Slovakia had a helluva game at the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships on Monday, narrowly losing to the U.S., but interestingly, there’s a cycling connection. Michal Svrček, a 2025 Red Wings draft pick, has been playing well thus far. He assisted on Tomas Chrenko’s backdoor goal during a power play and took a cheeky goal as well. Chrenko finished the game with a hat trick.
Svrček’s older brother, Martin, rides for Soudal Quick-Step. In three years as a professional, Martin has placed second twice at the Slovak national road championships. He’a also taken a podium at the 2023 UCI road world under-23 championships. The next year he juuuust missed out on a rainbow jersey. Although, that would be the last time a WorldTour rider can race the under-23 worlds. A new rule from the UCI means lads in the big leagues can race the espoir race. He’s also been second at the
The World Juniors run Dec. 26–Jan. 5 in St. Paul and Minneapolis. Canada beat Jonas Vingegaard’s country, Denmark 9-1 on Tuesday and will face Finland Wednesday in a key Group B matchup. (Btw, imagine watching Jonas Vingegaard play hockey. He’d have the cardio for sure but…)
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Mike Woods–who had that awesome hockey-style national championship jersey, would definitely be proud. Ben Perry, too. The boys both were inspired by their love of the game and stylized their kit. “When Phoebe Haymes, head of marketing and communications at Israel – Premier Tech asked me what I wanted my national championships kit to look like, I said I wanted it to have the vibe of the ‘96 Atlanta track kit and have it feel like an old school team Canada hockey jersey,” Woods posted on Instagram. “I couldn’t be happier with the results!” Perry’s jersey for his national gravel champs has the maple leaf in the centre of his jersey. It’s a nod to the logo that Hockey Canada has used on its national team outfits over the years.
Check out Svrček’s beauty below.
Michal Svrček, the younger brother of Soudal QuickStep rider Martin Svrček, just scored a goal at U20 Ice Hockey Worlds. 🇸🇰pic.twitter.com/ubE2OxVZz3
— Lukáš Ronald Lukács (@lucasaganronald) December 30, 2025
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