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20 Players named for , 5 players not registred yet, one of them will certainly be send home because Sweden will be reinforced by Alexander Wennberg TEAM SWEDEN  Goaltenders: Jhonas Enroth (Örebro HK) Jacob Markström (Vancouver Canucks, NHL, ) Henrik Lundqvist (NY Rangers, NHL, ) Defencers: Adam Larsson (Edmonton Oilers, NHL, ) Robert Hägg (Philadelphia Flyers, NHL, ) Mattias Ekholm (Nashville Predators, NHL, ) Marcus Pettersson (Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL, ) Lukas Bengtsson (Linköping HC) Oliver Ekman Larsson (Arizona Coyotes, NHL, ) Philip Holm (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod, KHL, ) Erik Gustafsson (Chicago Blackhawks, NHL, ) Forwards: Adrian Kempe (Los Angeles Kings, NHL, ) Joakim Nygaard (Färjestads BK) Marcus Krüger (Chicago Blackhawks, NHL, ) Elias Pettersson (Vancouver Canucks, NHL, ) Loui Eriksson (Vancouver Canucks, NHL, ) Elias Lindholm (Calgary Flames, NHL, ) Mario Kempe (Arizona Coyotes, NHL, ) Oskar Lindblom (Philadelphia Flyers, NHL, ) Anton Wedin (Timra IK) Anton Lander (AK Bars Kazan, KHL, ) Jesper Bratt (New Jersey Devils, NHL, ) Dennis Rasmussen (Metallurg Magnitogorsk, KHL, ) Patric Hörnqvist (Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL, ) William Nylander (Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL, ) Alexander Wennberg (Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL, )

So that´s for the Košice group. Now on the Bratislava group after a small break

No Surprise from .Team GB announced their final roster 2 weeks ago and they confirmed it today writing directly all 25 players they have in Košice into the official roster TEAM GREAT BRITAIN Goaltenders: Ben Bowns (Cardiff Devils) Thomas Murdy (Cardiff Devils) Jackson Whistle (Sheffield Steelers) Defencers: Tim Billingsley (Nottingham Panthers) Dallas Ehrhardt (Manchester Storm) Stephen Lee (Nottingham Panthers) Evan Mosey (Cardiff Devils) Ben O'Connor (Sheffield Steelers) David Phillips (Sheffield Steelers) Mark Richardson (Cardiff Devils) Paul Swindlehurst (Belfast Giants) Forwards: Oliver Betteridge (Nottingham Panthers) Ben Davies (Guildford Flames) Robert Dowd (Sheffield Steelers) Robert Farmer (Nottingham Panthers) Luke Ferrara (Coventry Blaze) Mike Hammond (Manchester Storm) Liam Kirk (Peterborough Petes, OHL, ) Robert Lachowicz (Nottingham Panthers) Ben Lake (Coventry Blaze) Joseph Lewis (ESV Kaufbeuren, Div. II., ) Matthew Myers (Cardiff Devils) Brett Perlini (Nottingham Panthers) Jonathan Phillips (Sheffield Steelers) Colin Shields (Belfast Giants)

named 17 players but like Denmark they will play their first match on Saturday so they have time to add players, + FRA has still to find out who they will sacrifice from their players in Košice for Alex Texier TEAM FRANCE Goaltenders: Henri-Corentin Buysse (Les Gothiques d´Amiens) Florian Hardy (Les Ducs d´Angers) Sebastian Ylönen (Anglet Hormadi) Defencers: Florian Chakiachvili (Les Dragons de Rouen) Pierre Crinon (Les Rapaces de Gap) Olivier Dame Malka (Nice Hockey Cote d´Azur) Hugo Gallet (Les Boxers de Bordeaux) Jonathan Janil (Les Boxers de Bordeaux) Kévin Hecquefeuille (Les Scorpions de Mulhouse) Antonin Manavian (Les Bruleurs de Loups de Grenoble) Thomas Thiry (EV Zug, ) Forwards: Eliot Berthon (Genéve-Servette HC, ) Timothé Bozon (Genéve-Servette HC, ) Charles Bertrand (HC Fribourg-Gottéron, ) Valentin Claireaux (Vaasa Sport, ) Teddy Da Costa (Les Bruleurs de Loups de Grenoble) Damien Fleury (Les Bruleurs de Loups de Grenoble) Guillaume Leclerc (Les Bruleurs de Loups de Grenoble) Sacha Treille (Les Bruleurs de Loups de Grenoble) Cédric Di Dio Balsamo (Les Lions de Lyon) Anthony Guttig (Les Dragons de Rouen) Nicolas Ritz (Les Dragons de Rouen) Jordann Perret (HC Dynamo Pardubice, ) Anthony Rech (Schwenninger Wild Wings, ) Peter Valier (Les Boxers de Bordeaux) Alexandre Texier (Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL, )

and here we go, the first "extremists" are Denmark, they submitted only 18 players (they have 26 players in Košice) into the official roster 2 Goalies + only 16 skaters...meaning 8 players are still out of the roster lol TEAM DENMARK  Goaltenders: Sebastian Dahm (Iserlohn Roosters, ) Patrick Galbraith (SönderjyskE Ishockey) Simon Nielsen (Herning Blue Fox) Defencers: Phillip Bruggisser (Krefeld Pinguine, ) Matias Lassen (Malmö Redhawks, ) Oliver Larsen (IK Pantern, Div. II, ) Stefan Lassen (Almtuna IS, Div. III, ) Nicholas B. Jensen (Fischtown Pinguins, ) Jesper Jensen Aabo (Jokerit Helsinki, KHL, ) Oliver Lauridsen (Jokerit Helsinki, KHL, ) Markus Lauridsen (HV 71 Jönköping, ) Forwards: Lars Eller (Washington Capitals, NHL, ) Mikkel Bödker (Ottawa Senators, NHL, ) Morten Madsen (Timra IK, ) Nicolai Meyer (Södertalje SK, Div. II, ) Nick Olesen (IK Pantern, Div. II, ) Peter Regin (Jokerit Helsinki, KHL, ) Nicklas Jensen (Jokerit Helsinki, KHL, ) Joachim Blichfeld (Portland Winterhawks, WHL, ) Mathias Bau (Hershey Bears, AHL, ) Frederik Storm (Malmö Redhawks, ) Mathias From (AIK IF Stockholm, Div II, ) Morten Poulsen (Herning Blue Fox) Jonas Röndbjerg (Växjö Lakers, ) Jesper Jensen (Skellefteå AIK, ) Julian Jakobsen (Aalborg Pirates)

Team Germany named 22 players (2 goalies + 20 skaters) so still eligible to add throughout the preliminary round 1 goalie and 2 skaters. Strahlmeier, Loibl and Michaelis are in Košice but they are not registred yet. TEAM GERMANY  Goaltenders: Niklas Treutle (Nürnberg Ice Tigers) Dustin Strahlmeier (Schwenninger Wild Wings) Mathias Niederberger (EG Düsseldorf) Defencers: Denis Reul (Adler Mannheim) Moritz Seider (Adler Mannheim) Korbinian Holzer (Anaheim Ducks, NHL, ) Marco Nowak (EG Düsseldorf) Benedikt Schopper (Straubing Tigers) Yannic Seidenberg (EHC Red Bull München) Jonas Müller (Eisbären Berlin) Moritz Müller (Kölner Haie) Forwards: Stefan Loibl (Straubing Tigers) Matthias Plachta (Adler Mannheim) Markus Eisenschmid (Adler Mannheim) Frank Mauer (EHC Red Bull München) Yasin Ehliz (EHC Red Bull München) Patrick Hager (EHC Red Bull München) Leon Draisaitl (Edmonton Oilers, NHL, ) Gerrit Fauser (Grizzlys Wolfsburg) Lean Bergmann (Iserlohn Roosters) Marc Michaelis (Minnesota State University, NCAA, ) Dominik Kahun (Chicago Blackhawks, NHL, ) Leonhard Pföderl (Nürnberg Ice Tigers) Marcel Noebels (Eisbären Berlin) Frederik Tiffels (Kölner Haie)

Team is the first team to be officially completed for the preliminary round. the full 25 registred roster 22 skaters + 3 goalies. meaning Finland will be able to add players only if they advance for the quarterfinals, teams are eligible to add 2 players for the Knock-Out round. TEAM FINLAND  Goaltenders: Kevin Lankinen (Rockford IceHogs, AHL, ) Veini Vehviläinen (Kärpät Oulu) Jussi Olkinuora (Pelicans Lahti) Defencers: Atte Ohtamaa (Kärpät Oulu) Jani Hakanpää (Kärpät Oulu) Mikko Lehtonen (HV 71 Jönköping, ) Oliwer Kaski (Pelicans Lahti) Henri Jokiharju (Chicago Blackhawks, NHL, ) Petteri Lindbohm (Lausanne HC, ) Miika Koivisto (Dinamo Moscow, KHL, ) Niko Mikkola (San Antonio Rampage, AHL, ) Forwards: Marko Anttila (Jokerit Helsinki, KHL) Sakari Manninen (Jokerit Helsinki, KHL) Arttu Ilomäki (Lukko Rauma) Veli-Matti Savinainen (Kunlun Red Star, KHL, ) Niko Ojamäki (Tappara Tampere) Kristian Kuusela (Tappara Tampere) Juhani Tyrväinen (IFK Helsinki) Kaapo Kakko (TPS Turku) Toni Rajala (EHC Biel, ) Eetu Luostarinen (KalPa Kuopio) Joel Kiviranta (Vaasan Sport) Jere Sallinen (Örebro HK, ) Harri Pesonen (SC Laugnau, ) Juho Lammikko (Florida Panthers, NHL, )

Team USA named to the official roster 21 players (2 Goalies + 19 skaters), they can still add 1 goalie and 3 skaters from the players they have in Košice, the goalie Cayden Primeau and the defencer Christian Wolanin are not submited yet TEAM UNITED STATES Goaltenders: Cory Schneider (New Jersey Devils, NHL) Thatcher Demko (Vancouver Canucks, NHL, ) Cayden Primeau (Montreal Canadiens, NHL, ) Defencers: Ryan Suter (Minnesota Wild, NHL) Brady Skjei (New York Rangers, NHL) Quinn Hughes (Vancouver Canucks, NHL, ) Noah Hanifin (Calgary Flames, NHL, ) Alec Martinez (Los Angeles Kings, NHL) Christian Wolanin (Ottawa Senators, NHL, ) Adam Fox (Harvard University Crimson, NCAA) Forwards: Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks, NHL) Johnny Gaudreau (Calgary Flames, NHL, ) Jack Eichel (Buffalo Sabres, NHL) James van Riemsdyk (Philadelphia Flyers, NHL) Dylan Larkin (Detroit Red Wings, NHL) Clayton Keller (Arizona Coyotes, NHL) Alex DeBrincat (Chicago Blackhawks, NHL) Derek Ryan (Calgary Flames, NHL, ) Luke Glendening (Detroit Red Wings, NHL) Colin White (Ottawa Senators, NHL, ) Frank Vatrano (Florida Panthers, NHL) Chris Kreider (New York Rangers, NHL) Jack Hughes (US National Team Development Program "U18", USHL)

Team Canada as expected submited all their players they have in Košice. Unfortunately John Tavares because of injury was send home. they have now officially 22 players (19 skaters + 3 goalies) so they still will be eligible to add 3 skaters to their team during the preliminary Round. TEAM CANADA Goaltenders: Mackenzie Blackwood (New Jersey Devils, NHL, ) Matt Murray (Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL, ) Carter Hart (Philadelphia Flyers, NHL, ) Defencers: Thomas Chabot (Ottawa Senators, NHL) Brandon Montour (Buffalo Sabres, NHL, ) Troy Stecher (Vancouver Canucks, NHL) Damon Severson (New Jersey Devils, NHL, ) Shea Theodore (Vegas Golden Knights, NHL, ) Darnell Nurse (Edmonton Oilers, NHL) Dante Fabbro (Nashville Predators, NHL, ) Forwards: Sean Couturier (Philadelphia Flyers, NHL, ) Adam Henrique (Anaheim Ducks, NHL, ) Dylan Strome (Chicago Blackhawks, NHL, ) Kyle Turris (Nashville Predators, NHL, ) John Tavares (Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL) Injury Mathieu Joseph (Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL, ) Sam Reinhart (Buffalo Sabres, NHL, ) Anthony Mantha (Detroit Red Wings, NHL, ) Tyler Bertuzzi (Detroit Red Wings, NHL, ) Mark Stone (Vegas Golden Knights, NHL, ) Anthony Cirelli (Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL, ) Jonathan Marchessault (Vegas Golden Knights, NHL, ) Jared McCann (Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL, )

and the teams started to submit their official rosters. Remember each team must today name at minimum 15 skaters and 2 goalies to the official roster, they can add players until the full roster of 22 skaters and 3 goalie whenever they want until the end of the preliminary round (but to be ensured the named added player(s) can play in the match, they must do it max 2 hours before the start of their match) being the first one, named 20 skaters and 2 goaltenders (so for the preliminary round we have still 3 places - 2 skaters + 1 goalie) forwards Libor Hudáček and Dávid Bondra + goalie Denis Godla are not submitted in the official roster yet..still hoping and waiting for our Boston Bruins trio (Halák, Chára, Cehlárik) ? so here the updated official roster of I´ll try to update all teams immediately when they will be submitted and officialized. you should find the link in the first page. players marked in bold are the officially submitted and allowed to play. TEAM SLOVAKIA  Goaltenders: Denis Godla (KalPa Kuopio, ) Marek Čiliak (Kometa Brno, ) Patrik Rybár (Grand Rapids Griffins, AHL, ) Defencers: Patrik Koch (HC Košice) Marek Ďaloga (Mora IK, ) Michal Čajkovský (Dinamo Moscow, KHL, ) Martin Fehérváry (HV 71 Jönköping, ) Christián Jaroš (Ottawa Senators, NHL, ) Andrej Sekera (Edmonton Oilers, NHL, ) Erik Černák (Tampa Bay Lightning, NHL, ) Martin Marinčin (Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL, ) Forwards: Dávid Bondra (HK Poprad) Dávid Buc (Slovan Bratislava, KHL) Róbert Lantoši (HK Nitra) Adam Liška (Slovan Bratislava, KHL) Michal Krištof (Karpat Oulu, ) Libor Hudáček (Bíli Tygři Liberec, ) Ladislav Nagy (HC Košice) Matúš Sukeľ (Slovan Bratislava, KHL) Tomáš Zigo (HC05 Banská Bystrica) Marián Studenič (Binghamton Devils, AHL, ) Richard Pánik (Arizona Coyotes, NHL, ) Tomáš Tatar (Montreal Canadiens, NHL, ) Marko Daňo (Manitoba Moose, AHL, ) Mário Lunter (HC05 Banská Bystrica)

[hide] Preliminary Round May 10th - May 21st, 2018 16 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations from each Group will qualify for the Quarterfinals Group A Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 May 10th 2019, h. 16:15 Finland 1 Canada May 10th 2019, h. 20:15 United States 2 Slovakia May 11th 2019, h. 12:15 Denmark 1 France May 11th 2019, h. 16:15 Germany 3 Great Britain May 11th 2019, h. 20:15 Slovakia 2 Finland May 12th 2019, h. 12:15 United States 3 France May 12th 2019, h. 16:15 Denmark 2 Germany May 12th 2019, h. 20:15 Great Britain 3 Canada May 13th 2019, h. 16:15 United States 1 Finland May 13th 2019, h. 20:15 Slovakia 2 Canada May 14th 2019, h. 16:15 Great Britain 2 Denmark May 14th 2019, h. 20:15 Germany 2 France May 15th 2019, h. 16:15 United States 5 Great Britain May 15th 2019, h. 20:15 Germany 1 Slovakia May 16th 2019, h. 16:15 Canada 2 France May 16th 2019, h. 20:15 Finland 2 Denmark May 17th 2019, h. 16:15 France 2 Slovakia May 17th 2019, h. 20:15 Finland 5 Great Britain May 18th 2019, h. 12:15 Denmark 4 United States May 18th 2019, h. 16:15 Canada 1 Germany May 18th 2019, h. 20:15 Great Britain 3 Slovakia May 19th 2019, h. 16:15 Germany 2 United States May 19th 2019, h. 20:15 France 2 Finland May 20th 2019, h. 16:15 France 2 Great Britain May 20th 2019, h. 20:15 Canada 3 Denmark May 21st 2019, h. 12:15 Finland 2 Germany May 21st 2019, h. 16:15 Slovakia 1 Denmark May 21st 2019, h. 20:15 Canada 1 United States Group B Date & Time (GMT +2) Nation 1 T1 T2 Nation 2 May 10th 2019, h. 16:15 Russia 3 Norway May 10th 2019, h. 20:15 Czech Republic 1 Sweden May 11th 2019, h. 12:15 Switzerland 3 Italy May 11th 2019, h. 16:15 Latvia 1 Austria May 11th 2019, h. 20:15 Norway 2 Czech Republic May 12th 2019, h. 12:15 Russia 3 Austria May 12th 2019, h. 16:15 Italy 4 Sweden May 12th 2019, h. 20:15 Latvia 2 Switzerland May 13th 2019, h. 16:15 Russia 1 Czech Republic May 13th 2019, h. 20:15 Norway 2 Sweden May 14th 2019, h. 16:15 Italy 1 Latvia May 14th 2019, h. 20:15 Switzerland 1 Austria May 15th 2019, h. 16:15 Switzerland 1 Norway May 15th 2019, h. 20:15 Russia 5 Italy May 16th 2019, h. 16:15 Sweden 2 Austria May 16th 2019, h. 20:15 Czech Republic 2 Latvia May 17th 2019, h. 16:15 Austria 1 Norway May 17th 2019, h. 20:15 Czech Republic 3 Italy May 18th 2019, h. 12:15 Latvia 2 Russia May 18th 2019, h. 16:15 Italy 1 Norway May 18th 2019, h. 20:15 Sweden 2 Switzerland May 19th 2019, h. 16:15 Austria 2 Czech Republic May 19th 2019, h. 20:15 Switzerland 2 Russia May 20th 2019, h. 16:15 Sweden 2 Latvia May 20th 2019, h. 20:15 Austria 1 Italy May 21st 2019, h. 12:15 Czech Republic 2 Switzerland May 21st 2019, h. 16:15 Norway 1 Latvia May 21st 2019, h. 20:15 Sweden 1 Russia [/hide]

Another huge news. Canada just lost its biggest star of the team in Košice, John Tavares will return back home to Toronto because of oblique injury he suffered in the todays first training of the team Canada in Košice ...

Okay, this just shocked me right now. IIHF in the occasion of the World Championships just released a tribute video about the 2002 gold Oh dear, the feeling when you see the pictures in the video...I hope one day, I hope at least once in my life.. I´ll live so long to see it live again

+ Also the team confirmed today what was rumored and known already yesterday. the 19 years young "wonder boy" of Columbus Alexandre Texier accepted the invitation and will join "les bleus" in Košice. Texier started this season in Finland, where in the 55 matches for KalPa Kuopio scored 14 goals and had 27 assists (41 points). after the end of the season for Kuopio he was called by the NHL Columbus Blue Jackets for the end of the season, he debuted in NHL playing 2 matches and even scoring a goal, he was then send to Cleveland in the AHL (7 matches with impressive scores 7 goals + 2 assists) then returned to Columbus for the Play-Offs. He´ll be the only NHLer in the French team in Košice, this also means the end of the dream for one of the players that already arrived to Košice, since FRA will have now 26 players and will have to send home one of them, very likely it will be the Lyon forward Cedric Di Dio Balsamo, but this is still to be confirmed by the french team staff

Some fresh updates after the eliminations of Dallas and Colorado in the NHL Stanley Cup 2nd round Play-Offs. The Colorado Avalanche forward Sven Andrighetto accepted the invitation and will join the Swiss for the World Champs. Also Sweden will have another NHLer in their team the Columbus Blue Jackets center Alexander Wennberg accepted the invitation as well and will join the "tre kronor" in Bratislava. send home another NHLer the dfencer Bogdan Kiselevich was removed from the team and will be replaced by Vladislav Gavrikov the Columbus blueliner, Team has now in Bratislava 24 players, the last called player is the defencer of Colorado Nikita Zadorov. btw the Russians had today their first training in Bratislava and they trained with this lines: Grigorenko - Malkin - Dadonov in the elite line Ovechkin - Kuznetsov - Kaprizov in the 2nd line Kucherov - Gusev - Anisimov in the 3rd line Kovalchuk was put for now in the 4th (checking line) with Andronov and Plotnikov the 13th and 14th forwards are currently Barabanov and Telegin also received positive answers today from 2 NHLers the Dallas Stars forward Radek Faksa and the Colorado Avalanche goaltender Pavel Francouz will join the Czech team, but they certainly will not manage to arrive before the weekend, so they will miss the opening game of the czechs against Sweden

Friday May 10th, 2019 - Round-Robin Day 1 Schedule (GMT +2)  Preliminary Round LIVESTREAM Group A Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Finland vs Canada Period-by-Period: May 10th 2019, h. 16:15, Steel Arena, Košice United States vs Slovakia Period-by-Period: May 10th 2019, h. 20:15, Steel Arena, Košice Group B Central European Summer Time (GMT +2) Russia vs Norway Period-by-Period: May 10th 2019, h. 16:15, Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava Czech Republic vs Sweden Period-by-Period: May 10th 2019, h. 20:15, Ondrej Nepela Arena, Bratislava

Tournament Format Preliminary Round The 16 teams are divided into two groups of 8 teams for the Preliminary Round. Group A in Košice (Steel Arena) and Group B in Bratislava (Ondrej Nepela Stadium - Slovnaft Arena) In the preliminary group every team will play once against all opponents of its group, and will try to collect points. For a win in Regulation Time (60 minutes) the team will earn 3 points to the table. The losing team in Regulation Time (60 minutes) will earn 0 points. Remember that every match must have a winner, so if a game will finish by a tie after the 60 minutes of Regulation Time, the match will have to continue in a 5 minutes "sudden death" Overtime (played in the crazy format of 3 skaters vs 3, in the larger IIHF rink sizes it´s really something to watch ), when one of the teams scores in that overtime, the match is immediately finished and the scoring team will be announced as winner of the match, the winning team wil earn 2 points. The losing team after Overtime will earn 1 point. If the match is still tied even after the 5 minutes Overtime, the game will have to be decided in the Penalyt Shoot-Out Session. Five different shooters from each team will take alternate shots, until a decisive goal is scored. If still tied, the PSO will resume with a tie-break shoot out by one player of each team, with a reversed shooting order. The same or new players can take the tie-break shots. The winning team will earn (like after the Overtime) 2 points and the losing team 1 point The top 4 teams from both groups will then qualify for the Quarterfinals (Winner of Group A vs 4th of Group B, 2nd of Group A vs 3rd of Group B, Winner of Group B vs 4th of Group A and 2nd of Group B vs 3rd of Group A) Remember that if teams are tied on points in the table, the main and only used tie-breaker will be the direct head to head confrontation so the winner of the match between the concerned teams will rank higher. In Caseof a points tie between 3 or more teams a special mini-tally between the results of the concerned teams will be created with the following tie-breakers being applied The tournament will be over for teams ranked 5th-8th in their groups after the preliminary round and will be ranked as follows 5th teams of preliminary round groups will be ranked 9th and 10th places according to which of the two teams had 1) more points, 2) overall score, 3) more scored goals, 4) Higher seeding position before the tournaments start based on IIHF World Ranking 6th teams of preliminary round groups will be ranked 11th and 12th places according to which of the two teams had 1) more points, 2) overall score, 3) more scored goals, 4) Higher seeding position before the tournaments start based on IIHF World Ranking 7th teams of preliminary round groups will be ranked 13th and 14th places according to which of the two teams had 1) more points, 2) overall score, 3) more scored goals, 4) Higher seeding position before the tournaments start based on IIHF World Ranking The both last ranked teams of preliminary round groups will be ranked 15th and 16th places according to which of the two teams had 1) more points, 2) overall score, 3) more scored goals, 4) Higher seeding position before the tournaments start based on IIHF World Ranking The last Ranked teams (8th) of both Preliminary Groups will be relegated to the next year´s Men´s Division I Group A World Championship 2020 and will be replaced by Kazakhstan and Belarus, freshly promoted nations from this years Div. I A tournament held last week in Kazakhstan. *Important to note: has the immunity this year. So if (unlikely, but let say hypothetically) Switzerland finished last 8th in theBratislava Group, it will use its immunity and thus can not be relegated. The second relegated nation will be then the 14th ranked nation of this tournament (the worst team of the 7th placed teams of both groups) so in theory, for example may happen that 2 teams from the Košice group will be relegated and none from the Bratislava Group. but again it is highly unlikely to see Switzerland finishing last of its group. *Remember also that in IIHF WCH program the national anthems are not played before the match starts, The National anthem is played only after every match and only the national anthem of the winner of the game

Who’s coming to the Worlds? The 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship starts tomorrow and tonight the teams will registering the players. This is what you need to know: Teams haven’t had to register full rosters until now, however, teams are of course practising together and teams announced the rosters they intend to have here in Bratislava and Kosice. Tonight at the Directorate Meeting teams have to register a minimum number of 15 skaters and 2 goalies who have to be here while the maximum roster size is 22 skaters and 3 goalies. The remaining players up to the allowed maximum can be added until two hours before a game until the roster is full. During a game a team may enter up to 20 skaters and 2 goaltenders on the official game sheet. Once the teams register players, you will find them in the section TEAMS in the menu on 2019.iihfworlds.com and in the mobile app 2019 IIHF that is available in the Apple Store and Google Play. Keep in mind that teams may not register a full roster tonight and keep some spots open to add players that are practising with the team or that travel to Bratislava later. Below are the current and informal camp rosters of the 16 teams as announced by them prior to the start of the tournament. (or in this Totallympics thread 1st page 2nd post ) IIHF.COM

+1 for in Freestyle Wrestling thanks reallocations of unused quotas, we will have one wrestler in Minsk, in the Freestyle -74kg class, probably Ahksarbek Gulaev. so currently Updated quotas 21 in Athletics (11+10) 15 in Canoeing Sprint (9+6) 9 in Shooting (5+4) 6 in Boxing (6+0) 5 in Track Cycling (3+2) 5 in Road Cycling (5+1)* 4 in Judo (4+0) 3 in Table Tennis (2+1) 2 in Archery (1+1) 1 in Artistic Gymnastics (0+1) 1 in Badminton (0+1) 1 in Karate (0+1) 1 in Sambo (0+1) and 1 in Freestyle Wrestling (1+0) *We don´t have quota for women´s road cycling, but we still will have 1 starter in the womens road race since Tereza Medveďová who is qualified in Track Cycling will also compete in Road cycling

The Russian players celebrated today the "Den pobedy" in Bratislava One day before the World Championships start in Slovakia, The Russian hockey players remembered the end of World War II. On the occasion of the Day of Victory on Thursday (Russia celebrate it the 9th May, instead of the Slovakian 8th May for example), they laid flowers and wreaths on the Bratislava Memorial "Slavin" Cemetery.

You´re welcome. It should work like that for all countries all over the world (ofc if any match will be somehow broadcasted by any your TV Channel in Croatia the televised match will be automatically blocked on youtube, but all other non televised matches in Croatia will be available for free on youtube). In Slovakia we will not be able to watch anything from youtube livestreaming, because our national TV will cover live and multiple times replays of all games in TV and on their special web platform https://hokej.rtvs.sk/program/2019-05-10

As far as I know, in Croatia all games will be available via livestreaming in the official IIHF youtube channel. If games are not broadcasted in your country, you may follow them on the live stream.

Team Canada just landed in rainy Košice.

Apparently guns and vuvuzelas are forbidden Flags and drums are allowed, whistles and trumpets are not Paramedics and policemen, hundreds of security guards, organizers and volunteers—they’ll all be in charge of keeping visitors to the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship safe. Arenas will open 90 minutes before the first game of the day, and organizers are asking fans to arrive early so they have plenty of time to clear security. Fans will be able to bring flags and drums, but not whistles, megaphones, or cameras with telephoto lenses. There will be two-level control upon entry. First, a security control, where fans must show their tickets and have them vailidated. Then, entrance into the arena through turnstiles. At the entrance to the arenas, fans will also have to pass through metal detectors similar to those used at aiports. These security controls are organized in accordance with Slovak laws. “The requirements of the Slovak Police Force pursuant to Act no. 1/2014 relating to the organization of public sporting events was supported by the International Ice Hockey Federation,“ said 2019 IIHF WM organizing committee director Igor Nemeček. „Fan safety is of primary importance to us. We want the world championship to be a worry-free celebration of hockey.“ Additional security measures are also in place near the Ondrej Nepela Arena in Bratislava and Steel Arena in Kosice, including the practise rinks, the areas in and around hotels, and Fan Zones. Every fan coming into the arena needs a ticket, so even kids of any age need a vaild ticket. After each game the arena must be cleared, so even fans attending the next game must first leave the building. Fans who are unruly or clearly intoxicated will be prohibited from entering. “Fans are allowed into security zones and arenas with small men’s handbags, ladies‘ purses, or small backpacks,“ said Marek Bednarik, security manager of the arena in Bratislava. „Anything that cannot be stored under the seat is forbidden. It is also forbidden to bring in food and drink. There will be bins near both arenas where fans can discard such items or check luggage for a fee. We ask that fans be patient.“ Fans can come to games with drums and flags on plastic poles with a maximum length of 1,5 m. Flags on telescopic metal poles and on wooden poles are forbidden. Posters and flags that include disparaging remarks, words insulting human rights or promoting hared and violence are strictly forbidden. As well, whistles, pressure-sound sprays, megaphones, and vuvuzelas are forbidden. It is also forbidden to bring in narcotics, glass of any sort, perfumes, flammable substances, laser pointers, flashlights, flashing items, flashing lights, pressed gasses, weapons, explosives, or binoculars. Animals are also not allowed. Professional photographic technology is forbidden in the stands. Additionally, making motion or sound recordings for commercial purposes is forbidden during the duration of the championship. Television companies and accredited media are the rights owners, and fan recordings cannot be published for commercial purposes. Smoking in both arenas is strictly forbidden, but fans wishing to smoke are allowed to leave the arena for this purpose and re-enter. Instructions and Recommendations for fans - Arenas open 90 minutes before the first game, and after the end of previous games - Everyone entering the arena needs a ticket, including small children - The arena will be emptied after each game before fans are allowed in for subsequet games - We recommend that fans arrive early, to go through security with plenty of time - Fans must have their ID and game ticket with them at all times - Fans must sit in the correct seat on the ticket (section, row, seat) - Fans who are unruly or clearly intoxicated will not be allowed into arenas Security controls - Fans must first pass through security control before being allowed near the arenas. This includes a check for a vaild ticket in accordance with Act no. 1/2014 of the legal code (organizing public sporting events, passing through metal detectors, camera controls, possible control by touch) - The second control is at the entrance to the arena – passing through turnstiles - Fans are allowed free movement near the arenas, excpet for the security zones in the immeadiate proximity of the arenas - Forbidden items (specified below) or large luggage (i.e., luggage that doens’t fit easily under the seat) are not allowed. Small handbags and knapsacks are allowed. - Fans aren’t allowed to bring outside food and drink into the arenas - Smoking in the arenas is forbidden, but fans are allowed to leave to smoke and then re-enter using turnstiles. Forbidden items Forbidden items are specified in accordance with Act no. 1/2014 of the legal code about organizing public sporting events and about changes to and completing other Acts. Forbidden items are: - Guns - Explosives - Cold weapons, poles, knuckle-duster, and similar items - Any food and drink - Whistles, vuvuzelas, pressure sound sprays, megaphones, and similar items - Items with light which can harm others, notably flashlights, blinkers, flashing lights, laser pointers, and similar items - Flags on metal or wooden poles (allowed are flags on plastic poles with a maximum length of 1,5 m) - Any items or devices which are able to produce professional audio or audio-video recordings, broadcast or by any other means spread audio or audio-video recordings, news, desriptions, or results of the game entirely or of its part online on any other media, with exception of mobile phones, tablets, and PDA devices - Cameras with telescopic lenses - Any animals - Promo and commercial materials of any kind - written, graphic, pictorial, audio or audio-video of texts and statements, pledges, badges, slogans or symbols of groups or movements and their programs or ideologies aimed at suppressing fundamental human rights and freedoms - written, graphic, pictorial, audio or visual audio of texts and statements, pledges, badges, slogans or symbols of groups or movements advocating, supporting or inciting hatred, violence or unjustifiably different treatment of a group of persons or an individual for their belonging to a race, the nation, nationality, colour of skin, ethnic group, origin of the family or religious beliefs

This was one insanely disastrous match from both our goalies ! Especially Peter Budaj, probably his worst match in all his career, he literally got a goal from every shot..never seen anything like that before and then (after being quickly replaced after only 5 minute - and the match was already done) also Rastislav Staňa... This was seriously one extremely embarassing afternoon