The management of the Czech national team has announced its nomination to Beijing. The team also includes Krejčí, Frolík and Červenka

Former NHL players and Stanley Cup winners David Krejčí (Olomouc) and Michael Frolík (Lausanne) are also nominated by the Czech national hockey team for the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing. For the first time since the World Cup 2018, striker Roman Červenka from Rapperswil, Switzerland is returning to the national team The 36-year-old striker will start for the fourth time in five consecutive rounds. General manager Petr Nedvěd added another player with NHL experience Vladimír Sobotka to the team. The first big international event of his career awaits defender Ronald Knot from Neftechimik Nizhnekamsk and striker Lukas Sedlak from Traktor Chelyabinsk. On the other hand, Milan Gulaš from České Budějovice and the second most productive player in the Czech extra league, Filip Chlapík from Sparta Prague, are missing from the selection However, coach Filip Pešán pointed out that the nomination is preliminary, the management of the national team can change it at any time until January 24. “We know the situation in the world regarding covid, and a number of matches remain to be played. For example, there may be a decline in form, to which we will have to react, “Pešán was quoted by the Czech media. The coach lacks NHL players in the team, as the profile of his hockey players to Beijing did not finally release for the coronavirus. At the Olympic tournament, the Czechs will meet in the B-group with Denmark, Switzerland and the team of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC). Nomination of the Czech national hockey team at the Olympic Games 2022 / source: sport.cz/:
Goalkeepers : Simon Hrubec (Omsk / KHL), Roman Will (Chelyabinsk / KHL), Patrik Bartosak (Khabarovsk / KHL) Defenders : Ronald Knot (Nizhnekamsk / KHL), David Sklenička (Jokerit Helsinki / KHL), Lukáš Klok (Nizhnekamsk / KHL), Jakub Jeřábek (Spartak Moscow / KHL), Vojtech Mozik (Vladivostok / KHL), Tomas Kundratek (Trinec), Libor Sulak (Vladivostok / KHL) Forwards : Roman Červenka (Rapperswil-Jona / Švajč.), Jiří Smejkal (Lahti / FIN.), Vladimír Sobotka (Sparta), Hynek Zohorna (Oskarshamn / Sweden), Radan Lenc (Khabarovsk / KHL), Michal Repik (Sparta Prague), Tomas Hyka (Chelyabinsk / KHL), Jan Kovar (Zug / CHE), Matej Stransky (Davos / CHE), Lukas Sedlak (Chelyabinsk / KHL), David Krejčí (Olomouc), Michael Špaček (Frölunda / Sweden), Michael Frolík (Lausanne / CHE), Tomáš Zohorna (Oskarshamn / Sweden)