The 19-year-old is drafted by the Boston Bruins and plays everyday in the farm league, AHL.

At JVM at home, the idea is that he will lead his Czech Republic, which is defeated, to success. In his third straight JVM it was only seven seconds before he was overtaken by Russian Yegor Sokolov.

- He walked here in the corridors and limped with his leg hard wound, it does not look good for his continued participation, says SVT expert Dusan Umicevic.

In the third period, Lauko appeared to be sitting on the side of the ice with a hard wound knee and a posture around his leg.