Big loss for Slovakia: Martin Fehérváry will not start in the qualification for the 2022 Olympic Games – Sports

BRATISLAVA – Martin Fehérváry will not strengthen the Slovak hockey team in the fight for participation in the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing. The 21-year-old defender suffered a muscle injury that requires a one-week break. The hockeyslovakia.sk portal informed that coaches of Martin Buček had been called to replace him.

The federal website did not provide more information about Fehérváry’s injury. “Martin Bučko joined the team, who passed the necessary tests as a substitute with a negative result. At the Riga Championships, he took his place in the team. We are therefore happy to help us in qualifying,” said Assistant General Manager Oto Haščák.

Twenty-one-year-old Bučko worked at HC Dynamo Pardubice last season, this year he will work in České Budějovice. He competed in the Riga World Championships in five matches, scoring one goal.

Updated staff of the Slovak Republic for the final tournament of the Olympic qualification in Bratislava:

goalkeepers: Adam Húska (Hartford Wolf Pack), Branislav Konrád (HC Olomouc), Patrik Rybár (Dinamo Minsk)

defenders: Peter Čerešňák (HC Plzeň), Marek Ďaloga (HC Kometa Brno), Martin Bučko (České Budějovice), Martin Gernát (HC Lausanne), Mário Grman (HPK Hämmenlina), Christián Jaroš (New Jersey Devils), Samuel Kňažko (TPS Turku) , Martin Marinčin (HC Oceláři Třinec), Šimon Nemec (HK Nitra)

attackers: Peter Cehlárik (Avangard Omsk), Marko Daňo (without club), Dávid Gríger (White Tigers Liberec), Marek Hrivík (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod), Libor Hudáček (Neftechimik Nižnekamsk), Tomáš Jurčo (without club), Miloš Kelemen (BK Mladá Boleslav) ), Róbert Lantoši (Rögle BK), Kristián Pospíšil (Lukko Rauma), Miloš Roman (HC Oceláři Třinec), Adam Ružička (Calgary Flames), Juraj Slafkovský (TPS Turku), Marián Studenič (New Jersey Devils)

coach: Craig Ramsay (CAN)

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