hckošice

Sadly, it appears to be quite late for Paris 2024 though Nah, he always was a monster and a true machine, I remember him doing regularly the Tour de France full mountains stages just for fun during summer preparation

Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 - Round-Robin Last Day Schedule (GMT +2) 13:00 Serbia vs Romania 16:30 Great Britain vs Netherlands 20:00 Poland vs Croatia

Monday April 22nd, 2024 - Round-Robin Day 2 Results (GMT +2) 12:30 Iceland 2 - 7 United Arab Emirates 16:00 Croatia 3 - 2 Australia 19:30 Serbia 5 - 1 Israel Provisional Standing After Day 2: 1. 6 ------------------ 2. 6 3. 6 4. 0 5. 0 ------------------ 6. 0

Monday April 22nd, 2024 - Round-Robin Day 2 Results (GMT +2) 12:30 Hungary 2 - 0 Netherlands 16:00 France 3 - 4PSO Norway 19:30 Austria 6 - 0 South Korea Provisional Standing After Day 2: 1. 6 2. 5 ------------------ 3. 4 4. 3 5. 0 ------------------ 6. 0

Tuesday April 23rd, 2024 - Round-Robin Day 2 Schedule (GMT +3) 13:00 Turkiye vs Chinese Taipei 16:30 Georgia vs New Zealand 20:00 Belgium vs Bulgaria

Monday April 22nd, 2024 - Round-Robin Day 1 Results (GMT +3) 13:00 Chinese Taipei 1 - 5 New Zealand 16:30 Belgium 8 - 0 Turkiye 20:00 Bulgaria 1 - 7 Georgia Provisional Standing After Day 1: 1. 3 ------------------ 2. 3 3. 3 4. 0 5. 0 ------------------ 6. 0

Czechoslovakia played in 1992 last time as one country the worlds and won bronze. This 10th May 1992 was the last match of Czechoslovakia in history. In 1993 IIHF decided that Czech republic will inherit of the succession rights and was reinstated in the elite division immediatelly from 1993. Slovakia was send to the lowest division (Pool C 2 at that time) but our federation succeeded at least that we will not need to play this one and by taking a vacant year (1993) qnd the next year 1994 we can start directly in Pool C1 (as hosts) and also that we will be invited to Lillehammer Olympics Qualification (Which we won) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Men's_Ice_Hockey_World_Championships 1995 Pool B https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995_Men's_Ice_Hockey_World_Championships

Slovakia did it from 1994 to 1996. 1994 WCH program debut in Pool C 1995 Pool B 1996 Top Division debut

Team Slovakia Goaltenders: Martin Haroník (HC Slovan Bratislava) Alan Lenďák (MMHK Nitra) Patrik Brezáni (HKM Zvolen) Defencers: Luka Radivojevič (Orebro HK, ) Adam Beluško (HC Košice) Andrej Fabuš (HC Slovan Bratislava) Samuel Húževka (VLCI Žilina-juniors) Adam Kálman (HC Olomouc, ) Samuel Kupec (HK Dukla Trenčín) Fabian Andrej Líčko (HC Slovan Bratislava) Tomáš Šlank (HO Hamikovo Hamuliakovo) Patryk Zubek (Barani Banská Bystrica) Forwards: Tomáš Chrenko (HK Nitra) Ján Chovan (Tappara Tampere, ) Dario Lašš (VLCI Žilina-juniors) Michal Liščinský (HC Košice) Ondrej Maruna (Charlottetown Islanders, QMJHL, ) Adam Nemec (HK Nitra) Tobias Pitka (Victoria Grizzlies, BCHL, ) Tomáš Pobežal (HK Nitra) Pavol Prokopovič (HK Dukla Michalovce-juniors) Andreas Siraka (HK ŠKP Poprad) Michal Svrček (Brynäs IF, ) Miroslav Šatan jr. (HC Slovan Bratislava) Tobias Tomík (HK Dukla Trenčín) Nicolas Vrttel (Lidingö Vikings, II.) 26 players are in Finland, but only 23 will be registered on the official roster (2 Forwards and 1 D-man will have to return home)

Pavol Regenda from Anaheim NHL/San Diego AHL is the 4th confirmed reinforcement of team from overseas

Qualified Nations Group A Finland Latvia Norway Slovakia United States Group B Canada Czechia Kazakhstan Sweden Switzerland 2023 Championships Results Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 World Championship 2023 Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division I Group A World Championship 2023 Tournament Format The 10 teams are divided into two, five-team groups in the Preliminary Round. After a single round-robin series in each group, the top four teams from each group advance to the Playoff Round while the fifth-placed team in each group moves to the Relegation Game. The top four placed teams from the Preliminary will play a cross-over Quarterfinal game: 1A vs. 4B, 1B vs. 4A, 2A vs. 3B and 2B vs. 3A. Finland will play in the QF3 in Espoo. The winner of each Quarterfinal moves onto the Semi-Finals. In the semi-finals the best-ranked team - criteria: 1) placement in the group, 2) points in the preliminary round, 3) goal difference in the preliminary round, 4) goals scored in the preliminary round, 5) seeding coming into the tournament - will play against the lowest-ranked semi-finalist. The 2nd-best ranked semi-finalist will play the 3rd-best ranked semi-finalist. The host if qualified, or otherwise the best-ranked semi-finalist according to beforementioned criteria, shall play the early game. The time slots will officially be determined after the quarter-final games. The winner of each Semi-Final game will move onto the Gold Medal Game, while the losers will play in the Bronze Medal Game. The quarter-final losers will be ranked 5th to 8th according to 1. their position in the group, 2. their preliminary-round record (1. points, 2. goal difference, 3. goals scored). Relegation format The two last-placed teams play one relegation game. The winner will play again at the 2025 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship, while loser is relegated to Division I Group A. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preliminary Round Schedule and Standing Link Relegation Round Schedule and Standing Link Knockout Round Schedule and Standing Link

Men's Under 18 Tournament Final Results TBD - TBD - TBD - Rank Athletes Nation Result 4 TBD - 5 TBD - 6 TBD - 7 TBD - 8 TBD - 9 TBD - 10 TBD -

Knockout Round May 2nd - May 5th, 2024 8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 World Championship 2024 Champion TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Quarterfinals Eastern European Summer Time (GMT +3) TBD vs TBD Period-by-Period: May 2nd 2024, h. 12:00, Metro Arena, Espoo I TBD vs TBD Period-by-Period: May 2nd 2024, h. 14:45, Vantaa Trio Arena, Vantaa I TBD vs TBD Period-by-Period: May 2nd 2024, h. 17:00, Metro Arena, Espoo I TBD vs TBD Period-by-Period: May 2nd 2024, h. 19:45, Vantaa Trio Arena, Vantaa Semifinals Eastern European Summer Time (GMT +3) TBD vs TBD Period-by-Period: May 4th 2024, h. 14:00, Metro Arena, Espoo I TBD vs TBD Period-by-Period: May 4th 2024, h. 18:00, Metro Arena, Espoo Bronze Medal Match Eastern European Summer Time (GMT +3) TBD vs TBD Period-by-Period: May 5th 2024, h. 14:00, Metro Arena, Espoo a Gold Medal Match Eastern European Summer Time (GMT +3) TBD vs TBD Period-by-Period: May 5th 2024, h. 18:00, Metro Arena, Espoo

Relegation Round May 2nd, 2024 2 Nations, Direct Relegation Match, the Nations will be ranked 9th-10th TBD TBD Relegation Match Eastern European Summer Time (GMT +3) TBD vs TBD Period-by-Period: May 2nd 2024, h. 11:00, Vantaa Trio Arena, Vantaa

Preliminary Round April 25th - April 30th, 2024 10 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals Group A Finland Latvia Norway Slovakia United States Group B Canada Czechia Kazakhstan Sweden Switzerland Group A Eastern European Summer Time (GMT +3) United States 9 - 0 Slovakia Period-by-Period: 3-0, 3-0, 3-0 April 25th 2024, h. 14:00, Metro Arena, Espoo Latvia 1 - 3 Finland Period-by-Period: 0-1, 0-1, 1-1 April 25th 2024, h. 18:00, Metro Arena, Espoo Slovakia vs Latvia Period-by-Period: April 26th 2024, h. 14:00, Metro Arena, Espoo Finland vs Norway Period-by-Period: April 26th 2024, h. 18:00, Metro Arena, Espoo a Norway vs United States Period-by-Period: April 27th 2024, h. 17:30, Metro Arena, Espoo Slovakia vs Finland Period-by-Period: April 28th 2024, h. 14:00, Metro Arena, Espoo United States vs Latvia Period-by-Period: April 28th 2024, h. 18:00, Metro Arena, Espoo Latvia vs Norway Period-by-Period: April 29th 2024, h. 17:30, Metro Arena, Espoo Norway vs Slovakia Period-by-Period: April 30th 2024, h. 14:00, Metro Arena, Espoo Finland vs United States Period-by-Period: April 28th 2024, h. 18:00, Metro Arena, Espoo Group A Final Standing Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. United States 1 1(0) 0(0) 9 0 +9 3 Finland 1 1(0) 0(0) 3 1 +2 3 Norway 0 0(0) 0(0) 0 0 0 0 Latvia 1 0(0) 1(0) 1 3 -2 0 Slovakia 1 0(0) 1(0) 0 9 -9 0 a a Group B Eastern European Summer Time (GMT +3) Czechia 3 - 0 Switzerland Period-by-Period: 1-0, 0-0, 2-0 April 25th 2024, h. 15:00, Vantaa Trio Arena, Vantaa Sweden 3 - 6 Canada Period-by-Period: 1-4, 2-1, 0-1 April 25th 2024, h. 19:00, Vantaa Trio Arena, Vantaa Switzerland vs Kazakhstan Period-by-Period: April 26th 2024, h. 15:00, Vantaa Trio Arena, Vantaa Canada vs Czechia Period-by-Period: April 26th 2024, h. 19:00, Vantaa Trio Arena, Vantaa a Kazakhstan vs Sweden Period-by-Period: April 27th 2024, h. 15:00, Vantaa Trio Arena, Vantaa Sweden vs Czechia Period-by-Period: April 28th 2024, h. 15:00, Vantaa Trio Arena, Vantaa Canada vs Switzerland Period-by-Period: April 28th 2024, h. 19:00, Vantaa Trio Arena, Vantaa Czechia vs Kazakhstan Period-by-Period: April 29th 2024, h. 15:00, Vantaa Trio Arena, Vantaa Switzerland vs Sweden Period-by-Period: April 30th 2024, h. 15:00, Vantaa Trio Arena, Vantaa Kazakhstan vs Canada Period-by-Period: April 30th 2024, h. 19:00, Vantaa Trio Arena, Vantaa a Group B Final Standing a Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. Canada 1 1(0) 0(0) 6 3 +3 3 Czechia 1 1(0) 0(0) 3 0 +3 3 Kazakhstan 0 0(0) 0(0) 0 0 0 0 Sweden 1 0(0) 1(0) 3 6 -3 0 Switzerland 1 0(0) 1(0) 0 3 -3 0

Qualification Format a Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 World Championship 2023 April 20th, 2023 - April 30th, 2023 10 Nations, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th Nations will qualify for the Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 World Championship 2024 I I Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division I Group A World Championship 2023 April 23rd - April 29th, 2023 6 Nations, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 World Championship 2024 Registered Nations Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress Belarus (Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 World Championship 2023, Suspended) Canada (Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 World Championship 2023) Czechia (Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 World Championship 2023) Denmark (Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division I Group A World Championship 2023) Finland (Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 World Championship 2023) France (Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division I Group A World Championship 2023) Germany (Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 World Championship 2023) Hungary (Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division I Group A World Championship 2023) Japan (Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division I Group A World Championship 2023) Kazakhstan (Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division I Group A World Championship 2023) Latvia (Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 World Championship 2023) Norway (Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 World Championship 2023) Russia (Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 World Championship 2023 - Suspended) Slovakia (Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 World Championship 2023) Sweden (Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 World Championship 2023) Switzerland (Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 World Championship 2023) Ukraine (Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 Division I Group A World Championship 2023) United States (Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 World Championship 2023)

Qualified Nations Canada Czechia Finland Kazakhstan Latvia Norway Slovakia Sweden Switzerland United States Competition Format Preliminary Round April 25th - April 30th, 2024 10 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals, the 5th Nations from each Group will qualify for the Relegation Round I Relegation Round May 2nd, 2024 2 Nations, Direct Relegation Match, the Nations will be ranked 9th-10th I I Knockout Round May 2nd - May 5th, 2024 8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Men's Ice Hockey IIHF Under 18 World Championship 2024 Champion

Sunday April 21st, 2024 - Round-Robin Day 4 Results (GMT +2) 13:00 Romania 2 - 9 Great Britain 16:30 Serbia 1 - 4 Croatia 20:00 Netherlands 0 - 3 Poland Provisional Standing After Day 4: 1. 12 Promoted to Men´s Under 18 Division I group B World Championship 2025 ------------------ 2. 9 3. 9 4. 3 5. 3 ------------------ 6. 0

Monday April 22nd, 2024 - Round-Robin Day 2 Schedule (GMT +2) 12:30 Iceland vs United Arab Emirates 16:00 Croatia vs Australia 19:30 Serbia vs Israel

Sunday April 21st, 2024 - Round-Robin Day 1 Results (GMT +2) 12:30 Croatia 11 - 2 Iceland 16:00 United Arab Emirates 10 - 6 Israel 19:30 Australia 2 - 4 Serbia Provisional Standing After Day 1: 1. 3 ------------------ 2. 3 3. 3 4. 0 5. 0 ------------------ 6. 0

Monday April 22nd, 2024 - Round-Robin Day 1 Schedule (GMT +3) 13:00 Chinese Taipei vs New Zealand 16:30 Belgium vs Turkiye 20:00 Bulgaria vs Georgia

Monday April 22nd, 2024 - Round-Robin Day 2 Schedule (GMT +2) 12:30 Hungary vs Netherlands 16:00 France vs Norway 19:30 Austria vs South Korea

Sunday April 21st, 2024 - Round-Robin Day 1 Results (GMT +2) 11:30 Netherlands 1 - 5 France 15:00 South Korea 0 - 2 Hungary 18:30 Norway 3 - 2 Austria Provisional Standing After Day 1: 1. 3 2. 3 ------------------ 3. 3 4. 0 5. 0 ------------------ 6. 0

14 minutes ago, hckošice said: Bratislava host this week the Development Cup. is returning to ice hockey @Makedonas @Ted

In the other 2 matches of this opening day beat 7-5 and beat 11-4