It may be one of the weaker groups in the tournament, but the Czechs boast a decent amount of firepower up front.
The Czech Republic’s forward group is just as notable for who isn’t playing than who is. 44-year-old Jaromir Jagr will not play for the Czech Republic, marking the first time the Czechs will be without their living legend in a senior tournament since 2013, and the first time in a World Cup of Hockey (Jagr played in the tournament’s first two iterations in 1996 and 2004).
In fact, the Czechs will be without two of the six highest-scoring Czech forwards from this past season, and five of the top 15 scorers from the Czech Republic.