He is only 18 years old, and many see him as a next-generation talent who could make a big splash for Slovakia in the world of hockey. Tomáš Chrenko Jr decided the seventh decisive match in the final of the 2025/2026 Tipsport League play-off against Slovan and made not only himself happy, but also his father Tomáš Chrenko Sr., who as general manager put together an excellent team before the season.
The young forward collected 12 points (2+10) in the playoffs and surpassed Marián Hossa’s record of 28 years ago in the productivity of players who have an NHL draft ahead of them. He also went through difficult moments in the elimination round, his form was not always ideal, but in the end he made an indelible mark in the club’s chronicle.
In the 74th minute, Passolt passed the defender to Lawrence, who then drove the puck behind the goal and found Chrenka with his backhand in front of it, who hit the open space near the near post of Kiviah’s goal. “Lawri recorded a beautiful pass for me from the turn and I just hit it. I’m very happy that it fell there and that we are champions,” Chrenko told TASR.
However, Slovan could also enjoy the title, they had several good chances, including in extra time. “I didn’t think the first two periods were good from our side, we started playing like dragons in the third and it showed right away and we deserved to win. I’m proud of these guys.” he added Hot dog.
The young hockey player still has his whole career ahead of him, but since his father leads the Nitra club and he kicked off the centenary celebrations with a goal in overtime, this special moment will always be very valuable to him. “I will remember this for the rest of my life. We wrote history, we turned from 1:3 to 4:3,” added the scorer of the last goal of the season.
