Fans react after former Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech signs for Ice Hockey team

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)

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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)

Read Arsenal’s verdict

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.