To play in Prague? That wouldn’t make sense! Krejčí explains why he married Olomouc. Will he return to the NHL?
“It was up to me whether to continue (in Boston) or not. The family point of view decided that I was at home. Boston is also my home, but it’s best at home everywhere. I grew up in Olomouc, went to primary school, played hockey until I was a teenager. But I never started, which was one of my dreams when I was young. I am glad that I will meet it now, “Krejčí said at a press conference on Monday.
He had a lot of offers, clubs all over Europe were interested. Some foreigners were very interesting financially, but Krejčí immediately swept them off the table. There were only two variants – continuation in Boston, or return to Olomouc. “For family reasons, it would not be worth playing in Prague or elsewhere in Europe. That wouldn’t make sense.
“My wife is American and the children do not speak Czech. It will be a little more complicated, but somehow we will manage. Over time, children get used to it, my wife and I went in the summer and he knows what he’s up to. It’ll be different now that we’re here all year, but she gets used to it. He will start learning Czech, “said the owner of bronze from the 2012 World Cup.
On Monday, he was greeted for the first time in the locker room for his new greetings, visiting the gym and on the ice. However, he will probably miss the preparatory matches. “We are doing everything we can to be 100% ready for September 10,” says Krejčí, who today officially took over his Olomouc jersey with the popular number 46, the first extra-league round in which the Han residents will welcome Mladá Boleslav at home.
He has signed a contract with Kohouty for the season and plans to keep it in its entirety. And I believe in some speculation that he might return to Boston for the NHL during the year. “I have a contract for the season and I will fulfill it. We’ll see what happens after it happens. But I definitely don’t plan to go to Boston before the (extra-league) playoffs. We will see what happens after the end, “concluded Krejčí, whose goal is to advance to the playoffs with Olomouc.
During 15 NHL seasons, Krejčí played 962 games in her regular season, scored 215 goals and added 515 assists. In the playoffs he scored 124 points for 42 goals and 82 assists in 156 matches. All this in the Boston jersey, with which he won the Stanley Cup in 2011.