{"id":590271,"date":"2026-06-03T15:42:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:42:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/590271\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T15:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:42:11","slug":"morning-notes-elias-vecchione-agozzino-pro-hockey-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/590271\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Notes: Eli\u00e1\u0161, Vecchione, Agozzino \u2013 Pro Hockey Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Czech Ice Hockey Association\u2019s Executive Committee has<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ceskyhokej.cz\/novinky\/8870-patrik-elias-a-richard-kral-doplnuji-realizacni-tym-muzske-hokejove-reprezentace\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> finalized its new national team management structure<\/a>, appointing NHL legend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/e\/eliaspa01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Patrik Eli\u00e1\u0161<\/a> as general manager and Richard Kr\u00e1l as assistant coach on two-year contracts. The duo joins a staff that includes head coach Zden\u011bk Mot\u00e1k, assistant Pavel Gross, and goaltending coach Jaroslav Kame\u0161.<\/p>\n<p>Eli\u00e1\u0161, a two-time Stanley Cup champion who spent his entire 20-season NHL career with the New Jersey Devils, ranks second all-time among Czech players with 1,025 points. Czech Hockey president Alois Hadamczik praised the hire, noting that Eli\u00e1\u0161 possesses both an extensive overview of NHL talent and a deep understanding of domestic players thanks to his recent management work at home with HC Slavia Prague.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPatrik is a well-known personality not only in our country,\u201d said Alois Hadamczik, president of Czech Hockey. \u201cHe has an overview of the players in the NHL and, thanks to his work in the Czech Republic in recent years, also of the players here at home. He has managerial skills and I believe that he will be a benefit to Czech hockey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Additional News<\/p>\n<p>Vecchione to stay in KHL: Forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/v\/vecchmi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mike Vecchione<\/a> has <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarkDivver\/status\/2062178077459857609?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">signed a one-year deal<\/a> with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod of the KHL after spending last season with Barys Astana, bringing a championship resume that includes an NCAA title at Union and a pair of Calder Cups with the Hershey Bears.<\/p>\n<p>Agozzino Signs in Switzerland: Former NHL forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/agozzan01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=www.prohockeyrumors.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-06-03_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Andrew Agozzino<\/a>, who spent last season under contract with the Utah Mammoth, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ehcbiel\/status\/2062081985489547503?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">has signed a contract<\/a> running through 2027 with HC Bienne to strengthen the Swiss National League club\u2019s offensive sector. Agozzino played primarily in the AHL during the 2025-26 season with the Tucson Roadrunners scoring 19 goals and 39 points in 56 regular season games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Czech Ice Hockey Association\u2019s Executive Committee has finalized its new national team management structure, appointing NHL legend&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":590272,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5122],"tags":[36208,5,23763,151,4,6647,51,5290,232,3154,5291,5289],"class_list":["post-590271","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-utah-hockey-club","tag-andrew-agozzino","tag-hockey","tag-mike-vecchione","tag-new-jersey-devils","tag-nhl","tag-patrik-elias","tag-utah","tag-utah-hc","tag-utah-hockey-club","tag-utah-mammoth","tag-utahhc","tag-utahhockeyclub"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116686942629565017","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=590271"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590271\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/590272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=590271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=590271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=590271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}