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Thousands of fans celebrate the Czech team on the old town square in Prague. Photo: Michal Cizek / AFP Photo

Any time a hockey team from the Czech Republic wins a tournament people are not surprised. After all, the nation is among the big seven in international hockey, a country that loves the game and has many of the world’s greatest players.

When the Czech national team returned to Prague on...

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