HC Ocelari Trinec

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.

Třinec has a new coach: Jan Tlačil

Regarding to the club's official website Jan Tlačil replaces Pavel Marek in the spot of Třinec's head coach. Marek resigned for his position, but he remains in the position of the club's sport director. The reason for Marek's resignation is in the team's result. The last year's Czech champion is currently in the eighth poisition of the league standings and has to fight hard for a play-off ticket. Marek hopes that the change of the coach will be a stimulus fo the team. An asstant coach of Marek, Břetislav Kopřiva, leaves Třinec as well.

No Super-Six in St. Petersburg?

According to Swiss newspaper Südostschweiz, Super-Six tournament, scheduled in January was cancelled due to decline of HIFK Helsinki and Färjestad BK to partecipate. The tournament should replace Champions' League and former Super-Six but isn't organized by IIHF. Besides Scandinavian teams, also Swiss HC Davos, Czech Trinec, German Eisbären Berlin and Russian Salavat Ufa were invited

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.