10 NHL-Drafted Players On Czech U-20 Summer Roster

The roster that the Czechs have brought to a four-team summer tournament in Vierumäki, Finland includes 10 players who have been drafted by NHL teams, including defenseman Radim Mrtka, who as taken ninth overall by the Buffalo Sabres this summer.

The roster also includes defenseman Vladimír Dravecký and winger Adam Novotný, both late-2007-born players who will be eligible to be drafted for the first time in 2026. It does not include any 2008-born players, such as winger Šimon Katolický, who are still eligible to play U-18 hockey and are preparing for this year’s Hlinka Gretzky Cup.

The Czechs lost their opening game on Sunday, 3-2 in overtime to Finland A. They play Finland B on Monday. Then, after the Finns depart overseas for the World Junior Summer Showcase, the Czechs and Swiss will play two more head-to-head games in Finland before heading home.

Helenius & Hemming Highlight Finnish U-20 Roster In Home Tournament Ahead of next week’s World Junior Summer Challenge in Minnesota, a series of games involving four U-20 teams is taking place in Vierumäki, Finland on Sunday and Monday. Two teams from Finland – essentially an A-team and a B-team – will host the Czech and Swiss national junior teams once each.

Goaltenders: Adam Ebenstreit (Slavia Praha), Jakub Milota (Cape Breton, QMJHL – Nashville Predators), Ondřej Štěbeták (Portland, WHL).

Defensemen: Tomáš Galvas (Liberec), Martin Švec (Pardubice), Pavel Průšek (Třinec), Jan Skok (Škoda Plzeň), Marek Chaloupka, Matyáš Man (both Vítkovice), Jakub Fibigr (Brampton, OHL – Seattle Kraken), Max Pšenička (Portland, WHL – Utah Mammoth), Vladimír Dravecký (Rögle, SWE), Radim Mrtka (Seattle, WHL – Buffalo Sabres).

Forwards: Štěpán Hoch (České Budějovice – Utah Mammoth), Vojtěch Čihař (Karlovy Vary – Los Angeles Kings), Petr Sikora (Třinec – Washington Capitals), Matěj Kubiesa (Třinec), Adam Novotný (Peterborough, OHL), Oskar Lisler (Kladno), Adam Jecho (Edmonton, WHL – St. Louis Blues), Ondřej Kos (Ilves Tampere, FIN – St. Louis Blues), Vít Záhejský (Kamloops, WHL), Tomáš Poletín (Pelicans Lahti, FIN – New York Islanders), Václav Nestrašil (Muskegon, USHL – Chicago Blackhawks), Richard Žemlička (SaiPa Lappeenranta, FIN), Jiří Klíma (Shawinigan, QMJHL), Adam Titlbach (Vancouver, WHL), Samuel Drančák (Red Deer, WHL).

Team Staff:

Manager: Otakar Černý. Head Coach: Patrik Augusta. Assistant Coaches: Robert Reichel, Pavel Trnka. Goaltending coach: Martin Láska.

Photo by Martin Voltr.