Former Chelsea and Arsenal goalkeeper tasted defeat on Sunday with the Chelmsford Chieftains as they fell to a 9-4 defeat in the final of the NIHL Division One South cup final
DAILY STAR
Petr Cech has suffered ice hockey heartbreak after his team lost a cup final to their fierce rivals over the weekend.
The four-time Premier League champion was on the losing side as the Chelmsford Chieftains were beaten by Invicta Dynamos in the final of the NIHL Division One South Cup. Cech was unable to prevent a 9-4 aggregate loss as Saturday’s 6-3 first leg defeat was followed by a 3-1 reverse at home on Sunday.
Cameron Bartlett’s goal for the Chieftains proved too little as Cech appeared as goaltender against their Kent-based rivals.
The Chieftains will now focus on their league play-offs campaign, with the end of season event scheduled to take place in Milton Keynes on April 9 and 10.
Cech joined the team in November after three years with Guildford Phoenix, who he joined in the fourth level of British ice hockey in 2019.
He opted for a move onto the ice after hanging up his boots earlier the same year, appearing as a goaltender and fulfilling his childhood dream of playing ice hockey.
His ice hockey career had been paired with a role as technical and performance advisor at Chelsea before Cech left Stamford Bridge last summer following Todd Boehly’s takeover of the club.
Cech even claimed in February that he finds ice hockey more fun than winning the Champions League due to the different pleasures involved.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, he explained: “It’s a completely different level of pressure. This [ice hockey] is more fun than when you play a Champions League game.
“I still have that feeling in myself because I want to perform. I want to win. I hate losing. It’s the same feeling I had when I played football.
