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Ouch, p..o! The Referee in Vítkovice Was Relieved After a Puck Hit, the Whole Arena Heard Him

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While he writhed in pain on the ice, the entire hall burst into laughter. Head referee Filip Vrba took an unpleasant hit with the puck during the extra league game between Vítkovice and Karlovy Vary (0:3). He cursed at himself, not knowing that he had accidentally turned on the microphone. His words were heard not only by the hockey players, but also by the spectators.
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In the game of the Czech Hockey Extraliga between Vitkovica and the XC "Energia" of Karlova Vara, the arbitrator Philip Wrb scolded after he had been hit in the back without seeing that his microphone was still on, and the mug was heard by players and viewers in the arena, after which the rostrum began laughing.

While he writhed in pain on the ice, the entire hall burst into laughter. Head referee Filip Vrba took an unpleasant hit with the puck during the extra league game between Vítkovice and Karlovy Vary (0:3). He cursed at himself, not knowing that he had accidentally turned on the microphone. His words were heard not only by the hockey players, but also by the spectators.

·Čestlice, Czechia
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The saying that the referee is part of the game has always been part of hockey. And sometimes referees don't like to feel it firsthand. Just like the head referee Filip Vrba, who was painfully hit by the puck in the 7th round of the Tipsport Extraliga between Vítkovice and Karlovy Vary (0:3). The entire Mustang Arena unplannedly heard his reaction.

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sport.cz broke the news on Friday, October 2, 2026.
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