BEIJING, Jan 31, Andrey Senchenko The Czech national ice hockey team expects to win medals at the men's hockey tournament at the Olympic Games — 2022 in Beijing, said the defender of the Czech team David Sklenichka. The Czechs are the rivals of the Russian team in group B. The face-to-face match will take place on February 12. «There are many excellent and skillful players in the Russian team. It will not be easy for us, but «we also have a strong and experienced team. I am sure that we have a chance to achieve a satisfactory result. We will do everything to succeed. What do we expect and what will we be happy with? On the medal, of course,» said Sklenicka. Also, the Czech defender, who plays in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) for the Finnish club Jokerit, called the captain of the Russian national team Vadim Shipachyov the most dangerous player in the Russian team. «If we talk about the most dangerous player in the Russian team, then this is Vadim Shipachyov. I played against him in the KHL. This is a very skillful guy who plays hockey brilliantly. What he does on the powerplay is incredible. Every time I played against him, I had to assign two players to mark him. It is very difficult,” added Sklenicka. The Beijing Olympic Games will be held from February 4 to 20.
