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Tom MolloyFinland – Czech U20 teams are playing on TSN right now and it is 3-3 after two periods. It is a terrific game. Most of the Finnish U17 players were on the team that played in and won the Mac's U18 tournament here in 2013 and were coached by my friend Kalle Kaskinen who is and assistant coach for Jokerit in the KHL right now and has worked with Juhani and myself for years. I mentored Petr Svoboda in 2010 who coaches the D for the Czech U20 team now now playing and continue to communicate with him.
So they game has a lot of meaning for me because of these connections so I wrote a posting about how these groups have a connection with this ABC site.
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Finland and Czech U20 Teams – World Juniors and ABC's
Finland U17 Team 2013 – Outdoor shinny at Glendale Community Rink in Calgary
There is a photo of the team with my grandson and I on the outdoor rink after we played with them.
Finnish U17 team with Tom and his grandson Aidan.-Video
Christmas Shinny Finland U17 Team The Finnish team is is Calgary for the Mac's Midget Tournament. No arenas are open Christmas Day; so I got the ice ready at Glendale Community and they joined my grandson Aidan and I for shinny.
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/christmas-shinny-finland-u17-team/
Drill by Finnish coach Jalonen.
E1 Speed Scoring 2-1 to 2-2 – Finland
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/e1-speed-scoring-2-1-to-2-2-finland/
Czech Republic
Petr Svoboda a former Toronto defenseman coaches the defense for the Czech U20 team playing now. In 2010 I was brought to Jihlava, Czech Republic to run the hockey school and mentor the coaches. Petr was the only coach who spoke English so I always met with him about practice plans and then he presented them to the players and coaches. I also mentored him with his team who started their training camp at the same time. I would meet and develop a practice plan with Petr and then watch and talk with him after. The club offered me a job as coach mentor but I returned to Calgary.
Here the Dukla Jihlava team is doing a Double Cross and Drop from the practice plan. I watched and took video from above.
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/b5-double-cross-and-drop-dukla/
Drill section fourteen has many drills from this July when the Petr was coaching the Czech U20 team that was here last July and I watched most of their practices. They were missing 7 of the best players who were at pro camps in the Czech Republic.
Here is a drill where they are working on a breakout and attack.
https://www.hockeycoachingabcs.com/videos/watch/t2-4-low-bo-5-0-back-3-2-czech-u20/
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