Disruption in the Czech national team for the World Cup
TAMMERFORS. Czech Republic striker Dominic Simon quickly left the Czech League World Cup.
It was speculated about in a fight with teammate Philip Hronick – and now he’s apologizing.
Dominic is very sad. Simon’s family writes to iDNES.cz.
The Czech Republic, Tre Kronor’s collective opponent, had a turbulent start to the Hockey World Cup.
On Tuesday morning, before the team’s shock loss to Austria later in the day, some Czech fans had to rub their eyes.
They’ve seen NHL forward Dominic Simon, 27, on a plane back from Tampere already after two team games.
“We are sorry, but since this is a sensitive personal issue, we cannot comment further on it,” the Czech captain vaguely told Kari Jalonen to the media.
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Then it turned out that Simon, who finished the NHL season at the Anaheim Ducks, engaged in a fight with teammate Filip Hronek, 24, on a daily basis in Detroit Red Wings.
Simon’s family now confirms to iDNES that the attacker has physically attacked his teammate.
“Dominic is very sad and apologizes to the team and management” The family writes in the newspaper.
“I tried to provoke a quarrel.”
Dominic left the World Cup after two matches with the national team after a difficult season due to personal and family reasons. He took sentiment off the ice and private life with him when he tried to provoke a fight with a teammate. Although it wasn’t personal, unfortunately it was also a physical contact.” Continue reading.
Dominic must have agreed with the management of the Czech national team to leave the tournament. As this is a sensitive issue, neither Simon nor the Czech team’s management wants to comment further on the incident.
Dominic Simon has played two previous World Cup tournaments for the Czech Republic. He made 256 NHL games with Pittsburgh, Calgary and Anaheim.