HC Keramika Plzen

Four teams perfect in Extraliga

Six games were played in Czech Extraliga today. When two rounds are played Trinec, Vitkovice, Plzen and Brno all have six points.

European Trophy schedules

European Trophy announced today the schedule for the 2012/13 season. Find the complete fixture list here.

Modrý supended five games

Jaroslav Modrý, 40, received a five-game suspension from the Czech Extraliga Disciplinary Council because of a foul against Petr Kafka. The incident occurred during Monday´s game between Plzeň and Kladno. The Plzeň defenceman slashed Kafka from behind while he was on a breakaway. Modrý received a major penalty and a game misconduct from the on-ice referee. Yesterday´s meeting of the Disciplinary Council resulted in additional punishent for him, meaning that Modrý won´t be back until his team´s third game of the upcoming Extraliga playoffs. Today, the Plzeň club appealed the sentence.

Duda receives a sentence

Radek Duda, a Czech Extraliga player for HC Plzeň 1929 was found guilty of the assault of a pedestrian. But Duda is not going to prison. He received a suspended three-month long punishment with a year long probation period. The incident occured in January 2011: Duda was driving a car and did not give way to a pedestrian. The pedestrian grazed the car, Duda stopped it, got off and insulted the man. Currently, Duda is the top-scorer of Czech Extraliga's 2011-12 season.

Start of Czech Extraliga postponed

Originally, Tipsport Extraliga would start this Friday, Sep 16, with seven games. Because of Yaroslavl jet crash all the first round games are postponed. "Jan Marek, Karel Rachůnek and Josef Vašíček were friends of many Czech Extraliga players. Their friends would be unable to attend Jan Marek's funeral if we will make them play hockey on Friday," Czech Extraliga head commisioner Stanislav Šulc said. New dates for the games is unknown, the clubs will arrange date of their 1st round games themselves.

The Czech top-level ice hockey competition will start on Sunday, Sep 18, with games of the second round.

Plzen first to European Trophy finals

HC Plzen 1929 is the first club to ensure its participation at Red Bull Salute, the final tournament of this year's European Trophy. Czech team beat Slavia Praha 5-3 in their penultimate group game and currently sits top of East Division. European Trophy continues with another flurry of games today, follow them here on Eurohockey.com.

Plzen wins against MOUNTFIELD

Tomas Vlasak scored the winner when Plzen beat MOUNTFIELD 3-2 in overtime in the only game of the European Trophy today.

Tomorrow there are nine games to be played including the Helsinki encounter HIFK-Jokerit.