With NHL alumni like Jaromir Jagr and Patrik Elias, and current players tearing up the league such as David Pastrnak, Czechia boasts a strong hockey culture that is oftentimes overlooked due to the sheer numbers of players coming from the other major hockey powers of North America and Europe.
With the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics having just wrapped up, and the announcement of the 2034 Winter Olympics returning to Salt Lake City, national representation is at the forefront.
Mike Gartner, Selection Committee Chair, named the Hockey Hall of Fame’s seven newest members from the familiar podium at Toronto’s Yonge & Front Street.
The NHL began awarding the Conn Smythe Trophy to the most valuable player of the postseason beginning in the 1965 season. How many of the past winners can you name in six minutes?