With a 14-2 triumph over Kazakhstan on Saturday, the Czechs stayed in the hunt for first place in Group B. Like perfect Sweden, Czechia has six points in two games at the 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship.
Amazingly, three different Czech forwards had hat tricks: assistant captains Matej Mastalirsky and Vojtech Hradec, as well as Jakub Stancl. Hradec and Stancl added two assists apiece for five-point games.
Coach Patrik Augusta’s troops outshot the defensivley porous Kazakhs 36-18 for a remarkable (if unsustainable) 38.8 shooting percentage. The Czechs are firing on all cylinders ahead of Sunday’s showdown with Slovakia. Kazakhstan faces the Slovaks on Monday.
This was the most goals Czechia has ever scored…