David Pastrňák named Czech hockey player of year for seventh time

David Pastrňák has won the Golden Hockey Stick award for Czech ice hockey player of the year for the seventh time. The 28-year-old Boston Bruins forward is currently in the US and was not able to receive the prize in person in Prague on Sunday evening.

Pastrňák, who recently scored the decisive goal for Czechia in the final of the World Championships, was one of eight members of the Czech team to make the top 10 in the poll of sports journalists.

Goaltender Lukáš Dostál came second in the Golden Hockey Stick, ahead of forward Martin Nečas.