dualshowman Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 https://www.broadstreethockey.com/2020/11/11/21561124/cechmanek-facing-up-to-10-years-in-prison-former-flyers-goalie-what-happened-to-him For those too young (or too old) to remember, Cechmanek had a brief four year NHL career that was, by every statistical measure, fantastic. He seems to have navigated into dire straights in the last decade. I don't recall there being any indication that he was a shit human being, so this comes as a bit of a surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 This will always be Chechmanek's legacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTH Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Holy Toledo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTH Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 5 hours ago, dualshowman said: I don't recall there being any indication that he was a shit human being, so this comes as a bit of a surprise. Little dramatic, no? Read the article and while he's up on charges for fraud, it's not like he was scamming innocent people of their social security checks. Again, just off what I read in the article, it appears to be a land deal that was a mess. Guessing he was in a deal but didn't have the money. I'm sure there are loads of details missing for this, but it's not anything that is too crazy regarding a former pro athlete and investment issues. Said he's facing charges with sentences up to 10 years. How many times do we hear the 'up to' line used when trying to make someone look bad when in trouble? Not saying he's not a piece of crap - He did have the best uni-brow in the NHL. Said he now owns a brewery. But note the space between eyebrows now!! I'm in Philly. Everyone pans this dude. Fact is, his stats were so good here that you could say he was the best goalie the Flyers ever had. He was a top 10 goalie in the NHL the entire time here. Won the Jennings. Was an all-star. Save percentage was between 921-925 every year. His GAA in his last season here (before the Flyers blamed him for not winning the cup) was a crappy 1.85. The Flyers traded him for a used puck bag and 11 rolls of friction tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTH Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Here's what the hockey writers website had regarding: Quote According to the Czech website blesk.cz, the situation is as follows. Cechmanek made roughly 240 million Czech crowns as a hockey player (more than 10 million dollars at today’s exchange). He then invested in real estate and in his business. He started too many projects at once and, allegedly, none of them generated any profit. Cechmanek’s debts went up to 100 million crowns (about 4 million dollars). His property was seized and later sold in a public auction. Ivo Valenta of Synot Real Estate, Czech businessman and senator, was the buyer. Cechmanek even had to sell his own house. He still lives there, but as a tenant – not the owner. He’s been under fraud investigation because he didn’t pay the companies for work, probably despite knowing he wouldn’t be able to afford the payment. In the US, he'd just declare bankruptcy and move on. Maybe one day be the President of the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chile57 Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 "Maybe one day be the President of the USA." well played @MTH (starts the slow clap... ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dualshowman Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 3 hours ago, MTH said: Little dramatic, no? Read the article and while he's up on charges for fraud, it's not like he was scamming innocent people of their social security checks. I should have made it clear: Reading the article, and knowing what I know of the man, I do not believe there to be any malfeasance on his part. I come from the land of shit humans making shady real estate deals (Chicago, which happens to be in the U.S.A, fyi), and I spot a patsy. No one, and I mean NO ONE that sports that kinda eye hedge has any kind of chip on their shoulder. I wish him all the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seagoal Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 I remember thinking he was an awkward looking goalie, he always looked like he stood like a Ninja Turtle to me, kinda hunched over with his shoulders forward and his hips back. He moved very ungracefully, in my view. He always seemed super strange to me, very good, despite being not very athletic or goalie-like in the textbook sense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTH Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 16 hours ago, seagoal said: I remember thinking he was an awkward looking goalie, he always looked like he stood like a Ninja Turtle to me, kinda hunched over with his shoulders forward and his hips back. He moved very ungracefully, in my view. He always seemed super strange to me, very good, despite being not very athletic or goalie-like in the textbook sense Funny and true. The time he played was the end of the 'original style goalies'. Post lockout, goalies have become robots with the same training. I never dug his gear. The TPS gear always looked odd to me. Great as it was. Although I had a few of those TPS Aramid goal sticks. Those were the bee's knees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike24 Posted November 13, 2020 Share Posted November 13, 2020 Ah back when the Flyers were the Orange and Black. And their goalies put some color on pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTH Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Still the most under-rated gear set for the Flyers: As the kids today would call this setup... lit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike24 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 This @MTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTH Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 How many of us wanted a Jofa helmet and cage like that? Bare Chimo twig too. I have one of those cages. Never got the Jofa helmet with the 'goalie' upgrade. I put the cage on a SK and wore it loose like Tommy for all of one game. It sucked! He was a poor man's Hasek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike24 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 I had one and played in it around 2011. One of my best eBay finds ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTH Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 16 minutes ago, Mike24 said: I had one and played in it around 2011. One of my best eBay finds ever. Coming from the 'Koho king'... that's a heck of a complement for an eBay find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike24 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Lol yeah. I guess it is. But it’s back when I was getting back into playing. So I was just buying shit left and right. I guess it’s was more about the fact I found one vs. that it was great. Although I did like it. I mounted it a little different than Tommy did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTH Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Wait, you bought old gear on eBay simply because you could find it? That's so weird. (Joking my garage is full of useless old eBay gems) I bought that Goalie Jofa cage for the same reason. What is that in the driveway? 1970 Pontiac Firebird. The car I've always wanted and now I have it. I rule! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike24 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Oh shit man funny you say that this showed up last week (2002) Firebird Trans Am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike24 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 And this really is the car I always wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTH Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 That's a beauty. What was the last year of that generation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math. Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 If we're gonna highjack threads, I'm sorry but I think I have one of the best looking Flyers colored set of gear! Yes, this picture was taken with a potato, but you get the vibe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike24 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 2002 and yes @Math.you do . And they are the right Brand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creasecollector Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 24 minutes ago, Math. said: If we're gonna highjack threads, I'm sorry but I think I have one of the best looking Flyers colored set of gear! Yes, this picture it was taken with potato, but you get the vibe. Beautiful setup! Well done!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math. Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 17 hours ago, creasecollector said: Beautiful setup! Well done!! Thanks. Still debating on which jersey to get but I have some options. So far the KHL Amur seems to be winning. Either that or the ECHL Komets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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