Slovakia’s support eliminates injuries: Ramsay had to make changes in the squad before the Swiss Cup – Športky.sk

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Craig Ramsay Source: TASR / SZĽH / Andrej Galica

BRATISLAVA – The management of the Slovak national hockey team had to make five changes in the squad before the Swiss Cup tournament (December 16 and 17). Mário Grman, Jakub Minárik, Adrián Holešinský, Martin Marinčin and Marko Daňo dropped out of the original nomination due to injuries. They will be replaced by Patrik Koch, Peter Zuzin, Jozef Baláž, Mislav Rosandič and Róbert Varga, for whom it will be the premiere in the national jersey.

At the traditional NaturEnergie Challenge, Craig Ramsay’s charges will meet Norway on Thursday and one day later with one of Switzerland-Latvia.

In addition to Varga, his teammate from Nitra Jozef Baláž, who was already part of the national team at the German Cup, should also make his debut in the A-team. However, he did not start a single duel due to a positive test for COVID-19. The debut in the most valuable jersey should also be experienced by the third newcomer in the squad, Andrej Golian from Slovan Bratislava.

A part of the national team is waiting for a series of trainings at the Ondrej Nepel Elementary School in Bratislava after Monday’s meeting, on Wednesday the whole team will move to Visp.

The Slovaks were originally supposed to start first in the first match against the Latvians, but the tournament organizers changed the program after the announcement of Russia’s Olympic selection. The Russians will not present themselves under the Alps due to the unfavorable pandemic situation.

Updated moment of the Slovak Republic for the Swiss Cup 2021 in Vispe:

goalkeepers: Patrik Rybar (Dinamo Minsk), Matej Tomek (HC Kometa Brno)

defenders: Martin Bučko (HC Motor České Budějovice), Daniel Gachulinec (HC Slovan Bratislava), Martin Gernát (HC Lausanne), Andrej Golian (HC Slovan Bratislava), Patrik Koch (HV Vítkovice Ridera), Michal Ivan and Mislav Rosandič (Bílí Tygři Liberec) , Dávid Mudrák (HK Dukla Ingema Michalovce)

attackers: Dávid Bondra (HK Poprad), Peter Zuzin (HKM Zvolen), Dávid Gríger (HC Bílí Tygři Liberec), Libor Hudáček (HC Lugano), Miloš Kelemen (BK Mladá Boleslav), Adam Liška (Severstaľ Čerepovec), Róbert Varga, Jozef Baláž (both HK Nitra), Miroslav Mucha (Lake Superior University), Pavol Regenda (HK Dukla Ingema Michalovce), Miloš Roman (HC Oceláři Třinec), Juraj Šiška (HC Nové Zámky)

Tournament program:

Thursday, December 16

16.15 Norway – SLOVAKIA
19.45 Switzerland – Latvia

Friday, December 17

16.15 Latvia – SLOVAKIA / Norway
19.45 Switzerland – Norway / SLOVAKIA

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