“It’s a dream come true,” rejoiced the emphatic backyard of Třinec, who complemented the Olympic team‘s partner from the second defensive formation of the Steelmen, Tomáš Kundrátek. “It’s great news and I congratulated him on Saturday. we are glad that we got this opportunity. We still have a lot of matches in the extra league ahead of us, but we are looking forward to it, “added teammates Kundrátek.
Surprisingly, Musil did not figure in the first published nomination. “The coaches made that decision, so I accepted it and didn’t deal with it any further,” Musil shrugged.
Třinec players are happy with the second goal. From left Ondřej Kovařčík, Tomáš Kundrátek, goal scorer Aron Chmielewski, David Musil and Michal Kovařčík.Photo: Jaroslav Ožana, ČTK
“From the beginning, even before the nomination came out, I believed that he should be part of the team. It’s great that David did it. It doesn’t mean that he will go to the team, a lot of things can happen, but he deserved the invitation, now it’s up to him, “commented Třinec’s coach Václav Varaďa on Musil’s invitation.
Petr Nedvěd, the manager of the national team, telephoned Musil with good news. “It made me happy. We were in a wider nomination, so the chances were still there. But somehow I didn’t think about it. I took it as it is. This was not my decision. I can only influence my game, then it’s not up to me anymore. I was waiting for what would happen, “the 28-year-old defender confided.
A native of Calgary, Canada, he played at two world championships, going to the Olympics for the first time. “I want to go and do my best and help with my game,” said František Musil, the son of the world champion from the Prague Championships in 1985. “Dad was with me on Saturday. He congratulated me and told me to enjoy it.”
Defender David Musil during the training of the hockey team in Prague.Photo: Vlastimil Vacek, Right
The nomination for the Olympics added further wrinkles to coach Třinec from Třinec. In addition to two Czech defenders, a trio of Slovaks Marko Daňo, Miloš Roman and Martin Marinčin will also go to Beijing. “It is a great difficulty for us to lose five players in six or seven matches. Especially when Frýdek-Místek is fighting for a bare life in the Chance League. It’s nothing ideal. I wonder how it will be. I would like the boys to go to the Health Olympics and to get us back to health, “the coach from Třinec mused.
