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It was supposed to be Jalonen’s judgment day, which will decide whether the Finnish coach will end up with the hockey national team after the botched championship, or – as his signed contract dictates – he will also lead it to the World Championship in Prague in a year. In the end, after hours of negotiations and interrogations, the summary is that Jalonen is not finished, but even his contract does not guarantee that he will continue for another season. In short, the hockey government of 11 men didn’t decide anything, they just gave the manager Havlát homework, in which he is supposed to write down the steps for how better hockey tomorrows will soon be waiting for us.