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DAY 5 HIGHLIGHTS Finland 6 - 2 Switzerland Period-by-Period: 2-1, 2-1, 2-0 April 8th 2019, h. 16:00, Metro Areena, Espoo

DAY 5 HIGHLIGHTS Japan 1 - 3 Czech Republic Period-by-Period: 0-2, 0-0, 1-1 April 8th 2019, h. 12:30, Metro Areena, Espoo

Monday April 8th, 2019 - Preliminary Round Day 5 Results (GMT +3) Group A Eastern European Summer Time (GMT +3) Finland 6 - 2 Switzerland Period-by-Period: 2-1, 2-1, 2-0 April 8th 2019, h. 16:00, Metro Areena, Espoo Canada 5 - 1 Russia Period-by-Period: 1-0, 4-0, 0-1 April 8th 2019, h. 19:30, Metro Areena, Espoo Group A Provisional Standing Nation 3P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. United States 3 3(0) 0(0) 17 4 +13 9 Canada 3 2(0) 1(0) 13 4 +9 6 Finland 3 2(0) 1(0) 12 8 +4 6 Russia 3 1(0) 2(0) 3 10 -7 3 Switzerland 4 0(0) 4(0) 3 22 -19 0 Group B Eastern European Summer Time (GMT +3) Japan 1 - 3 Czech Republic Period-by-Period: 0-2, 0-0, 1-1 April 8th 2019, h. 12:30, Metro Areena, Espoo Germany 2 - 3(OT) France Period-by-Period: 1-1, 1-1, 0-0, Overtime: 0-1 April 8th 2019, h. 18:00, Metro Areena Ice Rink 2, Espoo Group B Provisional Standing Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. Czech Republic 3 3(0) 0(0) 11 5 +6 9 Germany 3 2(1) 1(1) 7 6 +1 6 Sweden 3 1(0) 2(1) 6 8 -2 4 Japan 3 1(0) 2(0) 6 6 0 3 France 4 1(1) 3(0) 5 10 -5 2 Following Nations has been relegated to the Women's Division I Group A World Championship 2020 France TBD *Countries marked in Bold are already qualified for the Quarterfinals

Tuesday April 9th, 2019 - Round-Robin Day 3 Schedule (GMT +8) 13:00 Latvia vs Kazakhstan 16:30 Netherlands vs China 20:00 South Korea vs Poland

Tuesday April 9th, 2019 - Round-Robin Day 1 Schedule (GMT +2) LIVESTREAM 14:00 Hong Kong vs Luxembourg 19:00 South Africa vs Chinese Taipei  *Tournament Format: 4 Nations play a usual Round-Robin tournament, Each team play once every opponent, The first ranked Nation will qualify for the Men´s Under 18 Division III Group A World Championships next year in 2020. The Nations ranked 2nd-4th will stay in this division also for the next season.

Tuesday April 9th, 2019 - Round-Robin Day 2 Schedule (GMT +3) 12:30 Romania vs South Korea 16:00 Estonia vs Spain 19:30 Lithuania vs Poland

Tuesday April 9th, 2019 - Round-Robin Day 1 Schedule (GMT +2) LIVESTREAM 13:00 Spain vs China 16:30 Australia vs Belgium 20:30 Serbia vs Croatia  *Tournament Format: 6 Nations play a usual Round-Robin tournament, Each team play once every opponent, The first ranked Nation will qualify for the Men´s Division I Group B World Championships next year in 2020. The Nations ranked 2nd-5th will stay in this division also for the next season, The last ranked 6th Nation will be relegated to the next year´s Men´s Division II Group B World Championships 2020.

Huge news and boost for Slovenia, the "wonder podigy" from Hrušica, Anže Kopitar will play for Slovenia, the LA Kings superstar accepted the invitation and will join team the last week before the tournament

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It Looks Promising with the participation of three more NHLers, Tomáš Tatár (Montreal), Richard Pánik (Arizona) and Christián Jaroš (Ottawa) all accepted the invitation to play at the World Champs. They just need now also the approval from their NHL clubs (in other words successful exit medical exams) which can be a bit problematic for Jaroš, since he injured during the penultimate Ottawa match, but he played more than 18 minutes in the last game...so hopefully it will be ok. The main problem so far about this group is the situation around Pánik, who is finishing his contract with the Coyotes and thus will be a free player this summer, our federation will need to reimburse him the mandatory insurance, they are already in contact with IIHF, there a deal with the World hockey federation, that they can repay in special ocassions a part of the players insurances, this case (since we are the World Champs hosts) will probably work this time. Let´s hope for so, because we really need a real striker like Pánik in our team..our biggest issue actually being the very poor offensive efficiency. We will know more and probably the definitive result about the mentioned three players by the end of this week after the 2 test matches in Germany. In other hand, Sekera from Edmonton is safe and confirmed. He will come to reinforce our team

Gold for Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei enjoyed a perfect week in Romania as it won the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Division II Group B. After posting five victories from five games, the team secured its second promotion in three seasons of IIHF competition, improving on last season’s silver medals at this level when it finished behind Spain in Valdemoro. The race went down to the final day, although Chinese Taipei held the upper hand going into the tournament’s decisive game against Iceland. The Icelanders had lost game two of their campaign against New Zealand and knew that only a win in regulation would be enough to pip Chinese Taipei by virtue of a better head-to-head record. New Zealand was also in the mix, and its 5-1 victory against Croatia in Sunday’s opening game would set up a three-way tie on 12 points if Iceland could beat the impressive Taipei roster. The ladies from the North Atlantic gave it a good go: this game was alive until the final 10 minutes, when Hui-Chen Yeh and Sing-Lin Tao scored twice in 13 seconds to turn a precarious 3-2 scoreline into a commanding 5-2 advantage that endured until the hooter. First Yeh stole the puck in the Iceland zone and advanced to make it 4-2, then the next attacking face-off for Chinese Taipei saw Yang-Chi Lin launch a point shot that Tao redirected past Karitas Halldorsdottir. The game, and the tournament, was won. So what made the difference for Taipei after it came close 12 months earlier? With many players returning for Romania, the big change was a question of style. In Spain, goals flew in at either end; in Brasov, the defence tightened up. The team allowed just eight goals in the whole event – half the number from a year ago. Tzu-Ting Tsu saw her GAA drop from 2.98 to a miserly 0.72, giving up just two goals in the three games where she featured. Understudy Yun-Tzu Wang was also trusted with more minutes and produced improved numbers in this event. That all meant that a slight drop in productivity from the team’s scoring leaders, Hui-Chen Yeh and Ting-Yu Tsu was not a big problem; this was very much a case where a defence won a championship. Iceland’s loss saw it drop to third place behind New Zealand. Second place for the Silver Fernz represents the country’s best-ever finish in IIHF World Championship play. Previously NZ’s best was a third place in Division IIB in 2017. For Iceland, it’s now three bronze medals in four seasons at this level. Even after the top places were confirmed, there was still drama to come. The final game saw host nation Romania face Turkey needing a two-goal victory to secure its survival. A win in regulation would set up a three-way tie between those two nations and Croatia, each with three points. A two-goal swing for Romania would doom Croatia, while Turkey could still be demoted if it lost by five or more. The Turks made a fine start, jumping to a 3-1 first-period lead with Cagla Baktiroglu banking two goals and an assist. But Romania rallied, tying the game in the second period and going in front when Ana Voicu potted her second of the night in the 48th minute. Suddenly, the home team could see a way of escaping the last place in the table but a Dilara Lokbas goal two minutes later tied the game at 4-4. Tied at 60 minutes, Romania could no longer catch its nearest rivals. Despite claiming a winner in overtime through Timea Csiszer, the Romanians will be in the Division II Group B Qualification next season. IIHF.COM

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Monday April 8th, 2019 - Round-Robin Last Day Schedule (GMT +1) LIVESTREAM (Payable) 13:00 Slovenia vs Mexico 16:30 Australia vs Spain 20:00 Great Britain vs North Korea 1) *Slovenia, Great Britain and Mexico are still fighting for Gold and Promotion to the Women´s Division I Group B, **SLO - with the best position, Slovenia will win the tournament and promotion if they defeat Mexico (doesn´t matter if in Regulation Time, or after Overtime/Penalty Shoot-Out). A OT/PSO lose may be even enough too but GB can not beat North Korea in Regulation Time. ***GBR - will qualify if they defeat North Korea in Regulation Time but Mexico must beat Slovenia (doesn´t matter if in Regulation Time, or after Overtime/Penalty Shoot-Out), even a OT/PSO win will be enough for GB if Mexico defeat Slovenia in Regulation Time. ****MEX - will qualify if they defeat Slovenia in Regulation Time and the host country doesn´t win over North Korea (doesn´t matter if in Regulation Time, or after Overtime/Penalty Shoot-Out).

Sunday April 7th, 2019 - Round-Robin Day 4 Results (GMT +1) 13:00 Mexico 7 - 4 Australia 16:30 Slovenia (PSO)4 - 3 North Korea 20:00 Spain 1 - 4 Great Britain Provisional Standing After Day 4: 1. Slovenia 9 ------------------ 2. Great Britain 8 3. Mexico 7 4. North Korea 6 5. Spain 6 ------------------ 6. Australia 0 Australia has been relegated to the Women's Division II Group B World Championship 2020

Monday April 8th, 2019 - Preliminary Round Day 5 Schedule (GMT +3) Group A Eastern European Summer Time (GMT +3) Finland vs Switzerland Period-by-Period: April 8th 2019, h. 16:00, Metro Areena, Espoo (15:00 CEST) Canada vs Russia Period-by-Period: April 8th 2019, h. 19:30, Metro Areena, Espoo (18:30 CEST) Group B Eastern European Summer Time (GMT +3) Japan vs Czech Republic Period-by-Period: April 8th 2019, h. 12:30, Metro Areena, Espoo (11:30 CEST) Germany vs France Period-by-Period: April 8th 2019, h. 18:00, Metro Areena Ice Rink 2, Espoo (17:00 CEST)

DAY 4 HIGHLIGHTS Switzerland 0 - 8 United States Period-by-Period: 0-3, 0-1, 0-4 April 7th 2019, h. 19:30, Metro Areena, Espoo

Monday April 8th, 2019 - Round-Robin Day 2 Schedule (GMT +2) 13:30 Denmark vs Italy 17:00 Hungary vs Slovakia 20:30 Austria vs Norway

Sunday April 7th, 2019 - Round-Robin Day 1 Results (GMT +2) 13:30 Slovakia 1 - 3 Denmark 17:00 Norway 1 - 2 Hungary 20:30 Italy 1 - 4 Austria Provisional Standing After Day 1: 1. Austria 3 2. Denmark 3 ------------------ 3. Hungary 3 4. Norway 0 5. Slovakia 0 ------------------ 6. Italy 0

Final Standing 1. Chinese Taipei 15 ------------------------------------- 2. New Zealand 12 3. Iceland 9 4. Turkey 4 5. Croatia 3 ------------------------------------- 6. Romania 2 Chinese Taipei is promoted to Women´s Division II Group A World Championship 2020 Romania has been relegated to Under 18 Division II Group B Qualification Tournament 2020

Sunday April 7th, 2019 - Round-Robin Last Day Results (GMT +3) 13:00 New Zealand 5 - 1 Croatia 16:30 Chinese Taipei 5 - 2 Iceland 20:00 Turkey 4 - 5OT Romania

DAY 4 HIGHLIGHTS France 1 - 2 Sweden Period-by-Period: 1-0, 0-2, 0-0 April 7th 2019, h. 16:00, Metro Areena, Espoo

Sunday April 7th, 2019 - Preliminary Round Day 4 Results (GMT +3) Group A Eastern European Summer Time (GMT +3) Switzerland 0 - 8 United States Period-by-Period: 0-3, 0-1, 0-4 April 7th 2019, h. 19:30, Metro Areena, Espoo Group A Provisional Standing After Day 4 Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. United States 3 3(0) 0(0) 17 4 +13 9 Canada 2 1(0) 1(0) 8 3 +5 3 Finland 2 1(0) 1(0) 6 6 0 3 Russia 2 1(0) 1(0) 2 5 -3 3 Switzerland 3 0(0) 3(0) 1 16 -15 0 Group B Eastern European Summer Time (GMT +3) France 1 - 2 Sweden Period-by-Period: 1-0, 0-2, 0-0 April 7th 2019, h. 16:00, Metro Areena, Espoo Group B Provisional Standing After Day 4 Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. Czech Republic 2 2(0) 0(0) 8 4 +4 6 Germany 2 2(1) 0(0) 5 3 +2 5 Sweden 3 1(0) 2(1) 6 8 -2 4 Japan 2 1(0) 1(0) 5 3 +2 3 France 3 0(0) 3(0) 2 8 -6 0 Following Nations has been relegated to the Women's Division I Group A World Championship 2020 France TBD

Sunday April 7th, 2019 - Round-Robin Day 1 Results (GMT +3) 12:30 Spain 0 - 10 South Korea 16:00 Lithuania 6 - 3 Estonia 19:30 Poland 3 - 1 Romania Provisional Standing After Day 1: 1. South Korea 3 ------------------ 2. Lithuania 3 3. Poland 3 4. Romania 0 5. Estonia 0 ------------------ 6. Spain 0