Yeah, this *has* to be a PR stunt. How good is the NIHL2?
It's mostly an amateur pay to play league. The lowest level above beer league. I have played in it as a goaltender myself and I only started playing hockey at 15.
I'm sure he is more than capable, he is a professional athlete and has been skating with the teams in Guildford for many years as a side hobby through his connections with Milos Melicherik who has been involved with the club for a long time.
This isn't Usain Bolt thinking he can play professional soccer. Guildford Phoenix are an amateur team who do not draw many spectators as the 2nd team in their rink and as such are not really a profit driven business, so it's not all about the PR and this is something Petr Cech genuinely wants to do and enjoy.