Litvínov získal posilu se zkušenostmi z NHL. Pomohlo i silné gesto Ondřeje Kašeho

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„Markuse sledujeme minimálně dvě sezony. V rámci možností na trhu jsme si ho vybrali pro jeho charakter, tvrdost v soubojích, odolnost a týmový přístup. Věříme, že právě v těchto směrech dodá našemu týmu potřebnou energii a posune ho dál,“ říká sportovní manažer Vervy Tomáš Vrábel.

„Přivádíme hráče, který má za sebou téměř sto zápasů v NHL a zkušenosti i ze silných evropských soutěží. Markus je komplexní útočník, který má jasně definovaný styl a zároveň přináší do týmu profesionální přístup a pracovní morálku,“ doplnil generální ředitel Pavel Hynek.

Hännikäinen během své kariéry působil čtyři sezony v NHL v Columbusu, vyzkoušel si i nejvyšší soutěže ve Finsku, Švédsku a Německu. Za Jokerit Helsinky si zahrál v KHL. V roce 2017 reprezentoval Finsko na mistrovství světa. V uplynulé sezoně odehrál za Mannheim 47 zápasů v základní části a připsal si 12 gólů a stejný počet asistencí.

„Jsem obousměrný útočník, kterého si na ledě všimnete především díky tvrdé práci. V každém střídání chci být vidět nejen pro své osobní statistiky, ale pro svůj přístup k týmu. Nejsem ‚nejblyštivější‘ hráč, ale snažím se být ten, kdo maká nejvíc a pomáhá spoluhráčům kolem sebe růst. To je to, co chci přinést,“ představuje se křídelní útočník.

Ještě před podpisem smlouvy mu osobně zavolala největší hvězda Litvínova Ondřej Kaše. „Byl to silný moment. Když vám volá takové jméno, jen aby vás přivítalo a řeklo, že vás v týmu chtějí – to není běžné. Cítil jsem z toho opravdový zájem, upřímnost. Takové gesto pro mě hodně znamenalo. Nebavili jsme se dlouho, ale to gesto, že se mi ozval, bylo obrovsky silné. Řekl mi, že tým hledá pracanty a že mě vítají. Vážím si toho,“ přiznává Hännikäinen.

Fin Litvínov hodně probíral i s odchovancem klubu Kristianem Reichlem, s nímž v minulé sezoně nastupoval v Mannheimu v jedné útočné formaci. „Bavili jsme se spolu o extralize, o týmu, o tom, jak to v Litvínově chodí. Vlastně i díky tomu jsem klub začal sledovat víc. Když pak znovu zazvonil telefon, všechno do sebe zapadlo. Bylo to správné načasování,“ pochvaluje si Hännikäinen.

„Když se podívám zpětně, tak jsem si kromě švýcarské ligy zahrál všechny nejlepší evropské soutěže. Teď chci poznat i tu českou. A v posledních pěti letech se podle mě extraliga opravdu zvedla. Z finského pohledu to vnímáme tak, že je otevřenější, silnější, víc mezinárodní. Dřív tu tolik Finů ani cizinců nebylo, dneska je to jinak,“ ví čerstvá posila Chemiků.

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