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Czech coach resigns after disappointing Olympics, blames media

Czech Republic Ice Hockey National Team Nomination For The 2014 Sochi Olympics Announced

PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - JANUARY 6: Coach Alois Hadamczik attends a press conference where Czech Republic Ice Hockey National Team nomination for the 2014 Sochi Olympics was announced on January 6, 2014 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Czechs start the tournament on February 12 against Sweden and will also face Latvia and Switzerland in Group C. (Photo by Michal Sula/isifa/Getty Images)

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According to reports out of the Czech Republic, coach Alois Hadamczik has resigned from that position with the team following the Czechs sixth-place finish in Sochi.

While they made it as far as the quarterfinals before losing to the United States, the team was wrought with controversial choices for the roster as well as Hadamczik’s methods and decisions behind the bench.

During the Games, there were reports of dysfunction in the Czech locker room and while those reports were denied, the team’s play on the ice pointed towards there being other problems.

Of course, if you ask Hadamczik about why he’s stepping down, he has other ideas about why.

Darn that media for rising up against the coach who happened to pick Michal Barinka, his son-in-law, instead of taking St. Louis Blues defenseman Roman Polak.

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