WC in numbers: six strikers from the Tipsport extra league will be presented at the championship Hokej.cz

Ondřej Kaše | Photo: Jan Beneš, ceskyhokej.cz

Radim Rulík and his coaching staff reached out to a relatively large number of representatives of the domestic Tipsport extraliga in the nomination for the domestic World Cup. 11 players from the domestic competition appear in the nomination, five defenders and six forwards.

In the second article, we will use numbers to look at the strengths and weaknesses of the six forwards that Radim Rulík pointed to during the nomination. More than half of the defense is made up of representatives of the domestic competition, and in the attack it looks like exactly half of the starting line-up, when after the elimination of Pavel Kousal from the nomination, the remaining six attackers should not miss the first match line-up.

Among the extra-league representatives, the hard worker Ondřej Beránek from Karlovy Vary is not missing from the next World Cup, after the season of a lifetime, Jakub Flek from Brno Kometa won an invitation, and Jáchym Kondelík from České Budějovice is also on the same page. Last season’s comet Daniel Voženílek is not missing again, and the nominations also include one of the best players in the entire Tipsport extra league, forwards Lukáš Sedlák (Pardubice) and Ondřej Kaše (Litvínov).

Ondřej Beránek, HC Energie Karlovy Vary

Ondřej Beránek

attacker, 28 years old

” href=”https://www.hokej.cz/hrac/ondrej-beranek/14041″>Ondřej Beránek experienced the season of his life a year ago. In the season just ended, he did not build on the 2022/2023 season, but he was still decorated with his greatest strength – speed and danger in finishing.

Thanks to his skating, Báránek is a very annoying player, and he can very often get into dangerous positions. He shot from the slot more often than 94% of forwards in this year’s extra league regular season, having nearly eight shots in 60 minutes of 5-on-5 play.

Beránek also shows decent skills in transitions to the offensive zone, where he can also use his skating. The energetic play and movement is the contribution that the Karlovy Vary attacker should present again at the championship.

Jakub Flek, HC Kometa Brno

Speed ​​is also abundant in another extra-league striker, namely

Jakub Flek

attacker, 31 years old

” href=”https://www.hokej.cz/hrac/jakub-flek/17397″>Jakub Flek from Kometa. He probably had his best extra-league season. According to Game Score, he was better than 91% of forwards and belonged at the same time to the most creative ones.

Flek collected 45 points in the regular season, scoring 19 goals. When playing 5v5, no other forward had more chances to score than him, averaging 1.2 expected goals per hour of play. At the same time, Flek also created high-quality opportunities for his teammates, and overall he was one of the most dangerous forwards.

In addition, Flek can also use his movement in the attack zone, which he shows very regularly in the extra league, where he is among the best extra league attackers in this activity. Like Beránek, Flek should bring movement and energy to the national team’s game.

Ondřej Kaše | Photo: Jan Beneš, ceskyhokej.cz

Ondřej Kaše, HC VERVA Litvínov

Ondřej Kaše

attacker, 28 years old

” href=”https://www.hokej.cz/hrac/ondrej-kase/14405″>After his return from overseas, Ondřej Kaše was a decoration of the Czech extra league and it is only good that his health will allow him to complete the world championship. he could, and should, belong to the key players of the national team!

In the extra league, Kaše scored 54 points in the regular season, when he was the third most productive player. Above all, he was full of ice and had a great influence on Litvínov’s game. Kaše was one of the best forwards in the transition phase, when he simultaneously took pucks out of the defensive zone and also entered the offensive zone regularly in possession of the puck. In addition, thanks to his abilities, he only minimally resorted to just shooting the puck, when he was among the top in the ratio of controlled actions on the blue lines. He was better than 95% of forwards in the ratio of controlled entries and shots, and in the ratio of exits with the puck and throws he was the best ever!

In the offensive zone, Kaše paid for being one of the most dangerous shooters, especially in the finish. He created an average of one expected goal chance, which he converted into 1.1 goals scored per 60 minutes, beating 90% of forwards. He was also among the top fifth of forwards in the quality of his passes and recorded 0.7 primary assists as a result.

Kaše is thus able to be the leader of the team and above all of his formation with a very positive influence on the performances and results of his teammates. And he should confirm it at the World Cup.

Jáchym Kondelík | Photo: Markéta Křížová

Jáchym Kondelík, Banes Motor České Budějovice

After returning from overseas for a while

Jáchym Kondelík

attacker, 24 years old

Lukáš Sedlák

attacker, 31 years old