Overview
- Czechia captain Aneta Tejralova approached Canada’s Sarah Fillier after their Olympic game to apologize, an exchange caught on broadcast cameras and shared by NHL Network’s Jackie Redmond.
- Tejralova was heard saying, “I didn’t mean it… Are you okay?” and Fillier replied that she was fine and wished her good luck.
- The interaction followed Canada’s 5–1 preliminary-round win over Czechia in Milan, where Fillier scored for Canada.
- Tejralova had already served a two-game PWHL suspension for an illegal check to Fillier’s head on Dec. 28, 2025, a play that drew a major penalty, a game misconduct, and ejection as Fillier missed one game.
- The PWHL Player Safety Committee labeled the hit “high, forceful, predatory” with the head as the main point of contact, and Monday’s Olympic game was notably physical with injuries that included Canada’s Marie-Philip Poulin being ruled out for the next game and Czechia’s Sara Cajanova and Barbora Jurickova exiting.