Martin Fehervary Joins Team Slovakia For Olympic Qualifiers

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Jon Sorensen

The Slovak Ice Hockey Association has announced their roster for their upcoming Olympic qualifying games, which will take place in Bratislava, Slovakia next week. Capitals’ defensive prospect Martin Fehervary is slated to play for Slovakia in the qualifying games.

The Slovaks current roster for the qualification games:

The roster is without NHL stars, including Jaroslav Halak, Zdeno Chara, Andrej Sekera, Tomas Tatar, Erik Cernak and Richard Panik.

The Slovaks will play three games within the qualifying D-group, from Thursday August 26 to Sunday August 29. The first on Thursday at 7.15 pm against Austria and the following day at the same time against Poland. The final game will be played on Sunday at 5.30 pm against Belarus. Only the winner of the Bratislava tournament will advance to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

By Jon Sorensen

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Jon has been a Caps fan since day one, attending his first game at the Capital Centre in 1974. His passion for the Caps has grown over the decades, which has included time as a season ticket holder, social media and community organizer, and most recently led to the founding of NoVa Caps in 2014. Jon earned a Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering at Old Dominion University, and is a Systems Engineer during intermissions, which has been instrumental in supporting his Capitals habit.

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