PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Providence College freshman
Jaroslav Chmelar (Nove Mesto nad Matuji, Czechia) has been named to roster of the Czechia National Junior Team that will compete in the upcoming 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship held in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada from Dec. 26, 2022 – Jan. 5, 2023.
Chmelar, a fifth-round pick of the New York Rangers in the 2021 NHL Draft, will make his second World Junior Championship appearance, having scored one goal in three games with Czechia in the 2022 tournament back in August. In his freshman season at Providence College, he has registered six goals and four assists in 18 games played with a +3 rating.
Prior to preliminary round action, Czechia will face-off in two exhibition games – Dec. 20 vs. Latvia and Dec. 22 vs. Switzerland. Full preliminary round schedule is below. All games can be seen live in the U.S. on NHL Network.
2023 IIHF World Junior Championship Schedule (Czechia)
Dec. 26 vs. Canada – 6:30 p.m. (Halifax)
Dec. 27 vs. Austria – 6:30 p.m. (Halifax)
Dec. 29 vs. Sweden – 1:30 p.m. (Halifax)
Dec. 31 vs. Germany – 1:30 p.m. (Halifax)
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