We did not want to risk anyone’s health, Žabka says after ending game early

Michal Kovařčík’s injury abruptly ended Třinec’s exhibition game in Brno. The key player took a blow in a challenge and left the ice on a stretcher, leaving his condition uncertain.

Třinec coach Boris Žabka tried to remain calm as the team dealt with the incident. “It looks like it probably won’t be good,” he said about Kovařčík’s condition.

Žabka then informed the referees that his team would not continue the game. The coach objected to something beyond the collision itself, although the available details do not specify what that concern was. The headline frames the decision as an effort not to risk the players’ health.

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It looks like it probably won’t be good.