Each Wednesday we're going to tell you some things you might not know about our stars in this season's Champions Hockey League, especially what they do off the ice. This week we look at a Czech forward who was literally born to play hockey.
It's not uncommon for players to have parents or siblings in the game, but Oceláři Třinec's David Musil takes it to another level! The 25-year-old's father, Frantisek, played 797 NHL games over the 1990s before returning home and retiring in 2002. He also won every colour of World Championship medal with the Czechoslovak national team.
Musil's uncle is the great Bobby Holik, who played 1314 NHL games over 18 seasons in North America, and won two Stanley Cups as well as a World Championship Bronze. Grandfather Jaroslav Holík played his entire career in Czechoslovakia, mostly for the family's 'home town' team in Jihlava. Great Uncle Jiří Holík also had a distinguished career, winning three World Championship gold and five silver medals; and two Olympic silver and bronze medals for Czechoslovakia.
And last in the current dynasty, Musil's 21-year-old younger brother Adam is currently in the AHL having been drafted by the St. Louis Blues in 2015.
When you also add in that Musil's mother was a tennis player who reached a career-high of 65 in the world, it's quite a family tree!