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Four Drafted Players On Czech U-20 Roster

Derek O'Brien · The Hockey News

Fri, Oct 24, 2025 ·

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Fourplayers that have already been drafted by NHL teams are on the Czechroster for a five-team U-20 tournament that will take place Nov. 5 to9 in Piešťany, Slovakia.

The tournament will be the last U-20 event in Europe prior to thiswinter's IIHF World Junior Championship and should include the besteligible players from Czechia, Finland , Sweden , Switzerland and host Slovakia (scroll to the bottom to see the schedule).

The four drafted players are all forwards: Vojtěch Čihař ofthe Los Angeles Kings , Štěpán Hoch of the Utah Mammoth ,Ondřej Kos of the St. Louis Blues and Petr Sikora of the WashingtonCapitals .

Kos and Sikora were members of last year'sbronze-medal-winning team in Ottawa . Sikora hadseven points in seven games and drew a lotof attention during the quarterfinal game against Canada following acollision that saw Cole Beaudoin ejected from the game for kneeing.Canadian fans accused Sikora – who appeared injured on the play butreturned to the ice on the following power play – of embellishment,which Sikora strenuously denied .

Czech Petr Sikora: "It's A Charley Horse – I Got Hit In The Thigh" By BeaudoinWhile Canadian hockey fans suffered through a near-existential crisis on Thursday during Canada's 4-3 loss to Czechia in the IIHF World Junior Championship quarterfinals, one of the outlets for their anger and frustration – in addition to referees, coaches and Hockey Canada itself – was Czech center Petr Sikora.

The only other European-based player eligible to return from last year's team is19-year-old undrafted defenseman Tomáš Galvas ,who is currently out with a shoulder injury.

All players on the roster were born in 2006 or 2007 – the youngest player on the team and the only one on the roster who has not already been exposed to the NHL EntryDraft is 17-year-old Jakub Frolo, a December-born forward who plays in Finland.

12 NHL Draftees, 8 World Junior Returnees On Finland's U-20 Five Nations SquadFinland's U-20 squad boasts 12 NHL draftees and eight returnees from last year's IIHF World Junior Championship, led by captain Aron Kiviharju.

Goaltenders:Adam Ebenstreit (Slavia Prague), MatyášMařík (České Budějovice).

Defensemen:Vojtěch Pilíšek (Liberec), Martin Švec,Marek Chaloupka (both Pardubice), Vashek Blanár (HV71Jönköping, SWE), Pavel Průšek, Aleš Zielinski (bothTřinec), Ondřej Postl (Karlovy Vary).

Forwards:Adrien Bartovič (Liberec), ŠimonFasner (Vítkovice), Oskar Lisler (Kladno), VojtěchČihař (Karlovy Vary / LosAngeles Kings ), Petr Tomek (Karlovy Vary), ŠtěpánHoch (České Budějovice / UtahMammoth ), Richard Žemlička (SaiPaLappeenranta, FIN), Ondřej Kos (Ilves Tampere, FIN / St. Louis Blues ), JakubFrolo (Ilves Tampere, FIN), Samuel Karol Jung (KärpätOulu, FIN), Danny Chludil (Kometa Brno), Petr Sikora(Třinec / WashingtonCapitals ), Matěj Kubiesa (Třinec).

Kings 2nd-Round Draft Pick Contemplates Staying In Czechia Or Moving Overseas

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Reserves:

Goaltenders: Stanislav Žbánek (SpartaPrague). Defensemen: Marek Macháček (Liberec), JakubZubíček (Kometa Brno), Petr Soušek (Litvínov), Alex Drábek(Vítkovice), David Svozil (Tappara Tampere, FIN). Forwards: MatyášHumeník, Jakub Lev (both České Budějovice), Vasyl Špilka(Liberec), Patrik Král (Mladá Boleslav), Artur Matějovský (SlaviaPrague), Matyáš Úbl (Škoda Plzeň), Lukáš Král (Lulea, SWE).

Manager: Otakar Černý. Head Coach: PatrikAugusta. Assistant Coaches: Pavel Trnka, RobertReichel. Goaltending Coach: Martin Láska.