Czechia U18 News & Stories

The annual Hlinka Gretzky Cup marks the beginning of a new scouting season. Here's what you need to know.

A 6-foot-6 blueliner with shutdown skills, vision, and transition skill, Radim Mrtka has a plethora of ways to impact the game.

The Hlinka Gretzky Cup marks the start of the scouting season. These are the players you need to keep an eye on at this year's tournament in Edmonton, Alberta.

Mitch Brown and Lassi Alanen preview the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.

Elite Prospects Czechia scout Marek Novotny goes player-by-player with scouting reports on all of Czechia's roster at the men's 2023 U18 World Hockey Championship.

EP Rinkside columnist Russ Cohen talks with Czech goaltender Michael Hrabal about his game, his training methods, and the adjustment to North America in his latest.

Mitch Brown looks at the three stars from the fourth day of action at the 2022 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in Red Deer, Alberta, highlighting one player's contributions in each of the day's three games.

Mitch Brown looks at the three stars from the second day of action at the 2022 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in Red Deer, Alberta, highlighting one player's contributions in each of the day's three games.

The Hlinka-Gretzky Cup annually marks the start of the scouting season, and it takes place from July 31st to August 7th in Red Deer, Alberta. Mitch Brown sets the stage in this preview article.

EP Rinkside Editor-in-Chief J.D. Burke spoke to Czech forward Eduard Šalé and head coach Dominik Petr about his unreal start to the 2022 U18s, and where he belongs in a conversation about the stacked 2023 NHL Draft.

J.D. Burke profiles each team's X-Factor player at the 2022 U18 World Hockey Champions, set to start in Landshut and Kaufbeuren, Germany.

EP Rinkside Czechia/Slovakia regional scout Marek Novotny breaks down the Swedish roster for the 2022 U18 World Hockey Championships.

J.D. Burke and his team of scouts have convened to put together their latest draft ranking for the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, a list that's 64 players long, crafted after the U18 in Frisco and Plano, Texas.

Our EliteProspects scouts ranked Stanislav Svozil one spot ahead of our consolidated rankings, suggestive of a hearty endorsement. David St-Louis takes you into the Film Room to look at Svozil's game, and the interesting draft theory questions that it presents.

The 2021 IIHF World Junior Championship is just around the corner, and I had the opportunity to chat with an assistant coach of Team Czech Republic and former NHL player...