CONTACT

Website:
www.czehockey.cz

 

E-mail:
office@czehockey.cz

 

Address:
Czech Ice Hockey Association
Prvniho pluku 621/8a
186 00 Prague 8
Czech Republic


Phone:
+420 - 2 - 2 489 1470


Fax:
+420- 2 - 3 333 6096

CZECH REPUBLIC

CHL gets it right on goalies

Banning European netminders from Canadian junior is wise

Czech Republic native and Winnipeg Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec is one of only a handful of CHL-trained European goaltenders since 2004 to have made a successful transition to the NHL. Photo: Steve Deschenes/Hockey Hall of Fame

The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) made a decision that will provide benefits on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean when it opted to ban European junior goalies entirely from its annual import draft starting in 2014.

more...

2013 CZECH REPUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Event

Level

Host nation

Date

Men

Top

Sweden/Finland

3-19 May

Men U20

Top

Russia

26 Dec. - 5 Jan.

Men U18

Top

Russia

18-28 April

Women

Top

Canada

2-9 April

Women U18

Top

Finland

29 Dec. - 5 Jan.

Inline

Top

Germany

2-8 June

JERSEY

   

ABOUT CZECH HOCKEY

Member Since

November 15, 1908 (founding member)

Total Players

95,094

Male Players

58,654

Junior Players

34,113

Female Players

2,327

Total Referees

1,603

Indoor Rinks

148

Outdoor Rinks

21

Nation Population

10,177,300

President

Tomas Kral

Men's World Ranking

3rd

Women's World Ranking

12th

MORE HEADLINES

EWCC groups determined
more...
Jagr’s long, long break
more...
Sweden, USA play for gold
more...
Slovakia’s last-minute surprise
more...
Pardubice ready for 2014
more...
CHAMPIONSHIPSCLUB EVENTSFAN CORNER
HomeThe IIHFSportHistoryTicketsLinksContactSitemapExtranetMedia
Copyright IIHF. All rights reserved. Terms and Conditions