Martin Haš scored his first career goal in the U-20 World Junior Championship, Saturday.
The towering defenseman tallied three points in the Czech Republic’s 4-3 upset loss to Germany on Saturday.
The Capitals selected Haš in the fifth round (153rd overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft.
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Martin Hugo Has (#ALLCAPS) gets the Czech Republic on the board!
They take advantage of the Peterka penalty and score on the powerplay! Great work by Jaromir Pytlik (#2020NHLDraft) and Matej Pekar (#Sabres) in the corner! #WJC #WorldJuniors2020 pic.twitter.com/4eVQ1DlZRg
— Tony Ferrari (@theTonyFerrari) December 28, 2019
Haš’ powerplay goal got the Czechs, the host team in the tournament, on the board after falling behind 2-0 early against the Germans. After taking a pass from Matej Pekar in the corner, Haš blasted a shot through traffic that beat German netminder Hendrick Hane.
🚨 Martin Has PP
2-1 GER pic.twitter.com/IZZkirpYdB— Here's Your Replay ⬇️ (@HeresYourReplay) December 28, 2019
The Czech crowd roared with delight.
On th PP, Martin Haš gets @narodnitym on the board and ignites the home crowd. #worldjuniors pic.twitter.com/KSpc1qgeZE
— 2020 IIHF #WorldJuniors (@iihf_wjc) December 28, 2019
Haš would also tally primary assists on the Czech Republic’s next two goals – both in the third period – by Jan Jenik and Libor Zebransky.
🚨 Jan Jenik
4-2 GER pic.twitter.com/V7tpYHNaY4— Here's Your Replay ⬇️ (@HeresYourReplay) December 28, 2019
🚨 Libor Zabransky PP
4-3 CZE pic.twitter.com/EPo9ZVvqhp— Here's Your Replay ⬇️ (@HeresYourReplay) December 28, 2019
But it would not be enough.
