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Plekanec joins Czechs
Plekanec joins Czechs
Canadiens forward registered
Published 16.05.2015 15:30 GMT+2 | Author
Tomas Plekanec (left) joined the Czechs for the semi-final going on against Canada on a line with Jaromir Jagr (right) and Roman Cervenka. Photo: Jeff Vinnick / HHOF-IIHF Images
Host nation Czech Republic gets help from Montreal Canadiens forward Tomas Plekanec, who same as Russia’s Alexander Ovechkin was registered on Saturday.
The 32-year-old centre, who also played in the last two Olympic Winter Games, will participate in his eighth IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship on home ice in Prague.
The Kladno native finished his tenth full season with the Montreal Canadiens. He notched 60 points (26+35) in 82 regular-season games, his highest mark in five years.
In the line-up for the semi-final against Canada he will centre the first line with Jaromir Jagr and Roman Cervenka.
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