Slovakia Tour - Aug 2006

Jyri trying to drink the club dry of vodka.

An excellent trip saw the statesmen go to Slovakia for the first time in August 2006 to play games in Bratislava and Trencin. We got stuffed but it was fun and drank lots of pivo (beer). All organised by our friend Jo (http://www.hockeyline.sk/) who's chance meeting in his shop in Bratislava is how the tour came about and who's Slovak hospitality made everyone more than welcome.


We played in the main rink in Bratislava (home of HC Slovan (7000 seater)), watched the national team train before the first game, but no one wanted to kick them out of their changing room and Jan Lasak watched us for a bit but I don't think the scouts were too impressed. A very good standard of hockey was played the classic quote coming that the last game wasnt that good to watch but one of our players saying 'we watched a very good game' and the trip was rounded off with a well deserved trip to the spa (and waterslides), I dont think anyone would have been able to walk without it.