NEW SIGNING - REPLACEMENT CENTRE

 

NEW SIGNING - REPLACEMENT CENTRE

Here's the translated press release:

Ljubljana, October 7, 2024

The Olimpija Ljubljana hockey club announces that the team joined by experienced Czech forward Rudolf Červený. Rudolf, who plays in the position center, brings to the team a wealth of experience from elite European leagues - Czech Extraliga, Swedish SHL, Finnish Liiga and KHL. Its versatility, review over the game and determination in duels will make a significant contribution to the game of Olympia in the resumption of the ICE season. Červený started his professional career at HC České Budějovice and then played for renowned European clubs - Slovan Bratislava, Mountfield HK, Brynäs IF, Pelikans Lahti, and finally Admirals Vladivostok and Barys Astana.

The director of HK Olimpija Ljubljana, Anže Ulčar: "After injury to Kale Karbashian, one of the key players at the start of the season, The club reacted and made a deal with Rudolph. It is a versatile center that He may also play as a winger. He's very strong in duels and responsible for making decisions in the game. In the months of October and November, there are a lot of tough games ahead of him and after a good start to the season, we don't want anything left to chance. We have made a two-month deal with Červeny with the possibility of extensions."

Thoughts: This is a surprise, but a welcome one. It will be very interesting to see where he plays. Will it be straight into the first line, with Bicevskis moving back down the 3rd and Simsic to the wing? Whatever the case, it's nice to see that the club have identified what we have on the blog - that we lack play-drivers and need more offense.

 P.S. They should probably learn how to spell Kerbashian's surname properly...