One of the keys to the success of Czechia so far at the 2026 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Men’s World Championship has been the play of their corps of defencemen. Five Czech D-men have two points through the group stage and one, Jakub Vanecek, has two goals. He’s scored perhaps the team’s timeliest goal so far, too, connecting on the power play with 20.3 seconds remaining in Czechia’s second game against Sweden, a 2-1 win. It’s based on that result that …
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