Vladimír Růžička signs contract extension at Slavia Prague

Vladimír Růžička has signed a new three-year contract extension as coach of Slavia Prague ice hockey club, it said in a statement on its website. Růžička, who is 50, has been Slavia’s coach for 13 years, leading them to two Extraliga titles, and also holds the position of sporting manager at the club. As a player he captained the Czech team that took Olympic gold in Nagano in 1998, while he managed the national side to two World Championship titles.