Jakub Stancl of the Kelowna Rockets exchanges high fives along the Czechia bench
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Credit: Matt Zambonin / IIHF
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Kelowna Rockets forward Jakub Stancl and defenceman Marek Rocak have won the bronze medal at the 2025 World Junior Hockey Championships with Team Czechia following a 3-2 shootout victory over Team Sweden on January 5 at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa.
Stancl scored the opening goal in Czechia's win, while also scoring Czechia's lone goal in their 4-1 semi-final defeat to the United States. Stancl finished the tournament...
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