Czechia U18 (all) News & Stories

Lassi Alanen goes into the scout's notebook this week to examine the start of the season for prospects in Central Europe.

The Hlinka Gretzky Cup marks the start of any scouting season. These are the standout players from this year's tournament.

The Hlinka Gretzky Cup marks the start of the scouting season. Get up to speed on this year's tournament with Daniel Gee's comprehensive preview.

Adam Jiříček entered the year a candidate for top defenceman in this draft and fell way short of expectations.

Lassi Alanen has reviewed the tape and breaks down the standout performances from the U18 5 Nations tournament in Plymouth, Michigan.

Elite Prospects Dir. of European scouting Lassi Alanen looks at the top performers from the recent U18 5 Nations tournament in Hämeenlinna, Finland.

Lassi Alanen looks at the tape on Czechia defender who should be an early selection in the 2024 NHL draft.

David St-Louis and Lassi Alanen break down the top performances from the kick-off of the 2024 NHL Draft scouting season.

J.D. Burke previews the men's 2023 U18 World Hockey Championship.

Elite Prospects lead scout David St-Louis profiles each team's X-factor at the men's 2023 U18 World Hockey Championship, set to take place in Basel and Porrentruy, Switzerland.

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.

This week's Scout's notebook highlights how three top draft-eligible forwards have started their seasons in Europe.

J.D. Burke and Mitch Brown team up to review the best performances from the 2022 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.

J.D. Burke looks at the three stars from the first 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.

J.D. Burke was in Landshut and Kaufbeuren, Germany for the entire 2022 U18 World Hockey Championships, and he shares his observations on the standout prospects from the tournament.

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.