Oceláři Třinec has won the title of the Czech Extraliga for an incredible fifth straight year, following a 2-1 double-overtime victory over Dynamo Pardubice. Třinec was stretched to the full seven games in all three rounds, with the last two both being decided in multiple overtimes on the road against the top league’s top two teams in the regular season.

Counting the last quarterfinal game against Motor České Budějovice, the four straight they beat Sparta Prague in the semifinals after losing the first three, and the last two games of the finals, Třinec was 7-0 in the playoffs when facing elimination.

The golden goal was scored by 28-year-old David Cienciala, a Třinec native and product of the club’s youth system but who had played two and a half seasons in Pardubice before transferring back home this season. He was a member of the first title in the current Třinec dynasty in 2019 and now the fifth as well.

“I have no idea,” Cienciala replied when asked about the winning goal – a response that seems reasonable after seeing the replay. “Marko (Daňo) was throwing the puck toward the net, I honestly don't even know what I hit it with. I just know that it went through the goalie’s legs. Lucky goal, but they go like that in the playoffs.”

Petr Vrána, Martin Růžička, Vladimír Dravecký and Marian Adámek have been members of all five championship teams. Růžička was also a member of Třinec’s 2011 team – the club’s only previous title prior to this current run.