Great news before the championship: Drafted players have joined the Slovak team! – Športky.sk

Adam Sýkora and Servác Petrovický in the national team jersey Source: hockeyslovakia.sk POPRAD – Slovak hockey forwards Adam Sýkora and Servác Petrovský joined the under-20 national team on Wednesday, which is preparing for the WC of this age category in Poprad (9th to 20th August). According to the portal hockeyslovakia.sk, the participation of both players in the postponed championship is very likely, since Petrovský has already received the approval of the Minnesota Wild club, which recently drafted him, and Sýkora is only waiting for formal confirmation of the start from the New York Rangers. Both were part of coach Ivan Feneš’s team at the MS20 in the original term at the turn of 2021 and 2022, but then the championship ended prematurely due to too many positive tests for the coronavirus. Sýkora and Petrovský belong to a group of six Slovak players who were acquired by NHL clubs in the past draft. “Everything is not 100 percent resolved, but we are glad that the boys are already in the camp with us,” Feneš told hockeyslovakia.sk. Seventeen-year-old Sýkora has had an extremely successful 2021/2022 season, which he played in extra-league Nitra, then made it to the World Cup in Finland and ended it with a successful draft. The Rangers took him as their first pick 63rd overall. “At the camp, I asked the club management if I could start at the MS20. They were very happy. They added that it would be nice to confront the players who are already working overseas. Not everything is 100% agreed, but it is on the right track ” said Sýkora. The 20-year-old beat the 18-year-old Slovakian under-20 hockey team won Wednesday’s preliminary match over the SR “18” team 6:2. The duel at the winter stadium in Poprad added variety to both teams’ preparatory camps before the upcoming summits. The “twenties” will perform at the postponed WC in Edmonton from August 9, the “eighteen” is waiting for the prestigious Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Canada’s Red Deere from July 31. The attackers of the “twenties” Adam Sýkora and Servác Petrovský have not yet started in the meeting. preparatory match:
Slovakia “20” – Slovakia “18” 6:2 (2:0, 3:2, 1:0)
Goals: 2. Stümpel (Kolenič), 19. Stripai, 29. Kolenič, 37. Kolenič (Stümpel), 40. Kolenič (Lašák), 48. Lašák (Laurenčík) – 34. Kurila (Pekarčík), 39. Císar (Rohaľ , J. Chromiak). Exclusion: 1:4 for 2 minutes, power plays: 2:0, weakness: 0:0 votes after the match (source: hockeyslovakia.sk):
Ivan Feneš, coach of the SR “20”: “It was a very important match for us. I saw a lot of good things in our game that we can build on in the next matches. We wanted to prioritize the deployment of guys who have less experience in international on the ice. However, others will also get the opportunity to show themselves. On Thursday and Friday, we will have two simulated matches against each other.” Tibor Tartaľ, coach of SR “18”: “The match was very useful for us. It showed us several things, especially from the defensive point of view, which we need to work on. We will look at all situations on video and try to improve them on the ice.” Author: © Zoznam Source: TASR