2024-05-12 20:57:24
The first victory in group A was won by the Finns, who crushed the British ice hockey players 8:0 (1:0, 5:0, 2:0).
Oliveri Kapanen even scored three goals.
The Finns expressed their anger for the completely unbelievable defeat after the bullfights against the Czech Republic 0:1.
This is the third time in the history of the tournament that the paths of these national teams have crossed paths, and the British have never scored a goal against the Finns, and they have already conceded 19 goals.
The Finns had 47 shots on goal, while the British only had 14.
In the next match in Group A, Canada beat Denmark 5-1 (2-0, 0-1, 3-0), which suffered its first loss in two championship games.
In Group B, the first victory was won by Slovakia, which defeated the Kazakhstan team 6:2 (3:0, 1:1, 2:1), which already had a victory in their home country. They beat France 3-1 in the first match.
In group B, again after extra time, the Latvian national team celebrated its victory 3:2 (0:1, 0:0, 2:1, 1:0), after defeating France. Before that, they defeated Poland 5-4 after extra time.
The score was 2-2 after three periods, although the Latvians were ahead 2-1 with a few minutes to go.
Kasparas Daugavinis gave the victory to the Latvians once again, scoring a goal in the last second of extra time after taking the puck from the opponent. It was K. Daugavinis who scored the decisive goal during extra time in the confrontation with the Poles.
On the second day of the competition, the IIHF announced that it is forbidden to carry and wave the flags of Russia and Belarus into the arenas in Prague and Ostrava.
The president of the International Ice Hockey Federation, Lucas Tardif, explained this ban.
“It is forbidden to carry the flags of countries whose national teams are not participating in the tournament into the stands,” said the manager.
Russia and Belarus have been disqualified from all IIHF competitions due to the war against Ukraine. The bans are valid until March 2025, but may be extended.
Therefore, 16 national teams compete in this championship, divided into two groups – A and B.
Teams from Canada, Finland, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Denmark, Norway, Austria and Great Britain compete in Group A, and in Group B – teams from USA, Germany, Sweden, Slovakia, Latvia, France, Kazakhstan and Poland.
The worst teams in each group will be relegated to Group A of Division I.
The teams that took the first four places in the groups will fight for the medals, which will compete in the quarterfinals.
2024-05-12 20:57:24