The Euro Hockey Tour is Europe's equivalent to the Rivalry Series, and it's an integral event in the global growth of the game. Czechia opened the final leg of the Euro Hockey Tour on home ice in Liberec with a dominant 7-1 drubbing of Germany. PWHL Montreal's Tereza Vanisova opened the scoring for Czechia on the powerplay assisted by PWHL Ottawa's Aneta Tejralova, and a goalie assist from Blanka Skodova. Czechia's teenage stars only weeks removed from the U-18 World Championships where they won a historic silver medal [https://thehockeynews.com/womens/international/usa-and-czechia-will-go-for-gold-at-u-18-world-championships-keys-to-the-game], continued to show they can elevate their play at the senior national level. Adela Sapovalivova who was named the U-18's Best Forward scored twice and added an assist for Czechia in the win. Tereza Plosova, another of Czechia's young stars also found the back of the net. Alongside Sapovalivova, Michaela Pejzlova and Daniela Pejsova each had multi-point games scoring a goal and an assist apiece, as did Tereza Vanisova. Czechia features the most PWHL representation at the 2024 Euro Hockey Tour with four PWHL players in their lineup including Vanisova, Tejralova, Denisa Krizova, and Katerina Mrazova. PWHL Montreal defender Dominika Laskova was initially named to Czechia's roster but was forced to miss the tournament due to injury. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVY2WIotEJU[/embed]
