Arber Xhekaj's Czech-native mom Simona sends a celebratory message as Czechia bag World Juniors bronze medal after defeating Sweden [via X/@edasale12, IG/@simonaxhekaj]
Habs defenseman Arber Xhekaj’s mother, Simona, made sure to send her heartfelt congratulations to the Czech Republic junior hockey national team on Sunday after Czechia claimed the bronze medal at the World Junior Hockey Championship. The Czech side secured a 14-round 3-2 shootout victory over Sweden in Ottawa.
Simona Xhekaj, who is originally from Czechia, retweeted Seattle Kraken prospect Eduard Sale’s post featuring a locker room group photo taken after their bronze medal win on her X account.
In the caption, she wrote:
“Ladies and gentleman the bronze medalist 🔥 It was fight till last minute. Congratulations, always proud🇨🇿🇨🇿🇨🇿❤️❤️❤️”
