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After the successful performance at the Hlinka Gretzka Cup with a historical position on the second place, another international event awaits the Slovak national hockey team under the age of 18.
From Thursday, he will present himself at the Olympic Hopes Tournament in Budapest with a weaker cast of paper, but also with a significantly changed roster. From the team that presented itself at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, there are only seven players on it.
The coach of the Slovak Republic “18” Ivan Feneš admitted that the nomination for the training camp in Piešťany and the subsequent tournament in Budapest was very difficult to be born. At the last minute, the coaching staff had to make several corrections in it for various reasons.
“Many players refused to participate in the national team camp because they want to fight for a place in the clubs, which I was not surprised by. Especially after the result of the ‘eighteen’ at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. I will tell the truth, the nomination is not entirely up to our expectations, “ said Feneš for hockeyslovakia.sk.
At the same time, he added that there is already a group of hockey players in the current player’s menthol, who are interested in continuing with the “eighteen” as part of the centralized training project.
He will start soon: “In the current staff, the basis of the set of the centralized training project. So at least 10 to 12 boys from it are interested in this trip that we offer. They want to improve on it, they want to use the conditions in Slovakia. We look forward to working with them. ”
The general for the seasonal operation of the project will be the Tournament of Olympic Hopes in Budapest, which the Slovak representatives under 18 under the leadership of the current coaching staff have clearly won.
This year, they will compete with their peers from Italy, Poland and domestic Hungary. “Every international confrontation is welcome. The one in Budapest may seem to be at a slightly weaker level, but it should not be underestimated. We have to prepare well and go win the tournament, “ added Feneš for the website of the Slovak Ice Hockey Association (SZĽH).
Nomination of SR 18 for the Tournament of Olympic Hopes in Hungary:
Players: Samuel HONZEK, Jakub KOPECKÝ, Matej VEREŠ (all HK Dukla Trenčín), Sebastián NAHÁLKA, Alex ŠOTEK, Matej TOMAS (all HK ŠKP Poprad), Filip FEDÁK, Richard MARKO, František DEJ (all HC Slovan Bratislava), Patrik MELICHER, Martin MIŠIAK , Matej Štefan LÖRINCZ (all Barani – HŠMH Banská Bystrica), Alex René BARTAKOVICS (HK Nitra), Filip ČULÍK, Marek MOLNÁR (both HKM Zvolen), Adam KURTY (Hockey Academy Zdena Cígera 21), Patrik JURČÁK (HC Košice), Ivan THOMKA (MHA Martin), Viktor PETRÍK (HC Nové Zámky), Jakub KRIŽAN (HK´95 Považská Bystrica), Richard PATZELT (HC Bílí Tygři Liberec, Czech Republic), Jozef Viliam KMEC (Prince George Cougars, Kan.), Ján KOREC ( Northwood School, USA)
alternates: Martin Lachkovič (HC Slovan Bratislava), Maximilián Lednický, Sebastián Štekláč (both MHA Martin), Roman Novák (HK Mládež Michalovce), Samuel Urban (MŠK Púchov), Adam Gajan (MHKM Skalica), Jakub Ružek (HK Trnava), Peter Repčík (Lethbridge Hurricanes / CAN)
implementation team:
manager – Branislav Varga
head coach – Ivan Feneš
assistant coaches – Tibor Tartaľ, Boris Žabka
Goalkeeper Coach – Peter Kosa
fitness trainer – Milan Kabát
consultant – Jozef Stümpel
doctor – MUDr. Jaroslav Hanulák
masseurs – Ľuboš Ondrejka, Štefan Sýkora
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Program of the Tournament of Olympic hopes of players under 18 in Budapest:
Thursday, August 26:
15.30 Slovakia – Italy
19.00 Poland – Hungary
Friday, August 27:
15.30 Slovakia – Poland
19.00 Italy – Hungary
Saturday, August 28:
10.30 Italy – Poland
14.00 Hungary – Slovakia
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