Steve "Jex" Jecha can truly be called the most versatile Bandy player in the world. He played for the US National Team in six World Championships, the first three as a fullback and the last three as the USA goalkeeper, including 2010, after an 11 year hiatus.
In the meantime, he became a high scoring forward in the US Indoor League. Steve was excellent at each position he played. He remains the only player in World Championship history to have competed both as a skater and as a goalie. Steve began his Bandy career in 1985 with US Club "Stabaek" and led them to three North American Cup Championships in the early 1990's. In 2016, he enters his 31st season in the US League.
Steve's off-ice contribution to US Bandy is as compelling as his long on ice career. In 2012 he took over leadership of USA Youth Bandy, running both the winter program and the summer Bandy Camp which he expanded to over 120 youth participants each year. In addition, beginning in 2007, Steve has seven times brought U15 Boys and Girls youth teams to Vasteras, Sweden. In 2015, he was Chief Organizer and Director of the U17 Girls World Championship hosted by USA Bandy at the Guidant John Rose Oval while also assistant coaching the USA Team.
Steve's versatility took even another turn with his rebranding USA Bandy by outfitting all teams in the US League with custom designed uniforms. Steve "Jex" Jecha is truly versatile to the great benefit of USA Bandy and he is a new Hall of Famer too.
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Jex goes mano o mano with Finland Legend Samuli Niskanen at the 1997 World Championships
Signing Autographs at the 1997 World Championships
1990....First Trip to play in the Ljusdal World Cup vs Hungary (front row)
At age 47...out of retirement for the 2010 World Championships in Moscow
Jex running the youth bandy program at the Oval
Co-organized and Coached the 2015 F17 Bandy World Championships
One of Steve's Seven 15U Development Groups to Vasteras, Sweden
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