Fans are shocked as Petr Cech has announced a new career path after retiring from football at the end of last season.
The Czech goalkeeper, who enjoyed several seasons at Arsenal, has signed as a netminder for ice hockey side Guildford Phoenix.
Twitter: **PETR CECH SIGNS WITH THE PHOENIX**
The ex professional footballer will begin his ice hockey career this Sunday w… https://t.co/gmJdYXF6OL (@gford_phoenix)
Cech is set to begin his career in ice hockey this weekend, but many are shocked that the former Arsenal and Chelsea man has swapped sports.
Twitter: @gford_phoenix @PetrCech Seriously Petr? (@bimasakti_92)
Twitter: @gford_phoenix https://t.co/vQeckSxwHd (@_CarltonCole9)
Twitter: @gford_phoenix Today has been a very strange day. (@SemperFiArsenal)
Twitter: @gford_phoenix @PetrCech Can’t wait to see you play on Sunday! Good luck Petr. (@bruins_bb)
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This is certainly a surprising career path for the former Arsenal man, but he has admitted he is a big fan of the sport after watching it a lot as a child.
We’ll have to see if he can transfer his superb goalkeeping skills to the ice.
Who knows? One day he may reach the NHL.
