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In group A, Nice Britain, which is saying goodbye to the Elite group, performed first, and Austria, which solely had a theoretical probability to be among the many prime 4 groups.
And the British killed that Austrian dream – they received 4:2 (0:0, 1:1, 3:1) and compelled the representatives of this nation to remain in fifth place with 7 factors. Austria is packing its luggage for house.
After a yr spent among the many finest 16 groups on the planet, the British, who received 3 factors, fall again to Division IA.
In group B, the groups of France and Germany performed their confrontation. If the French had been calm solely by the truth that they might not fall out of the Elite group, then the Germans sought to climb to the second place, for which they fought with the American ice hockey gamers.
Poland was relegated after Monday’s matches with only one level, whereas the French had 4 factors and had been in seventh place.
Germany beat the French 6-3 (1-1, 3-2, 2-0) and now have 13 factors. The USA workforce fought towards Latvia within the final seventh spherical.
Solely the victory of Latvia with a big margin may assist our neighbors to get to the playoffs. Within the final championship, Latvia was third.
For the second yr in a row, Russia and Belarus have been disqualified from all IIHF competitions on account of their battle towards Ukraine. The bans are legitimate till March 2025, however could also be prolonged.
Subsequently, 16 nationwide groups compete on this championship, divided into two teams – A and B.
Groups from Canada, Finland, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Denmark, Norway, Austria and Nice Britain are competing in group A, and in group B – groups from USA, Germany, Sweden, Slovakia, Latvia, France, Kazakhstan and Poland.
The worst groups in every group will likely be relegated to Group A of Division I.
The groups that took the primary 4 locations within the teams will combat for the medals and can compete within the quarterfinals.
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