MS in Hockey U18: Who is Michal Lisel, who did not even get a goal against Finland
Dallas. Clean account and win after separate raids. Nothing better hockey goalkeeper can wish, especially when it comes to the first World Cup match.
On Wednesday, Michal Lanko managed to do this in the opening match of the World Cup under 18 in Dallas, USA. The Slovaks unexpectedly defeated the favorite from Finland 1: 0 after separate raids. The winning was transformed by Michal Svrček.
The best player of the match was deservedly declared by the goalkeeper of the Ranka. Since the beginning of the match he has made some impression and showed several incredible interventions, including one in overtime. A total of 34 shots stopped and all 4 separate raids.
« We played a very good match. We tried and won, that’s essential. I always concentrate on my performance, I don’t think about what other players do, » the official website of the tournament quoted.
A native of Dolný Kubín was in a difficult situation at the beginning of the draft season. Even in the youth, his performance was held above the water by the average team of Dragons Liptovský Mikuláš, where he was able to maintain the percentage success rate of the interventions over 92%during two seasons.
Video: Match Slovakia – Finland
Before the season, however, the junior team dropped out of the extraleague and the young goalkeeper was not just different to look at other options.
Finally, he agreed to cooperate with Barani Banská Bystrica, saying that the season will start in the eighteenth project and the playoffs caught behind Bystrické juniors.
At the turn of the year, he understood that he had no chance of being drafted with statistics from the project and our junior, and therefore decided to move to overseas, which turned out to be the right step.
High goalkeeper with his performance in the Tri-City Storm jersey in USHL, USA once caught the overseas scouts. While in the January NHL Central Scouting ranking ranked among the European goalies in the 8th place, after moving to overseas, he fired in the final ladder to the 3rd place of overseas goalies.
The laundry cannot be overlooked by the huge potential in senior hockey for his high figure (195 cm), which will cover a significant part of the goal.
After a good start at the World Championship under 18, he became the main adept to the highest drafted Slovak this year. He could even imitate Adam Gajan, chosen by Chicago Blackhawks in the 2nd round of draft in 2023.
He needs to follow his excellent performance in the opening match in the next matches. Already on Thursday, young representatives are waiting for the hardest opponent in the group. At 23.00 they will start against Canada.
