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Numbers of Demitra, Marek, Rachunek, Vasicek retired.
The numbers of Pavol Demitra from Slovakia, Jan Marek, Karel Rachunek and Josef Vasicek from Czech republic, who passed away in the plane crash in Yaroslavl on Wednesday, will never be worn again by their national teams.
Pavol Demitra’s number 38 was retired as well and won’t be worn by any Slovak team anymore. “In a short moment, Demitra’s family lost a loving father, and the country lost a hockey genius and a charismatic man,” said Igor Nemeček, the President of the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation. “Pavol was a real idol for our young hockey players. That’s why we decided that number 38 will permanently be retired from hockey jerseys in Slovakia.”
Similar steps might happen in other countries as well.
Source: www.szlh.sk, www.iihf.com
Rudolf Sery, Slovakia, sery@eurolanche.com
09/09/2011 - 13:15
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Numbers of Demitra, Marek, Rachunek, Vasicek retired.The numbers of Pavol Demitra from Slovakia, Jan Marek, Karel Rachunek and Josef Vasicek from Czech republic, who passed away in the plane crash in Yaroslavl on Wednesday, will never be worn again by their national teams.
Pavol Demitra’s number 38 was retired as well and won’t be worn by any Slovak team anymore. “In a short moment, Demitra’s family lost a loving father, and the country lost a hockey genius and a charismatic man,” said Igor Nemeček, the President of the Slovak Ice Hockey Federation. “Pavol was a real idol for our young hockey players. That’s why we decided that number 38 will permanently be retired from hockey jerseys in Slovakia.”
Similar steps might happen in other countries as well.
Source: www.szlh.sk, www.iihf.com
Rudolf Sery, Slovakia, sery@eurolanche.com
09/09/2011 - 13:15
