

Metal Ligaen Playoffs
 
Finals (Best-of-7 Series)
 
Game #5, Sunday, April 21st, 3 p.m. CET, SønderjyskE vs Esbjerg Energy  2-4 (0-1, 0-2, 2-1)
 
SønderjyskE lead Series 3-2
 
Game #6 is scheduled for Tuesday, April 23rd, 7.30 p.m. CET, Esbjerg Energy vs SønderjyskE

DEL Playoffs
 
Finals (Best-of-7 Series)
 
Game #3, Sunday, April 21st, 3 p.m. CET, Pinguins Bremerhaven vs Eisbären Berlin  1-2 2OT (0-1, 1-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0-1)
 
Eisbären Berlin lead Series 2-1
 
Game #4 is scheduled for Tuesday, April 23rd, 7.30 p.m. CET, Eisbären Berlin vs Pinguins Bremerhaven

Extraliga Playoffs
 
Finals (Best-of-7 Series)
 
Game #4, Sunday, April 21st, 5 p.m. CET, HC Ocelàři Třinec vs HC Dynamo Pardubice  2-6 (1-1, 0-2, 1-3)
 
Series is tied 2-2
 
Game #5 is scheduled for Wednesday, April 24th, 6 p.m. CET, HC Dynamo Pardubice vs HC Ocelàři Třinec

EIHL - Elite Ice Hockey League Playoffs
 
Final Four (Single Games on Neutral Site)
 
The Final
 
Sheffield Steelers (1) b. Belfast Giants (3)  3-1 (2-0, 0-1, 1-0)
 
 
The Sheffield Steelers are the EIHL Playoffs Champions 2024 

In the other 2 matches of this opening day
 
beat   7-5
 

 
and beat   11-4
 

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Team Update (21.04.2024)
 
15th and 16th Qualified athletes for Slovakia, 3rd and 4th in Athletics
 
Dominik Černý and his fiancee Hana Burzalová are the newest additions to the Team Slovensko for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
 
You certainly remember them from last years Athletics World Champs in Budapest where one race walker after his race knelt down and proposed to his girlfriend the moment she reached the finish line. Yep, these two.
 
Now as engaged couple almost a year after, will both compete together in the fresh new event the Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay at the Olympic Games.
 
Both of them will also experience their Olympic debut.
 
 
So Team Slovakia is now composed of:
16 Athletes in 4 sports. (7M+9W)
 
Athletics:
Dominik Černý (Mixed Marathon Race Walk Relay alongside Hana Burzalová)
Gabriela Gajanová (W 800m)
Viktória Forster (W 100m Hurdles)
Hana Burzalová (Mixed Marathon Race Walk Relay alongside Dominik Černý)
 
Canoeing Slalom:
Matej Beňuš (M C1)* *(Eligible to start also in Extreme Kayak)
Jakub Grigar (M K1)* *(Eligible to start also in Extreme Kayak)
Zuzana Paňková (W C1)* *(Eligible to start also in Extreme Kayak)
Eliška Mintálová (W K1)* *(Eligible to start also in Extreme Kayak) 
 
Road Cycling:
TBD (M Road Race)
Nora Jenčušová (W Road Race)
 
Shooting:
Juraj Tužinský (M 10m Air Pistol)
Patrik Jány (M 10m Air Rifle)* *will compete also in the M 50m Rifle 3 Positions
Marián Kovačócy (M Trap)
Zuzana Rehák-Štefečeková (W Trap)
Vanesa Hocková (W Skeet), Danka Barteková (W Skeet)