WHL Prince George Cougars

Koffer Invited to the Czech Republic's Karjala Cup Selection Camp

Published on October 30, 2020 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
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Prince George Cougars forward Filip Koffer
Prince George Cougars forward Filip Koffer
(Prince George Cougars)

PRINCE GEORGE, BC - The Prince George Cougars are pleased to announce forward Filip Koffer ('01) has been named to the Czech Republic's selection camp roster ahead of the upcoming Karjala Cup. The Karjala Cup is an annual tournament between the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, and Sweden. This year's tournament will take place November 5th-8th in Helsinki, Finland.

Koffer is one of 21 forwards named to the substitute list for the Czech camp that will take place November 3rd-4th in Helsinki. In June, Koffer participated in the Czech's Under-20 Summer Training Camp, which is part of the evaluation process for their World Junior Hockey Championship roster.

The Cougars' winger is currently playing for HC Stadion Litomerice in the Czech2 League, and he has posted three points (1g, 2a) in six games. The league has been paused for three weeks due to a spike in COVID-19 cases in the country.

Koffer was the Cougars top rookie scorer with 24 points (9g-15a) in 59 regular season games last season and was seventh in team scoring. Two seasons ago, the product of Hradec Kralove, CZE played for HC Dynamo Pardubice in the Czech Under-19 league, where he amassed 38 points (10g-28a) in 34 regular season games. The 19-year-old was selected 10th overall by the Cougars in the 2019 Canadian Hockey League Import Draft.

The 5'10, 165-pound winger has suited up for his country before. Koffer won a bronze medal at the 2018 Hlinka-Gretzky Cup in Edmonton. He led the Czechs in scoring at the 2019 World Under-18 Hockey Championship, after he posted six points (4g-2a) in five games and took part in the Czech Republic World Junior Selection Camp last December.

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