“At the outset, it is fitting to say that such behavior does not belong in hockey and in sports in general. I recognize the bad behavior of my wards, I certainly do not support it, and neither I nor anyone from the implementation team purposefully leads my players to do so. I am very surprised and sorry that anyone thinks that. We will deal with the whole matter internally at the club and if any additional punishment comes, we will humbly accept it. This is not how we seriously want to present ourselves and we will not. I personally did not see the interventions in the match until the evening after watching the match back. Unfortunately, there were passes from both sides that definitely do not belong there. It was not an easy match for the referee either. They are also only human and logically cannot see everything. I wouldn’t blame them, it was a tough match for them. Of course, the participation of two main referees is to be considered, after all, it is already the play off of the 9th grade extra league. We coaches are there to educate the boys, to give them the right direction. Unfortunately it happened, now we can’t take it back. Believe me, we lead the boys to an honest and fair fight. During the season and the playoffs, we canceled a number of fouls ourselves. The play off is full of emotions, the players experience such tense and emotional moments for the first time in their sports career. Everyone wants to leave the maximum on the ice and win, but it must always be the way of fair play. I’m not excusing them, but everyone makes bad decisions, and remember, we’re talking about 14-year-old boys. We are still shaping them, educating them. Yes, they made a mistake, but now the important thing is self-reflection, talking to them and solving the situation so it doesn’t happen again. And from my point of view, such media massage is very unfortunate. To tell you the truth, I am very disappointed with the whole situation. Above all, from the reactions of most people on social networks, how they insult the club, they accuse me, and especially fourteen-year-old boys. That seems a bit over the top to me. Personally, I do not like that the whole matter arose without my knowledge. The article was directed only against us. I am very sorry for the whole situation and I apologize for myself and my team.”
