In the match of the 15th extra league round, which was won by the home side Olomouc 5:2, Pech suffered a routine fight at the goal post with Kohoutů striker Jan Káňa in the 50th minute. The native of Jihlava unfortunately caught his leg during the subsequent fall and remained lying on the ice with a painful grimace.
“You never feel good when something like this happens. It’s a sport and you don’t want to see a friend, teammate, or opponent writhing in pain on the ice. We all have only one health,” declared Motor’s defender Pavel Pýcha.
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Paramedics came to Pech’s aid with a stretcher, on which he left the ice and headed into the bowels of the stadium. “According to his reactions on the ice, it looked like it would be more serious,” České Budějovice coach Jiří Hanzlík knew immediately after the match.
Unfortunately, he was right. The Extraleague champion with Karlovy Vary in 2009 was diagnosed with a broken ankle and underwent surgery on Monday. The attacker, who scored a goal and three assists this season, has to forget about hockey for a few months. He has a contract in České Budějovice for next season as well.
The long-term loss of Pecha is a huge blow for Motor and it can be assumed that the club will try to find a replacement in the transfer market.
2023-10-30 16:01:24
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