Tomas Hertl, David Jiricek headline Czechia's World Championship roster

After a subpar showing at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Czechia will look to bounce back at the World Championship.

On Monday, the Czech Ice Hockey Association named their final roster for the 2022 World Championship in Finland. 2022 top draft prospect David Jiricek, San Jose Sharks forward Tomas Hertl and former Boston Bruins David Krejci are among the notable names on the roster.

Goaltenders (3)
Lukas Dostal
Marek Langhamer
Karel Vejmelka

Defencemen (8)
David Jiricek
Michal Jordan
Filip Hronek
Tomas Kundratek
David Musil
David Sklenicka
Jan Skotka
Radek Simek

Forwards (14)
Matej Blumel
Jiri Cernoch
Roman Cervenka
Jakub Flek
Tomas Hertl
Petr Holik
Petr Kodytek
David Krejci
Dominik Simon
Michael Spacek
Jiri Smejkel
Matej Stransky
Jakub Vrana
Hynek Zohorna

Czechia is set to open their 2022 World Championship schedule on Saturday at 9:20 a.m. ET against Great Britain.

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