Hockey: National team meets in Prague ahead of Euro Hockey Tour event

The Czech national hockey team meets in Prague on Monday ahead of the season’s first Euro Hockey Tour event in Finland. Manager Alois Hadamczik nominated 14 players who appeared on the team that won April’s World Championships in Germany; star forward Jaromír Jágr, who injured his clavicle, will be replaced by first-time nominee, centre-forward Kamil Kreps of Finland’s Kärpät Oulu. At the Karjala Cup, the Czech team will first play Sweden in the Czech Republic on Thursday, before moving to Finland to face the hosts and Russia over the weekend.