'We Let Them Win The First Game': Czechia Seek To Eliminate Canada In Olympic Rematch

Czechia's Martin Necas wasn't about to guarantee a win against Canada when the two teams play again in the quarterfinal at the Olympics on Wednesday.

But when asked why this rematch would be any different than Canada's 5-0 win against Czechia at the beginning of the tournament, the Czech-born right winger had an interesting theory.

"We let them win the first one, because we knew that we're not going to win two in a row against Canada," said Necas, eliciting laughs from reporters following Czechia's 3-2 win against Denmark in the Olympic qualifiers on Tuesday.

Czechia lost 5-0 to Canada in their first game of the Olympics. Although Martin Necas joked that Czechia let Canada win that game, they know they'll need to play close to perfect to avoid it happening again.

thehockeynews.com'We Let Them Win The First Game': Czechia Seek To Eliminate Canada In Olympic RematchCzechia lost 5-0 to Canada in their first game of the Olympics. Although Martin Necas joked that Czechia let Canada win that game, they know they'll need to play close to perfect to avoid it happening again.

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