Czech extended roster for Sochi unveiled

Czech Republic coach Alois Hadamczik announced today the extended roster to Sochi Olympics, including 67 players, seven goaltenders, 22 defensemen and 38 forwards. The final list of 25 players have to be announced before 13 January 2014.

Hadamczik's list included six debutants - goalie Michal Neuvirth, defenders Radko Gudas and Tomáš Kundrátek and forwards Roman Horák, Ondřej Palát and Vladimír Sobotka and almost all stars playing in NHL or KHL. Just five players were picked from Czech Extraliga: Michal Barinka, Petr Zámorský, Petr Nedvěd, Romáš Rolinek and Martin Růžička.

New Jersey Devils forward Jaromir Jagr, included in the list, could become the first Czech player to appear in five Olympics. Jagr already played in Nagano 1998, Salt Lake City 2002, Turin 2006 and Vancouver 2010. Defender Tomas Kaberle will skate in his third Olympics, Patrik Elias, Martin Erat, Martin Havlat, Tomas Vokoun and Marek Zidlicky will appear for the second time.

The complete roster:

Goalies: Jakub Kovář (Yekatěrinburg, KHL),Petr Mrázek (Grand Rapids, AHL/Detroit, NHL),Michal Neuvirth(Washington, NHL),Ondřej Pavelec(Winnipeg, NHL),Alexander Salák(SKA St. Petersburg, KHL),Jakub Štěpánek(Severstal Cherepovets, KHL),Tomáš Vokoun(Pittsburgh, NHL).

Defenders:
Michal Barinka(HC Vítkovice Steel),Miroslav Blaťák( Avangard Omsk, KHL),Petr Čáslava(Severstal Cherepovets, KHL),Radko Gudas(Tampa Bay, NHL),Jan Hejda(Colorado, NHL),Tomáš Kaberle(without club),Jakub Kindl(Detroit, NHL),Lukáš Krajíček(Dynamo Minsk, KHL),Filip Kuba(without club),Zdeněk Kutlák(Slovan Bratislava, KHL),Tomáš Kundrátek(Washington, NHL),Radek Martínek(without club),Zbyněk Michálek(Phoenix, NHL),Tomáš Mojžíš(Slovan Bratislava, KHL),Jakub Nakládal, Ondřej Němec(both Lev Praha, KHL),Filip Novák(Dynamo Moskva, KHL),Roman Polák(St. Louis, NHL),Michal Rozsíval(Chicago, NHL),Ladislav Šmíd(Edmonton, NHL),Petr Zámorský(PSG Zlín),Marek Židlický(New Jersey, NHL).

Forwards:
Roman Červenka(SKA St. Petersburg,, KHL),Radek Dvořák(without club),Patrik Eliáš(New Jersey, NHL),Martin Erat(Washington, NHL),Tomáš Fleischmann(Florida, NHL,Michael Frolík(Winnipeg, NHL),Martin Hanzal(Phoenix, NHL),Martin Havlát(San Jose, NHL),Aleš Hemský(Edmonton, NHL),Tomáš Hertl(San Jose, NHL),Roman Horák(Calgary, NHL),Petr Hubáček(Jyväskylä, Finsko),Jiří Hudler(Calgary, NHL),Zbyněk Irgl(Dynamo Minsk, KHL),Jaromír Jágr(New Jersey, NHL),Lukáš Kašpar(Donbas, NHL),Jakub Klepiš(Lev Praha, KHL),Petr Koukal(Nižněkamsk, KHL),Jan Kovář(Magnitogorsk, KHL),David Krejčí(Boston, NHL),Milan Michálek(Ottawa, NHL),Václav Nedorost(Doněck, KHL),Petr Nedvěd(Bílí Tygři Liberec),Jiří Novotný(Lev Praha, KHL),Rostislav Olesz(New Jersey, NHL),Ondřej Palát(Tampa Bay, NHL),Jakub Petružálek(Khabarovsk, KHL),Tomáš Plekanec(Montreal, NHL),Václav Prospal(bez angažmá),Tomáš Rolinek(HC Sparta Praha),Martin Růžička(HC Oceláři Třinec),Vladimír Sobotka(St. Louis, NHL),Jiří Tlustý(Carolina, NHL,Tomáš Vincour(Kazaň, KHL),Michal Vondrka(Slovan Bratislava, KHL),Jakub Voráček(Philadelphia, NHL),Radim Vrbata(Phoenix, NHL),Petr Vrána(Lev Praha, KHL).

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