Neuvirth hopes to play in AHL next season

Michal Neuvirth was the starting goaltender for the Plymouth Whalers during the playoffs and only had secured the number one spot about a month before the playoffs started. The Washington Capitals prospect played some great hockey en route to the OHL title this past season, but it was a hard adjustment for Neuvirth especially off the ice.

“Everything was different here from the Czech Republic and I was a little nervous,” Neuvirth admitted. “There were no other Czechs on the team, but there was a Slovak (Jozef Sladok) and he was a rookie, too. Their language is a little different, but I could understand him.

“The first four months were hard for me because I couldn’t even talk to my coach.” …

“In the beginning of the year, we changed every game with Jeremy Smith,” said Neuvirth, who was the Czech Republic’s No. 1 goalie at the 2006 World U-18 tournament. “It was so hard for us. We didn’t know who was starting the next game. In the first two months it was good game or bad, we still changed.

”After two months, it was so much better. The playoffs were awesome. We played the best hockey I have ever seen. It was so exciting for me and I think it was really good for me.” …

“I don’t want to play OHL again, but it is not up to me,” Neuvirth said. “I hope that I can play in the AHL.”

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