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  April 17, 2025 The Czech Extraliga will finally crown a new champion. After six years of Třinec's dominance, two hockey powerhouses with rich histories – Pardubice and Kometa Brno – will compete for the Masaryk Cup. The final series starts tonight in eastern Bohemia, with fans across the country anticipating a dramatic spectacle full of emotions, twists, and hockey artistry. "It's a huge challenge for us, but also a chance to write a new chapter in club history," says Pardubice captain Roman Červenka before the start of the series. With 13 points (5 goals, 8 assists), he leads the productivity charts for the entire playoffs. The experienced national team forward drives Pardubice's offensive machine, which has been steamrolling its opponents throughout the knockout stages. Dynamo enters the finals as a slight favorite thanks to impressive statistics. Coach Marek Zadina's players have scored 32 goals in the playoffs with an incredible average of 3.56 goals...

  FK Jablonec – FK Pardubice April 13th, 2025 Sunday's Chance Liga program will offer a clash of teams with opposing forms. The home team Jablonec is experiencing one of its best seasons in recent years, while Pardubice is fighting for mere survival in the top competition. The North Bohemians are playing their best season since the 2020-21 season, when they had 17 wins (now 13) and 56 points (currently 45) after the same number of played matches. Jablonec also has a positive goal difference of +20, a value last exceeded in the 2018-19 season (+24). Just like then, they have conceded only 25 goals. The key to Jablonec's success is a solid defense. The North Bohemians have already recorded 13 clean sheets in this Chance Liga season – only Slavia Praha has more (18). For Jablonec, this is the most since the 2014-15 season (also 13), and overall, they have had more clean sheets at this stage of the season only once – 15 in the 1996-97 season. For goalkeeper Jan Hanuš, this is ...