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So, The Coach Zdeno Cíger and his staff announced few minutes ago the final roster for the World Championships.

 

For the first time ever we will not have any NHL player in the team :(For several different reasons all eligible players refused the invitation, there some rumors that there still a sort of boycott from our NHL stars about some peoples in the highest places in our Federation. Whatever the situation is we will send to Cologne a team composed by players from European Leagues. 9 of them will experience even their WCh debut...very complicated situation, hopefully the guys will play with heart and despite their inexperience they will show some good hockey and hopefully will avoid the relegation, which would be a total DISASTER for our hockey and sport.

 

here a list of all players which refused the invitation during last 2 weeks :cry:some of them will miss the WCH also because of injury

NHL

Marek Hrivík (NY Rangers) - Injury

Marián Hossa (Chicago) - Refused the invitation

Richard Pánik (Chicago) - Refused the invitation

Tomáš Tatar (Detroit) - Injury

Martin Marinčin (Toronto) - Injury

Marián Gáborík (Los Angeles) - Injury

Marko Daňo (Winnipeg) - Refused the invitation

Peter Budaj (Tampa Bay) - Refused the invitation

Jaroslav Halák (NY islanders) - Refused the invitation

Zdeno Chára (Boston) - Refused the invitation

Tomáš Jurčo (Chicago) - Refused the invitation

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Peter Cehlárik (Boston) - After the elimination of Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Play-Offs, he has been called by his AHL team for the Calder Cup Play-Offs.

Andrej Sekera (Edmonton) - Still playing the Stanley Cup Play-Offs

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Other Leagues

Ladislav Nagy (HC Košice) - Refused the invitation

Tomáš Surový (B. Bystrica) - Refused the invitation

Dominik Graňák (Rögle BK) - Refused the invitation

Marek Ďaloga (Slovan Bratislava) - Injury

Juraj Valach (Chomutov) - Injury

Radoslav Macík (Nitra) - Injury

Marek Viedenský (Slovan Bratislava) - Injury

Andrej Meszároš (Slovan Bratislava) - Injury

Tomáš Marcinko (Kunlun Red Star) - Injury

 

All in all this is too much the situation is really worrying, we´ll see what the selected guys will do in Cologne. Ofc now our expectations are much lower than before, the main goal will be now to AVOID the RELEGATION !!!!! this is also a hint for you all for the prediction contest.

 

In other hand, we will at least test a very probable team which will play in the Winter Olympics PyeongChang, so a team without NHL players. this is the only good thing, since we will see what these dudes can do in Korea next February

 

So here the Final Team

 

:SVK  TEAM SLOVAKIA  :SVK

 

Goaltenders:

  • Július Hudáček (Örebrö HK, SWE),
  • Ján Laco (Piráti Chomutov, CZE),
  • Jaroslav Janus (HC Verva Litvínov, CZE)

 

Defencers:

  • Eduard Šedivý (HC Košice),
  • Juraj Mikuš (HC Sparta Praha, CZE),
  • Martin Gernát (HC Sparta Praha, CZE),
  • Michal Čajkovský (Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg, RUS/KHL),
  • Peter Čerešňák (HC Škoda Plzeň, CZE),
  • Adam Jánošík (Bíli Tygři Liberec, CZE),
  • Peter Trška (Kometa Brno, CZE),
  • Michal Sersen (HC '05 iClinic Banská Bystrica)

 

Forwards:

  • Vladimír Dravecký (HC Oceláři Třinec, CZE),
  • Tomáš Hrnka (HC Škoda Plzeň, CZE),
  • Jakub Suja (HC Košice),
  • Lukáš Cingeľ (HC Sparta Praha, CZE),
  • Andrej Kudrna (HC Sparta Praha,CZE),
  • Andrej Šťastný (HC Slovan Bratislava/HK Dukla Trenčín),
  • Dávid Skokan (Piráti Chomutov, CZE),
  • Marcel Haščák (Kometa Brno, CZE),
  • Mário Bližňák (Bíli Tygři Liberec, CZE),
  • Michel Miklík (JYP Jyväskylä, FIN),
  • Pavol Skalický (HC '05 iClinic Banská Bystrica),
  • Tomáš Zigo (HC '05 iClinic Banská Bystrica),
  • Tomáš Matoušek (HC '05 iClinic Banská Bystrica),
  • Libor Hudáček (Örebrö HK, SWE)

 

 

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51 minutes ago, hckosice said:

So, The Coach Zdeno Cíger and his staff announced few minutes ago the final roster for the World Championships.

 

For the first time ever we will not have any NHL player in the team :(

 

(...)

 

All in all this is too much the situation is really worrying, we´ll see what the selected guys will do in Cologne. Ofc now our expectations are much lower than before, the main goal will be now to AVOID the RELEGATION !!!!! this is also a hint for you all for the prediction contest.

(...)

 

 

 

c'mon, man! you only have to win against Italy on Saturday to accomplish that mission...;)

 

even without all those players, I think you can even think of making the quarterfinals...Latvia and Denmark are not such "monsters"...and Germany...well, maybe that match won't be so easy (especially because they play at home), but imho it's still affordable also for this Slovak team...

the only question is: do they believe they can do it or not? if they don't have a bit of self-believe, even the game against Italy could become a nightmare (because I'm sure that Italy is weak, but they will play with great pride...and usually our heart is bigger than many of our opponents')...

 

p.s. if you want, here's the ITA vs USA match live now (not sure it's free or if you need a VPN)...

http://www.raisport.rai.it/dl/raiSport/dirette/ContentItem-49340f1d-5246-4cf7-931f-75d65af039e7.html

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c'mon, man! you only have to win against Italy on Saturday to accomplish that mission...;)

 

even without all those players, I think you can even think of making the quarterfinals...Latvia and Denmark are not such "monsters"...and Germany...well, maybe that match won't be so easy (especially because they play at home), but imho it's still affordable also for this Slovak team...

the only question is: do they believe they can do it or not? if they don't have a bit of self-believe, even the game against Italy could become a nightmare (because I'm sure that Italy is weak, but they will play with great pride...and usually our heart is bigger than many of our opponents')...

 

p.s. if you want, here's the ITA vs USA match live now (not sure it's free or if you need a VPN)...

http://www.raisport.rai.it/dl/raiSport/dirette/ContentItem-49340f1d-5246-4cf7-931f-75d65af039e7.html

 

It doesn´t work here, but no problem, I watch it in livetv livestreams.

 

well, the team is very weak, this is even not our C or D team this is clearly our weakest team we send to any tournament in our entire history, 14 players from the Czech league (I don´t want to underestimate the Czech Championships, but against rosters full of NHL and KHL players, it will be very difficult to gains points), 9 debutants, this is too much for such event. and we have no big star, a true leader in this team, this can be a serious problem. And I watched all our pre-worlds test matches, and we have enormous offensive problems, extremely low shooting efficiency. In every match we had incredible scoring problems, the power plays were terrible and slow, penalty killing disastrous, static and ineffective. No, seriously I´m really scared.

 

I can not even imagine what will happen if we fall. Peoples are really angry about the whole situation, we thought the boycott was over after the past years elections, but it doesn´t look so..and there apparently no sign that it will be soon resolved :(

I sincerely wish and cheer for these selected guys to achieve something, because the whole situation is very bad and the atmosphere in our country during last weeks is because of this terrible. you can clearly feel only disillusions, disappointment and frustrations in our sites, forums etc..

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Hartley seeks Latvian joy

A new coach and new faces for the Baltic nation

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Tough to beat, but short of firepower, Latvia was the nearly team of 2016. A coaching change could bring a killer instinct to Cologne this time.

 

Latvia hasn’t made the quarter-finals since 2009, despite coming close in Minsk three years ago. With a new head coach at the helm, can the Baltic nation gain some hockey cheer on the international stage after a difficult season for Dinamo Riga in the KHL?

 

Bob Hartley, a Stanley Cup winner with the Avalanche in 2001, is the second former NHL coach to stand behind Latvia’s bench and he’s been running the rule over his country’s crop of KHL talent in a bid to improve on last year’s solitary victory in World Championship play.

 

Goal

 

Edgars Masalskis, a long-serving figure between the piping, has called time on his international career, leaving Elvis Merzlikins as the likely first choice in Cologne. Merzlikins impressed on his World Championship debut in Moscow 12 months ago, where he played in five of Latvia’s games and produced a respectable 91.2 save percentage. He’s maintained that kind of form with Lugano in the Swiss Championship. Janis Kalnins has been an unused goalie at the last two Worlds, but after making his KHL debut with Dinamo Riga this season, the 25-year-old could see some action at last. 22-year-old Ivans Punnenovs, another Swiss-based prospect, makes up the goaltending trio.

 

Defence

 

The bulk of Latvia’s defensive duties will likely fall to the team’s experienced blue liners. The KHL-based quartet of Oscars Cibulksis, Guntis Galvins, Arturs Kulda and Kristaps Sotnieks are all back in the harness for this tournament, bringing the combined experience of 26 World Championship campaigns between them. But there’s room for new faces as well, with two NCAA prospects – Janis Jaks and Kristofers Bindulis – heading to Germany. Jaks, now 21, got his first taste of this tournament in 2014 in Minsk before heading to the NAHL’s Minnesota Wilderness. Now at American International College, he’s available this time, along with Bindulis, a World Championship rookie from Lake Superior University. Dinamo Riga Junior Uvis Janis Balinskis, 20, is looking to continue an impressive season that saw him make his KHL debut and feature 11 times for the national team. While there is some solidity here, there isn’t much evidence of firepower from a blue line that tends to stay at home.

 

Forward

 

Once again, it’s a mixture of new faces and familiar names. The team’s traditional scoring leaders – Kaspars Daugavins, Andris Dzerins, the sole NHL representative, Zemgus Girgensons – are back again, while battle-hardened centre Janis Sprukts returns after missing last year’s championship. Mikelis Redlihs, top scorer in Moscow despite playing just four games, is the biggest loss from last year’s roster; the 32-year-old had a disappointing season for Dinamo, tallying just 16 points in 50 games.

 

Among the newcomers, Rihards Bukarts, whose older brother Roberts is also on the team, has earned a big reputation in the WHL after three productive seasons with the Brandon Wheat Kings and the Portland Winterhawks. The 21-year-old arrives in Cologne after a season divided between AHL hockey in Springfield and 33 points from 37 ECHL outings with Manchester Monarchs. Frenks Razgals, 20, is another World Championship rookie, rewarded for a good season in Russia’s MHL with HK Riga. He earned an All-Star call-up and a handful of KHL outings with Dinamo, as well as featuring in 11 senior international games. And tomorrow the team will be joined by another rookie, Teodors Blugers, who after four years at college played his first pro season with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins.

 

Coaching

 

Bob Hartley brings a wealth of North American know-how to his first ever international gig. He was the long-term replacement for Leonids Beresnevs, who resigned on the eve of Latvia’s Olympic qualifying tournament in September. Haralds Vasiljevs took the helm for that one, but could not stop Germany booking its ticket to Korea.

 

Hartley, 56, enjoyed his greatest success in Colorado in 2001, but has since won the Swiss Championship in 2012 with ZSC Lions Zurich – a roster that included Latvia’s Ronalds Kenins. He will be assisted in Cologne by Arturs Abols, who is currently in charge at Lada Togliatti in the KHL.

 

Projected Results

 

Last year, despite managing a solitary 2-1 victory over relegated Kazakhstan, Latvia proved a tough opponent. Three games went to OT, and only a 0-4 loss to Russia saw the team outclassed. With a strong start, Latvia could shoot for a QF place. With a weak start, Hartley will be under pressure to keep the team in the Elite Pool.

 

Opening games against Denmark, Slovakia and Italy will define this year’s tournament for the Baltic country.

 

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Slovenia back up

Staying up is a realistic goal

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One of those teams that seem always to be too good for Division I but not quite up to the top division, Slovenia is back playing with the big boys in Paris.

 

Between 2001 and 2016 the Slovenes have stayed up two years in a row only twice (2002-2003 and 2005-2006), so it’s clear their goal is to achieve as much this year after playing in Division I-A last year.

 

Goal

 

Luka Gracnar is likely the top goalie for Slovenia. He played at the 2013 and 2015 World Championships in the top pool as well as the Sochi Olympics. The 23-year-old has played most of his career in Austria and gives the team hope for world-class goaltending. Behind him will be Gasper Kroseli and the 27-year-old Matija Pintaric, who has yet to play for the national team at any level.

 

Defence

 

There has not been a lot of turnover on defence over the last several years, so the blue line is replete with experienced players. Ales Kranjc, at 35, is the veteran, now in his seventh World Championship since 2003. Right behind him is 34-year-old Mitja Robar, after which there is a cluster of players who all began at the 2011 Worlds: Klemen Pretnar, Sabahudin Kovacevic, Andrej Tavzelj, and Blaz Gregorc among them. Jurij Repe is making his debut with the national team, but overall this is a solid group that makes up in determination what it lacks in pure skill.

 

Forward

 

In the last 25 top-level games at the World Championships, Slovenia has managed only 42 goals. That has to change, or relegation is a distinct possibility again. The 33-year-old David Rodman is the veteran forward in Paris, having been with the team since 2005. Ales Music is also a veteran of the team for a decade now, but as with the defence, many of the players got their first taste of World Championship play in 2011. The core players are all in their late twenties, meaning it’s now or never for many of them. Rok Ticar, Ziga Jeglic, Ziga Pance, and Robert Sabolic all fit into this category. From a future-looking perspective, one has to be happy to see several new faces. Anze Kuralt is making his debut in top-level IIHF competition, as is Nik Pem.

 

Coaching

 

Nik Zupancic is back for a second year after coaching the team to top spot in Division I-A last year to earn promotion. He has been with the national team in various levels and capacities for seven years, but 2017 will be his biggest challenge. Somehow he has to coax wins out of his players against key rivals, notably Norway, France, and Belarus.

 

Projected Results

 

In all, some 18 of 22 skaters from the Olympic team in Sochi will be in Paris, that invaluable experience hopefully contributing to a superior showing this year. But such a high rate of return from three years ago points to the small talent pool from which to work. Slovenia will finish in the 13-16 range, hoping to avoid relegation.

 

 

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Just 2 Days to Go, And only the 2 last participating Countries remains to be introduced,

First of them is Russia,

Team Russia is an IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships heavyweight,

winning medals in eight of the last ten tournaments.

 

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:FRA  TEAM FRANCE  :FRA

 


Goaltenders:

  • Cristobal Huet (Lausanne, SUI),
  • Florian Hardy (Dornbirn, AUT),
  • Ronan Quemener (Aalborg, DEN).


Defencers:

  • Yohann Auvitu (New Jersey, USA, NHL),
  • Nicolas Besch (Bordeaux),
  • Jonathan Janil (Bordeaux),
  • Florin Chakiachvili (Rouen),
  • Oliver Dame Malka (Rouen),
  • Damien Raux (Rouen),
  • Kevin Hecquefeuille (La-Chaux-de-Fonds, SUI),
  • Antonin Manavian (Székesfehérvár, HUN).


Forwards:

  • Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (Philadelphia, USA, NHL),
  • Antoine Roussel (Dallas, USA, NHL),
  • Stéphane Da Costa (CSKA Moskva, RUS, KHL),
  • Teddy Da Costa (Znojmo, CZE),
  • Valentin Claireaux (Lukko Rauma, FIN),
  • Damien Fleury (Kunlun, CHN, KHL),
  • Floran Douay (Geneva, SUI),
  • Laurent Meunier (La-Chaud-De-Fonds, SUI),
  • Nicolas Ritz (Herning, DEN),
  • Sacha Treille (Rouen),
  • Loic Lamperier (Rouen),
  • Jordann Perret (Rouen),
  • Anthony Rech (Gap),
  • Maurin Bouvet (Gap).
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Golden hat trick?

Defending champs among favourites again

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Winners of 19 of the last 20 World Championship games, Canada is the two-time defending gold medallists and is looking for a third straight title.

 

GM Ron Hextall has recruited successfully, so all eyes will be on a very talented group. Canada has its full complement of goalies already.

 

Goal

 

Eric Comrie, Cal Pickard, and Chad Johnson will compete for the number-one job. Pickard was a member of last year’s gold-medal team, playing two games and allowing only one goal. Johnson was the backup goalie with the Calgary Flames this year while Comrie played this past season with the Manitoba Moose in the AHL. He also made his NHL debut, with the Jets, and won gold with Canada’s U20 team in 2015.

 

Defence

 

The 30-year-old Marc-Edouard Vlasic of the San Jose Sharks is the stud on the blue line. This is his third World Championship after 2009 and 2012, but he also played on Canada’s gold-medal team at the 2014 Olympics as well as the World Cup championship team this past September. Joining Vlasic is Michael Matheson, an unsung but reliable defenceman who was on last year’s World Championship team.

Other blueliners include Tyson Barrie, Calvin de Haan, Jason Demers, and Josh Morrissey. Collectively, they have it all – mobility, skill, size. This is a formidable group that will rival any of the other 15 nations for best defence.

 

Forward

Up front, Canada has nothing short of a stellar lineup. Mitch Marner, one of the NHL’s most dynamic rookies this past season with the Maple Leafs, is here. So is Nathan MacKinnon, who was sensational for Team North America in the World Cup last September. Matt Duchene, Mark Scheifele, and Ryan O’Reilly were also gold medallists last year and all played at the Word Cup. They’ll be joined by Claude Giroux, who won U20 gold in 2008, World Championship gold in 2015, and World Cup honours last year. Brayden Schenn (third Worlds), Wayne Simmonds (second Worlds), and Jeff Skinner (fourth Worlds) have also accepted invitations. In all, these players form a dynamic attack capable of generating huge amounts of offence. Top to bottom, this might be the most talented team of the last three years.

 

Coaching

 

Jon Cooper has been coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning for more than four years. He took the team to the Stanley Cup finals in 2015 (losing to Chicago), and at the start of this past season he was an assistant coach for Team North America at the World Cup. The 49-year-old British Columbia native is an energetic, forward-looking coach who will bring imagination to what will be his first tour of duty in international hockey.

 

Projected Results

 

Experience, winning, skill. This Team Canada doesn’t have a weak link with the possible exception of goal. A medal is definitely within reach and if Canada wins gold, no one could be surprised. Knowing what it takes to win is half the battle, and virtually every member of the team has won a gold medal or championship at some level. This year’s team is one to be reckoned with.

 

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Ehlers & Co. ready to roll

Denmark can afford to take some chances

 

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Coming into the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, Denmark has the opportunity to take a few chances in qualifying for the playoff round.

 

Denmark is a year away from hosting the World Championship at home. Before that happens, Denmark will have the opportunity to present a strong showing heading into next spring. This country with less than 5,000 registered hockey players remains an international success story.

 

Their debut in the top division of World Championship tournament competition in 2003 was remarkable as they defeated Team USA and tied Canada. Fourteen years later, Denmark has remained at the elite level and produced NHL-quality talent along the way. Denmark remains a team to watch and can be a spoiler when they get timely scoring and strong goaltending. After a 10-1 loss to Russia last year, they won three games and made the playoffs en route to an 8th-place finish, their best placing yet. Over the years, Denmark has earned the respect of competing nations and cannot be taken for granted.

 

Goalie

 

Denmark’s goaltending has remained steady in the recent past. They are fortunate to have two goaltenders who have both, at different times, saw the bulk of action for the national team.

 

Sebastian Dahm has been the starting goaltender in consecutive tournaments. After being the third goaltending option in 2013 and 2014, Dahm has played well when given the starting nod. In 13 overall games, Dahm has won five and posted a 2.43 goals against average.

 

Dahm is poised to start for Denmark here in Germany. Simon Nielsen has also spent a fair amount of time with the national team. Nielsen, who is brother to NHLer Frans Nielsen, has seen action in 11 games with a 3.60 goals against average.

 

Defence

 

Oliver and Markus Lauridsen are national team mainstays. Markus contributed a goal and assist while Oliver, more of a stay-at-home defenceman, was scoreless in eight games. Jesper Jensen only participated in three games in 2016 World Championship but led Danish defencemen in scoring with two goals and three points. Markus Lauridsen and Jensen are teammates with Finnish squad Jokerit in the Kontinental Hockey League. Otherwise, Denmark received little production from their blueliners and this needs to change if they are to add a dimension to their offensive capabilities that will aid their fortunes.

 

Forwards

 

Denmark will miss out on the services of Frans Nielsen, Patrick and Oliver Bjorkstrand. Despite this, Denmark still carries a talented group of forwards to Germany ready to compete. Denmark finished atop the standings in power play efficiency in 2016 which bodes well for their ability to play with the man advantage. In his second full season with the NHL, Nikolaj Ehlers scored 25 goals and 64 points for the Winnipeg Jets, tying him with Patrik Laine for third in team scoring. Ehlers scored four games in Russia last spring. Ehlers showed his promise last week registering four assists as Denmark defeated Switzerland for the first time in its history in any competition, 5-4.

 

Captain Morten Green has played every tournament for the Danes since they joined the top division in World Championship play in 2003.

 

Malmo skaters Nichlas Hardt and Frederik Storm join the team. Both have been key performers in previous tournaments. Birkenrod native Patrick Russell spent the last four years in North American, moving from American junior hockey to college to minor pro. Mads Christensen is coming off a superb year where his German team Munich who the league championship. Christensen scored 16 goals and 37 points during the regular season and seven points in 14 playoffs games. Peter Regin returns for this first time since 2010 to national team play. In the KHL he led Jokerit Helsinki in scoring with 48 points.

 

Coaching

Head coach Jan Karlsson has plenty of experience at the league and international level. Karlsson was behind the bench as an assistant coach for Sweden when they won gold at the 2006 Winter Olympics and World Championships. He’s also a three-time domestic league winner as coach in Sweden. Karlsson is looking to elevate Denmark back into the top of World Championship standings after an impressive finish in 2016.

 

Projected Results

 

Denmark need pull out all the stops here, and can afford to take some chances. Since relegation is not an option with the tournament on home ice next year, they can really push their compete level to gain a spot in the quarter-finals. A strong showing here will build expectations and interest for the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship where Denmark will be in the spotlight of the international hockey community.

 

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I know you have Slovak public television, and you use it to watch hockey, so here the official final STV schedule for the preliminary round of the world championships,

don´t know if the Italian TV will broadcast many games from this WCh, but if not, so you can then follow some matches in our TV  :yes

 

Friday 5th May

16:00  Sweden vs Russia  STV2 Live

18:55  Finland vs Belarus  STV2 (1 hour shortened replay)

20:00  Czech Republic vs Canada  STV1  Live

23:45  USA vs Germany  STV2  Full Replay

 

Saturday 6th May

12:00  Latvia vs Denmark  STV2 Live

14:45  Slovenia vs Switzerland STV2  (1 hour shortened replay)

16:00  Slovakia vs Italy  STV1 Live

21:00  Germany vs Sweden  STV2 Live (the coverage will start from 2nd period because of our football league match :facepalm:)

23:45  Slovakia vs Italy  STV2 Full Replay

01:15  Belarus vs Czech Republic  STV2 Full Replay

03:35  Norway vs France  STV2  Full Replay

 

Sunday 7th May

12:00  Italy vs Russia  STV2 Live

14:45  Slovenia vs Canada  STV2 (1 hour Shortened replay)

16:00  USA vs Denmark  STV2 Live

18:55  Finland vs France STV2 (1 hour Shortened replay)

20:00  Slovakia vs Latvia  STV1 Live

23:50  Slovakia vs Latvia  STV2 Full Replay

01:20  Norway - Switzerland STV2 Full Replay

 

Monday 8th May

16:00  Germany vs Russia  STV2 Live

18:55  Belarus vs Canada  STV2 (1 hour shortened Replay)

20:00  USA vs Sweden  STV2 Live

23:40  Finland vs Czech Republic  STV2 Full Replay

 

Tuesday 9th May

16:00  Italy vs Latvia  STV2 Live

18:55  Slovenia vs Norway  STV2 (1 hour shortened replay)

20:00  Slovakia vs Denmark  STV1 Live

23:40  Slovakia vs Denmark  STV2 Full Replay

01:10  Switzerland vs France  STV2 Full Replay

 

Wednesday 10th May

16:00  Switzerland vs Belarus  STV2 Live

18:55  USA vs Italy  STV2 (1 hour shortened replay)

20:00  Slovakia vs Germany  STV1 Live

00:00  Slovakia vs Germany  STV2 Full Replay

01:45  Finland vs Slovenia  STV2  Full Replay

 

Thursday 11th May

16:00  Russia vs Denmark  STV2 Live

18:55  Czech Republic vs Norway  STV2 (1 hour shortened replay)

00:15  France vs Canada  STV2 Full Replay

01:45  Sweden vs Latvia  STV2 Full Replay

 

Friday 12th May

16:00  Czech Republic vs Slovenia  STV2 Live

18:55  Sweden vs Italy  STV2 (1 hour shortened replay)

20:10  Denmark vs Germany  STV2 Live

23:40  France vs Belarus  STV2  Full Replay

 

Saturday 13th May

12:00  Latvia vs USA  STV2 Live

14:45  Norway vs Finland  STV2 (1 hour shortened replay)

16:00  Slovakia vs Russia  STV1 Live

21:00  Canada vs Switzerland  STV2 Live (again the coverage will start from 2nd period because of our football league match :wall:)

23:40  Slovakia vs Russia  STV2  Full Replay

01:10  Slovenia vs Belarus  STV2  Full Replay

03:30  Italy vs Germany  STV2  Full Replay

 

Sunday 14th May

16:00  Slovakia s USA  STV1  Live

20:00  Denmark vs Sweden  STV2 Live

23:40  Slovakia vs USA  STV2 Full Replay

01:10  Finland vs Switzerland  STV2 Full Replay

 

Monday 15th May

16:00  Canada vs Norway  STV2 Live

18:55  Denmark vs Italy  STV2 (1 hour shortened replay)

20:10  Russia vs Latvia  STV2 Live

23:40  France vs Slovenia  STV2 Full Replay

 

Tuesday 16th May

12:00  Slovakia vs Sweden  STV1 Live

14:35  Belarus vs Norway  STV2 (1 hour shortened replay)

16:00  Russia vs USA  STV2 Live

18:55  Czech Republic vs Switzerland  (1 hour shortened replay)

20:10  Canada vs Finland  STV2 Live

23:40  Slovakia vs Sweden STV2 Full Replay

01:10  Germany vs Latvia  STV2 Full Replay

 

 

 

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