The Edmonton Oil Kings have added another piece to their puzzle, selecting Slovakian-born forward Jakub Demek in the first round, 47th overall in the 2021 CHL Import Draft that took place June 30th. He is only the second Slovakian-born player to be selected by the Oil Kings in franchise […]
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vitajte vo Vancouveri Marko Stacha
This season, Vancouver Giants fans will get the opportunity to see Marko Stacha. The 6-foot-1, 196-pound Slovakian defenceman comes to Vancouver after a successful World Junior campaign. Although he did not score, Stacha played a key role as a shutdown defenceman for Slovakia throughout the tournament. The Giants are […]
Milos Roman and Slovakia hope for giant upset against Russia in quarterfinals
Team Slovakia has had a tough and challenging world junior tournament and it does not get easier as they draw a quarterfinal matchup with Russia. Forward Milos Roman of the Vancouver Giants, has been a key contributor for the Slovaks and he has been relied upon in all situations. Roman […]
Russia and Slovakia get big wins in Day 5 at World Juniors
Russa 7 Switzerland 4 The Swiss tried to build off of beating Denmark the previous day to upset the favored Russians, but ultimately ran out of gas in a high-scoring affair. Switzerland scored twice in the first 9:06 of game play, but the mighty Russians got one back. Red Deer […]
Finland downs Slovakia; Sweden hangs on to defeat USA – GROUP B Recap (12/29)
One of the bigger days schedule-wise for the World Junior tournament Group B in Victoria did not disappoint. The first game featured a hard fought battle between Finland and Slovakia, while the second game of the day turned into a nail-biter between Sweden and the USA. Finland slides past Slovakia […]
Sweden sinks Slovakia; Finland handles Kazakhstan – Group B recap (12/27)
Sweden defeats Slovakia 5-2 Sweden stayed a perfect 2-0 for this tournament with a 5-2 victory over Slovakia in the early game Thursday in Victoria. With the win, Team Sweden has a 46 game round-robin win streak, going back to the 2007 World Junior tournament. Lucas Elvenes opened the scoring […]