Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:10:12 +0200Inside the legal gray zone of Czech ice hockeyhttps://english.radio.cz/inside-legal-gray-zone-czech-ice-hockey-8858507© 2026 Radio Prague International Ice hockey is more than a sport in the Czech Republic, it is a cornerstone of national identity—a symbol of resistance, pride, and perseverance. From the victories over the USSR in 1969 to the Olympic gold in Nagano in 1998, ice hockey has played an outsized role in Czech society, uniting a nation through both triumph and trauma. Yet beneath this legacy lies a legal contradiction that impacts every player lacing up their skates today: Czech professional hockey players are not recognized as employees. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/7b7af40fdeacd0f01fc5faf572c2adc2.jpg?timestamp=1754052887 Inside the legal gray zone of Czech ice hockey https://english.radio.cz/inside-legal-gray-zone-czech-ice-hockey-8858507 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9