hckošice

yeah the famous Adriatic lake

easy, in the middle of Slovakian sea

Every year I write the same, but I can not help myself, always when I hear it i get immediately a smile on my face. Slovenia and their epic goal song the best goal song ever

DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS South Korea 5 - 3 Slovenia Period-by-Period: 1-3, 3-0, 1-0 April 30th 2019, h. 16:00, Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan

Tuesday April 30th, 2019 - Round-Robin Day 2 Results (GMT +6) Round-Robin Alma-Ata Time (GMT +6) South Korea 5 - 3 Slovenia Period-by-Period: 1-3, 3-0, 1-0 April 30th 2019, h. 16:00, Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Belarus 3 - 1 Hungary Period-by-Period: 1-0, 1-0, 1-1 April 30th 2019, h. 19:30, Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Round-Robin Provisional Standing After Day 2 Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. South Korea 2 2(0) 0(0) 10 4 +6 6 Belarus 2 2(0) 0(0) 7 4 +3 6 Kazakhstan 1 1(0) 0(0) 3 2 +1 3 Lithuania 1 0(0) 1(0) 3 4 -1 0 Slovenia 2 0(0) 2(0) 5 8 -3 0 Hungary 2 0(0) 2(0) 2 8 -6 0

I agree. Great present for our fans and our country to host such tournament and see such stars. Everything is already ready, you can really feel it everywhere in the air throughout the country. we can not wait for the start of this feast festival

The AHL team Grand Rapids Griffins Patrik Rybár will join our team and very likely will be the #1 starting goalie for at the World Champs, he accepted the invitation after his team lost the AHL Calder Cup Play-Offs 1st round to Chicago Wolves and since Detroit Red Wings aren´t in the NHL Stanley Cup Play-Offs he became eligible to play in Košice/Bratislava Surprisingly his nomination means also that the 3 goalies in our team are now, Rybár, Marek Čiliak and Denis Godla and the KHL Spartak Moscow goalie Július Hudáček was cut off from the team today. NHLers in team so far: Defencers: Andrej Sekera (Edmonton Oilers), Erik Černák (Tampa Bay Lightning), Christián Jaroš (Ottawa Senators), Martin Marinčin (Toronto Maple Leafs) Forwards: Tomáš Tatár (Montreal Canadiens), Richard Pánik (Arizona Coyotes), Marko Daňo (Winnipeg Jets + AHL Manitoba Moose) + 2 players from AHL forward Marián Studenič (Binghampton Devils) and goaltender Patrik Rybár (Grand Rapids Griffins)

well, everything is about finance. Japan have big financial injections put into hockey, especially youth. this allows them to progress much faster. Especially Japan will be really strong in some years, their youth categories are actually full of very talented players, I expect to see Japan fighting even for the quarterfinals top division in some let say 5-6 years In other side Korea is a true enigma for me, I was certain their hockey will drop quickly after PyeongChang, they rally only in a couple of same players for some time now (including the naturalized north americans), they had poor results so far last 2 seasons and their hockey especially at last years world champs was quite not modern and slow, but somehow they are strongly overperforming here in Kazakhstan so far mainly because of 2 factors, extreme and impresive efficiency (they nedd only some shots to score a goal lol) and at 2, Matt dalton the North American naturalized goaltender who is just excellent, + also enormously experienced coaching staff with the kinds of Jim Paek and Richard Park is a important factor as well, no doubts. Anyway their results yesterday and today are still definitely a huge surprise

Road to Bratislava/Košice Team Presentation (10 Days to Go) Norway Team Jersey Home Away

RIP

S. Korea did it again Slovenia

Israel moves on up Israel secured promotion to the Division II Group A of the IIHF World Championship after topping its group in Mexico City. In a tournament full of goals – 138 markers were shared between the six nations – Israel had the most prolific offence, claiming 32 of them on its way to victory. The Israelis, with a roster that included former KHLer Eliezer Sherbatov, confirmed top spot with a comfortable 7-3 victory over Georgia on the final day. But the team might have secured gold with a game to spare. The team’s fourth game saw it drop its only point, tying Mexico 4-4 before prevailing in overtime, to give New Zealand a fighting chance going into the final day’s play. However, Israel made no mistake against the Georgians. After allowing a power-play goal midway through the first period, two goals from Sergei Frenkel – both assisted by Sherbatov – turned the game around. Four unanswered goals in the middle frame, two of them to Sherbatov, put the game and the tournament to bed. Georgia staged a mini rally early in the third but Israel had the final say when Artem Vernyy scored into an empty with that man Sherbatov collecting an assist for his sixth point of the game. New Zealand, for its part, lost out to Iceland as North Atlantic edged South Pacific for the silver medals. Iceland jumped to a 4-0 lead after two periods and the Ice Blacks could not find a way back despite scoring twice in the final frame. Sherbatov, once of Slovan Bratislava but now playing for Kurbads Riga in the Latvian championship, ended the tournament as leading scorer with 15 (7+8) points. Along the way he picked up a new nickname from the Mexican broadcast commentators, who dubbed him ‘Mr. Danger’. Defenceman Evgeni Kozhevnikov was next on the list with 14 (5+9) and his Bat Yam team mate Sergei Frenkel was third with 11 (6+5). Frenkel’s tally also included that overtime winner against Mexico. Bat Yam, three-time winners of Israel’s hockey championship, supplied six of Robert Holik’s roster, including the experienced Kozhevnikov’s twin brother Michael, a fellow blue liner. The club, Israel’s champion last season, is current top of the pile once again in the six-team national league. Mexico’s battling overtime loss against Israel did more than slow the champion’s march to gold. That topsy-turvy game saw the host nation lead 3-1 at the first intermission before trailing 3-4 at the start of the third. Carlos Gomez got the tying goal in the 48th minute, handing Mexico a vital lifeline in its battle against relegation. Collecting a point from that game gave the Mexicans a lift – and they continued that upswing in a final-day showdown against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. A powerful 8-2 victory, sparked by two first-period goals from Hector Majul, ensured that Mexico finished the tournament on a high note and preserved its Division IIB status at the expense of the Koreans, who are relegated to Division III for the first time since 2015. In a high-scoring competition, DPR Korea twice found itself involved in a 13-goal game. It began with a 9-4 win over Georgia and later suffered a 5-8 loss to New Zealand. Behind Israel, Iceland took the silver medals with New Zealand collecting bronze. Georgia, newly promoted to this level, consolidated its position with a fourth-place finish thanks to victories over Mexico and Iceland. Among the individual awards, Sherbatov was unsurprisingly chosen as top forward. Iceland’s Dennis Hedstrom was voted best goalie, his save percentage of 88.66 highlighted the impressive scoring on view throughout the tournament. Iceland allowed 15 goals in its five games, the least porous defence at the event. New Zealand’s Stefan Amston was picked as best defenceman. He had 5 (2+3) points in the competition. Israel’s promotion moves it up to Division IIA where it will replace Belgium. Next season’s opponents will include Croatia, Australia, Spain and China, plus the nation relegated from this week’s Division IB event in Estonia. DPR Korea will be replaced in IIB by Bulgaria, triumphant in the Division III on home ice. IIHF.COM

@Olympian1010 Typical yankee dude, going through despite "no trespassing off period" signs written everywhere

Yep, Slovenia is very nice

DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS Estonia 4 - 1 Netherlands Period-by-Period: 1-0, 2-1, 1-0 April 29th 2019, h. 20:00, Tondiraba Icehall, Tallinn

DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS Poland 7 - 3 Ukraine Period-by-Period: 2-1, 4-1, 1-1 April 29th 2019, h. 16:30, Tondiraba Icehall, Tallinn

DAY 2 HIGHLIGHTS Japan 2 - 3 Romania Period-by-Period: 2-0, 0-2, 0-1 April 29th 2019, h. 13:00, Tondiraba Icehall, Tallinn

Tuesday April 30th, 2019 - Round-Robin Day 2 Schedule (GMT +6) LIVESTREAM South Korea vs Slovenia Period-by-Period: April 30th 2019, h. 16:00, Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan Belarus vs Hungary Period-by-Period: April 30th 2019, h. 19:30, Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan

DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS Slovenia 2 - 3 Kazakhstan Period-by-Period: 0-3, 2-0, 0-0 April 29th 2019, h. 19:30, Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan

10 NHLers for confirmed The Detroit Red Wings defencer Filip Hronek and 2 Washington Capitals forwards Jakub Vrána and Dmitrij Jaškin accepted the invitations and will join the team for the WCh. NHLers for so far: Defence: Radko Gudas (Philadelphia Flyers), Jan Rutta (Tampa Bay Lightning), Filip Hronek (Detroit Red Wings) Forwards: Jakub Voráček (Philadelphia Flyers), Filip Chytil (New York Rangers), Michael Frolík (Calgary Flames), Dominik Simon (Pittsburgh Penguins), Ondřej Palát (Tampa Bay Lightning), Jakub Vrána (Washington Capitals), Dmitrij Jaškin (Washington Capitals)

Monday April 29th, 2019 - Round-Robin Day 2 Results (GMT +3) Round-Robin Eastern European Summer Time (GMT +3) Japan 2 - 3 Romania Period-by-Period: 2-0, 0-2, 0-1 April 29th 2019, h. 13:00, Tondiraba Icehall, Tallinn Poland 7 - 3 Ukraine Period-by-Period: 2-1, 4-1, 1-1 April 29th 2019, h. 16:30, Tondiraba Icehall, Tallinn Estonia 4 - 1 Netherlands Period-by-Period: 1-0, 2-1, 1-0 April 29th 2019, h. 20:00, Tondiraba Icehall, Tallinn Round-Robin Provisional Standing After Day 2 Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. Poland 2 2(0) 0(0) 15 4 +11 6 Romania 2 2(1) 0(0) 7 5 +2 5 Estonia 2 1(0) 1(1) 7 5 +2 4 Japan 2 1(0) 1(0) 5 5 0 3 Ukraine 2 0(0) 2(0) 5 10 -5 0 Netherlands 2 0(0) 2(0) 2 12 -10 0

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, ) Philippe Myers (Philadelphia Flyers, NHL, ) Forwards: Sean Couturier (Philadelphia Flyers, NHL, ) Adam Henrique (Anaheim Ducks, NHL, ) Dylan Strome (Chicago Blackhawks, NHL, ) Kyle Turris (Nashville Predators, NHL, ) 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, ) Pierre-Luc Dubois (Columbus Blue Jackets, NHL, ) Tyson Jost (Colorado Avalanche, NHL, )

DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS Lithuania 3 - 4 Belarus Period-by-Period: 2-3, 0-0, 1-1 April 29th 2019, h. 16:00, Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan

DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS Hungary 1 - 5 South Korea Period-by-Period: 1-1, 0-2, 0-2 April 29th 2019, h. 12:30, Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan