Petr Cech won the Man of the Match award after making 62 saves last weekend, whilst playing ice hockey for the Oxford City Stars.

Petr Cech wins Man of the Match for the Oxford City Stars
Petr Cech wins Man of the Match for the Oxford City Stars

Former Arsenal and Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech now plays semi-professional ice hockey for the Oxford City Stars, and he put in a game-winning performance for the team last weekend.

Facing off against the reigning NIHL Division 1 South champions Streatham Red Hawks, Cech made a huge 62 saves from 64 shots to help his team to a 3-2 win.

It was the team’s first win of the season, having lost their previous four games, so they now finally have some points on the board.

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 28: Petr Cech of Arsenal (L) and Stephan Lichtsteiner of Arsenal arrive at the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Arsenal FC at Selhurst Park on October 28, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND: Petr Cech, then of Arsenal (L), and Stephan Lichtsteiner arrive at the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Arsenal FC at Selhurst Park on October 28, 2018. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

Cech was inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame earlier this year, joining a number of other former Arsenal players.

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Dennis Bergkamp, Thierry Henry, Patrick Vieira, Ian Wright, and Tony Adams are the other players to have received the accolade, with Arsene Wenger making it in as a manager.

The goalkeeper obviously spent the majority of his Premier League playing career with Chelsea, though he did win one of his four Golden Gloves with Arsenal in 2015/16.

Arsenal's Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech gestures on the pitch after the UEFA Europa League first leg quarter-final football match between Arsenal and CSKA Moscow at the Emirates Stadium in London on April 5, 2018. Arsenal won the game 4-1. / AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALL
Then Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech gestures on the pitch after the UEFA Europa League first leg quarter-final football match between Arsenal and CSKA Moscow at the Emirates Stadium in London on April 5, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Ben STANSALL

Following his footballing career, Cech has gone on to play ice hockey, albeit not at a professional level.

The ex-Arsenal man also returned to Chelsea in a backroom role for a few years, but he left the club after Todd Boehly arrived in 2022.

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