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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 Tueday, 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)
 

 
 

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)
 

 
 

I know there were some efforts to bring diaspora Greeks together but I'm not sure what happened. I haven't heard about this in about 10 years. There were always some players with Greek origins in the NHL.
 
I just did some research and there still are:
23 yo Trevor Zegras of the Anaheim Ducks, born in New York to Greek parents
29 yo Andreas Athanasiou of the Chicago Blackhawks, born in Toronto to a Greek father and Guyanese mother
 
There's also Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning, who is a very successful player and already played for Canada so would not be eligible for Greece. However, his family does not even identify as Greek despite his surname and his father's side being from Florina (border town of  and , the town has a complicated history from the Greek Civil War which I will not bore you with).
 
Anyways I'm sure there are more Greeks from USA and Canada in lower levels of hockey who would be willing to play for the national team if needed. Hopefully an effort is made so we can be competitive.
 

Really pleasant to see the Greek Ice Hockey back in the map
 
 

Bratislava host this week the Development Cup.
 
is returning to ice hockey @Makedonas @Ted
 
 

Dominik Černý s Hanou Burzalovou vybojovali ďalšie atletické miestenky do Paríža 2024

 
Slovensko má po majstrovstvách sveta miešaných chodeckých tímov v tureckom letovisku Antalya 16 miesteniek na olympijské hry v Paríži. O dve miesta do parížskej výpravy pre Slovensko sa postarali chodci Dominik Černý s Hanou Burzalovou v miešanej štafete na maratónskej trati. Okrem toho má Slovensko v tejto disciplíne nárok aj na dve náhradnícke miesta.
Snúbenci Černý s Burzalovou skončili v Antalyi celkovo na 21. mieste, v olympijskej kvalifikácii na 19., čo stačilo na zisk miestenky, ktorú získalo 22 dvojíc, pričom päť krajín s tímami v TOP 22 malo nárok na dve miestenky. Zverenci Romana Benčíka v banskobystrickej Dukle v Antalyi zlepšili aj vlastný slovenský rekord (3:11:17) z decembra minulého roku v Dubline na 3:05:38 h.
 
Obrovskú smolu mala druhá slovenská dvojica. Až do 40. kilometra kráčali Mária Katerinka Czaková s Miroslavom Úradníkom za olympijskou miestenkou, avšak po treťom napomínaní za štýl musela ísť 3-násobná olympionička na tri minúty do tzv. „penalty zone“. Dovtedy išlo duo Czaková – Úradník výborne, mimo kvalifikované dvojice vypadli z 13. miesta a skončili celkovo na 24. priečke (3:06:11 h).
 
Olympijské miestenky si v Antalyi vybojovali – po dve Španielsko, Austrália, Čína, Kolumbia a Japonsko, po jednej Taliansko, Mexiko, Brazília, Ukrajina, Francúzsko, Nemecko, India, Turecko, Slovensko, Poľsko, Kanada a Maďarsko.
 
POVEDALI PO PRETEKOCH: (zdroj: Slovenský atletický zväz)
 
Hana Burzalová: „Ťažko sa mi verí tomu, že sme sa kvalifikovali, kým nevidím naše umiestnenie oficiálne vo výsledkovej listine. Sama som mala počas pretekov z toho trochu chaos aj v súvislosti s odovzdávkami. Tie boli celkom neprehľadné, pretože sa nás tam nakopilo viac štafiet v jednom okamihu. Je to však úžasný pocit, keď si predstavím, kam sme sa dostali od prvej myšlienky, že by sme spoločne s Dominikom mohli ísť na olympiádu ako jeden tím. Už sa neviem dočkať chvíle, keď budeme stáť na štartovej čiare v Paríži. Mali sme stanovenú taktiku a tú sme v Antalyi dodržali. Spravili sme všetko pre to, aby sme sa počas pretekov cítili dobre. Nebol to z našej strany deň D, ale spoločne sme do toho dali všetky sily, čo sme v sebe mali.“
 
Dominik Černý: „Určite sme na začiatku pociťovali istú mieru nervozity, ale my sme sa obaja na preteky veľmi tešili. Skôr sme sa teda nemohli dočkať štartového výstrelu, aby sme to mohli rozbaliť. Teraz po skončení máme dobrý pocit z toho, že sme do pretekov dali všetko. Myslím si, že aj takticky sme to zvládli. Spätne však musím uznať, že to nebol úplne náš deň, preto sme radi, že sa to v konečnom dôsledku podarilo. Počas prestávok sme sa obaja celý čas hýbali. Vyklusávali sme, prezliekli sme sa do suchého, dopĺňali sme minerály, tekutiny, cukry, a potom už prišiel čas rozchodiť sa na ďalší úsek. Ubehlo to teda celkom rýchlo a nejaký útlm by zrejme neprospel. Výdajom energie je to teda pre každého člena štafety plnohodnotná vytrvalostná disciplína, prirovnal by som ju k tridsaťpäťke, nie k dvadsiatke a už vôbec nie k desiatke.“
 
Czaková s Úradníkom začali výborne. Šiesty tridsaťpäťkár z ME 2022 Úradník došiel do cieľa svojho úseku na 23. pozícii v rámci kvalifikácie. Skúsená odchovankyňa nitrianskej chôdze posunula štafetu na 19. priečku, ktorú zverenec Martina Pupiša vylepšil na treťom úseku ešte o štyri pozície. Finišmanka Czaková sa dokonca dostala na 12. miesto, lenže potom prišiel trest za porušenie chodeckého štýlu a trojminútová nútená zastávka.
 
„Žiaľ, rozhodcovia neodviedli dobrú robotu, lebo Marika mala oddychovať o kolo skôr. Nechápem, prečo ju do trestnej zóny neposlali, keď mali, ale až o kolo neskôr. Viacerí sme sa však zhodli, že technicky Miro s Marikou nešli tak zle, aby boli napomínaní červenými kartami,“ hneval sa Úradníkov osobný kouč Martin Pupiš.
 
Servítku pred ústa si nedával ani Czakovej tréner. „To, čo rozhodcovia predviedli, je neskutočné,“ krútil hlavou Matej Spišiak. „Marike nemám čo vyčítať. Bola pripravená perfektne, predviedla dve výborné desiatky, pričom druhú vyslovene vypúšťala, lebo nechcela riskovať, čo nebolo nutné. Mrzí nás to, ako to dopadlo, lebo by to bolo špičkové umiestenie podporené výborným výkonom.“
 
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