Radim Rulik wants the referees to be put in Czech.
Radim Rulik wants the referees to be put in Czech for the way they officiated Wednesday’s Olympic men’s quarterfinals hockey showdown. “After every game, we send them two or three clips where they confirm that the opponent should have been penalized.
I don’t understand it. I just don’t get it.Wednesday’s loss was Czechia’s second in the Olympic tournament to Canada after getting crushed 5-0 in the preliminary round.Ex-girlfriend of Chiefs star accuses him of 'repeatedly' assaulting her in explosive lawsuit Rulik also complained there were instances in which Czechia felt as if it were playing against the refs — and an opponent — during his team’s Tuesday qualifier playoff win over Denmark. “We were basically playing against six players,” he said. “I don’t want to make excuses, and no one has to agree with me, but the video backs me up. In this respect, it’s not a fair tournament. It was happening to us even against Denmark. The mix of NHL and European referees hasn’t worked — everyone calls the game differently.” One play in particular on Wednesday against Canada that seemed to miff Rulik came in the third period when Martin Nečas was about to go on a breakaway. Canadian defenseman and former Islander Devon Toews appeared to hook him in the neutral zone. But there was no penalty called. French hockey player banned for Olympics fight now facing legal trouble“I watch two NHL games on replay every single day,” Rulik continued. “The play Necas made today — when his stick was touched on the breakaway — is always a penalty in the NHL. But suddenly, not here. I’m really sorry about it. The guys deserved a top-level performance from the referees. “They always admit afterward that we were right, but nothing ever changes. We should have had power plays against Canada. But they were afraid or Necas would score another power-play goal. And if Gudas was penalized, then Doughty should have been too for the hit on Pasta.” Mitch Marner is mobbed by teammates after scoring the game-winning goal in Canada’s 4-3 overtime win over Czechia in the quarterfinals of the men’s Olympic hockey tournament on Feb. 18, 2026.The rant by the Czechia coach comes after many pointed out that his team had six players on the ice when Ondrej Palat scored a short-lived go-ahead goal in the third period. To make matters even more absurd, there were seven Czech players on the ice as the team celebrated the goal. Canada managed to come back and win, first tying the game on a goal by forward Nick Suzuki with 3:27 left in the third. The US waited for this star and he's repaying their patience in spades
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