Parents aware, boy well behaved. Czechs praise Slafkovský – Pravda

When Juraj Slafkovský finished the 2018/19 season in Hradec Králové, he left a great impression on the Czech club. Photo: Facebook Juraj Slafkovský with a new contract in Montreal. This year’s draft pick came to Mountfield as a fifteen-year-old. In the U16 category, he collected 42 points (19+23) in 22 games. He jumped several times in higher categories and made an impression on coach Tomáš Martinec. “Juraj came here as a teenager, he still weighed 90 kilos, biologically you would say that he is a finished guy. It was clear that he had a great career ahead of him, his parents were aware, he was well-mannered. Read more Slafkovský is among the NHL’s most promising rookies. Expert warns Montreal I never doubted that he could make it to the NHL. You passed through Salzburg, then went to the Czech Republic, from us to Finland. You saw that he is also mentally prepared. He knew what he wanted,” Martinec recalls for isport.cz. Although Hradec planned to give Slafkovský a chance in the first team, he eventually left for TPS Turku. He didn’t get many opportunities in Finland at the beginning, but successful performances in the Slovakian jersey helped him. “I would really like him to have a great career in Montreal. He will get a chance, he can definitely succeed there as well. It’s no coincidence what he performed for Slovakia at the Olympics and at the World Cup,” added Martinec.