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ROAD TO PYEONGCHANG November 2017 International Break Review ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Team USA does not disappoint Americans undefeated at Four Nations Cup The Four Nations Cup wrapped up Sunday at Amalie Arena in Tampa with host team USA beating Canada 5-1 in the final. Russia won a tournament on home ice. The two final games played at the home of the Tampa Bay Lightning were capping a week of round robin games between the United States, Canada, Sweden, and Finland that started at the Florida Hospital Center Ice Complex in Wesley Chapel, Florida. In the first game, Finland beat Sweden 2-1 in overtime. The win boosted Finland to a third place standing in the tournament. “We were pleased with the result and wanted to win since it was our last game of the tournament,” captain Jenni Hiirkoski said. “These games are always tough. Our goal was to get that last win. It doesn’t matter how it comes, we were happy about the result.” It was a closely contested first period as both teams traded opportunities but were unable to get on the scoreboard until Finland got through with 14.9 remaining. Hiirikoski scored an even strength goal to make it 1-0. The Finnish captain picked up her own rebound from a wraparound and backhanded it home. Sweden was unable to get on track in the second period, generating scant few chances. They were limited to one shot on goal over the first ten minutes. But then at 10:58 they brought the game level when Erika Grahm redirected a shot from Emma Nordin into the net. Pernilla Winberg also picked up an assist. The goal was scored on the power play as Isa Rahunen was off for slashing and Rosa Lindstedt for interference. “We got a good confidence booster out of that,” said Winberg. “We continued playing tough and I think they got a little frustrated and took some penalties.” With 1:42 remaining in the second, Sweden would have a 5-on-3 power play advantage for 1:17. They used the time to patiently set up and get high percentage shots on goal but Meeri Raisanen, who started in goal for Finland, was up to the task. The score remained tied 1-1 through the third period. Both goaltenders were strong and capably handled the offensive pressure they faced. Swedish netminder Sara Grahn was easily one of the best performers on her team. “Sara was outstanding and always doing well in net,” Winberg observed. “It is always good having her in net for us.” The game went to a ten-minute overtime where Finland controlled much of the extra frame. When Johanna Olofsson was sent off for roughing, the Finnish power play was given the chance to operate. Petra Nieminen and Susanna Tapani moved the puck and created scoring opportunities. Finally, Nieminen scored with three seconds remaining on the penalty. Nieminen picked up a loose puck in front of the net after Linda Valimaki’s shot was saved by Grahn. She set it to the back of the net for the deciding marker. “I saw the puck there and the goal was empty and so I had that moment to take it and shoot it. Luckily, it went in,” Nieminen said of the game winner. In the final game, the United States and Canada battled for the second time in a week and once again the Americans came out on top. Previously, the United States defeated Canada 4-2 at the Florida Hospital Center Ice in their second game of preliminary round play. Team USA won all four of its games in the tournament earning the tournament championship and first place finish. “Every win is a step in the right direction and it gives us momentum, confidence, and energy.” Captain Meghan Duggan said after the game. “We take each game very seriously regardless of opponent. We want to get better in every game. Coming out of this tournament 4-0 and capturing the championship feels good.” Hannah Brandt’s two second-period goals 1:43 apart established a lead that Team USA would not relinquish. “For Hannah Brandt to step up and get us going brought a lot of energy to our bench,” Duggan said of her teammate. “She did a fantastic job. She’s a goal scorer at heart and a ton of goal scoring ability. Glad she got rewarded tonight with those goals.” These long-time rivals closed the first period scoreless even though there were some good opportunities on both sides. The Americans did not start the game in their usual dominant manner here at the Four Nations Cup, but halfway through they were able to turn up the effort. “Sometimes in games like these against a familiar opponent you are feeling each other out,” Duggan said. “We had to be patient and wait for things to happen, things to open up in our favor. Everything we do is with a purpose.” Kendall Coyne skated in on a breakaway two-and-a-half minutes into the game but was stopped. Bailey Bram had a good chance for Canada hitting the post in the closing seconds of the period. Shots in the first were 8-7 in Canada’s favour. Canada had two prime odd man opportunities but USA goaltender Maddie Rooney held her ground. A two-on-one lead to a Jillian Saulnier shot going stick side was saved and a three-on-one yielded a shot by Jennifer Wakefield that was also turned away. USA finally broke through when Brandt scored to make it 1-0. She held the puck as a two-on-one unfolded in front of the net. Brandt took her time, faking a possible pass across to Amanda Kessel, but instead rifling the shot past goaltender Genevieve Lacasse. Brandt added another just under two minutes later. The goal came on the power play. Team USA would carry this two-goal lead into the third period. Not to be outdone, Canada cut the lead in half while Kelly Pannek sat in the box. A one-timer by Meghan Agosta off a precision pass from Brigette Lacquette got Canada on the board. The power play goal came at 10:42. The Americans turned up their intensity in the third as Hilary Knight, Amanda Kessel and Coyne added goals for good measure to extend USA’s lead to 5-1. Coyne’s goal came with seventeen seconds remaining in the game. Dani Cameranesi assisted on three goals on the afternoon. “We have to see where things went wrong and break down our game,” said Natalie Spooner of Canada’s effort. “We needed to do better. We had a lot of chances that we could have buried and turned things around. Looking forward, we have to capitalize on our opportunities.” Team USA fared well in this tournament, a warmup before the 2018 Winter Olympics. They got balanced scoring from their forward lines and strong defence. Brandt and defender Emily Pfalzer enjoyed strong tournaments. Pfalzer tied for second on the team in scoring and contributed three goals to the cause. Both skaters are vying for a spot with Team USA at the Olympics. “It would be an incredible honour to represent this team at the Olympics and to play against my sister would be even more special,” Brandt said of the possibility in suiting up in February. Brandt’s adopted sister Marissa was born in Korea and will represent the host country. Russia wins on home ice Some of the nations ranked behind these four teams played the Halloween Cup in Dmitrov in the Moscow Region. Host Russia ended up on top of the standings before Switzerland same as one year ago when the tournament was hosted in Germany. Russia had a strong start with wins against the Czech Republic (3-1) and Germany (6-1) before facing Switzerland on the last day, which also had six points from its games against Germany (5-2) and the Czechs (1-0). After a scoreless opening frame it was Anna Shokhina, who opened the scoring for Russia three minutes into the second period. With 2:48 left before the intermission Lyudmila Belyakova made it 2-0 and midway the third period the Russians captialized on a power play with the 3-0 marker from Lidia Malyavko. Denmark succeeds in OT Denmark beat host Hungary 4-3 in overtime to win the Four Nations tournament in Miskolc. Both teams entered the last day with two regulation-time wins and Denmark went off to a strong start in a game they dominated with 40-20 shots on goal but was not rewarded at first. Fanni Gasparics gave Hungary the lead at 11:35 on a 5-on-3 power play before Michele Brix Nielsen tied it up before the intermission. The Danes got the lead first time at 17:57 of the second period with a Josefine Jakobsen goal but Averi Nooren tied it up for Hungary early in the third. Also a 3-2 lead for Denmark after a marker from Silke Glud didn’t last long. Alexandra Huszak scored with 3:02 left in regulation time to force overtime. 2:11 into the extra period Jakbsen scored the tournament-winning goal. Olympic host Korea, which has played in the fourth tier of the IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship program, for the first time played in this tournament. It was at a higher level than they’re used to and while the team started with two losses against Hungary (3-1) and Denmark (4-1), the Asians had a feeling of success on the last day when they beat France 3-1 – especially considering that France, winless this year, won the tournament one year ago and is ranked nine spots ahead of Korea in the IIHF Women’s World Ranking. After an early French lead it was Jingyu Lee, Selin Kim and Suyeong Eom, who scored for the Koreans. In other tests by women’s senior national teams Slovakia won two games in Katowice against host Poland while Norway won two games in Finland against club teams from the top league.

ROAD TO PYEONGCHANG November 2017 International Break Review ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finns claim Karjala Tournament Russia wins in Augsburg Denmark, Latvia & Poland win EIHC events Finland ended the Karjala Tournament with a 4-3 victory against Canada before 13,037 fans in Helsinki to win the tournament on home ice. Eeli Tolvanen scored a power-play goal midway through the third period to break a 3-3 tie with Canada and give the home side victory in the Karjala Tournament with a perfect 3-0 record. The game was played before a sold-out crowd at Hartwall Arena in Helsinki. The loss put Canada in fourth place with one win and two losses. Russia and Sweden finished with 2-1 records, the former receiving superior placing based on goals difference. The Czechs tied with Canada with one win and the Swiss finished in last, going winless in the tournament. Normally a pleasant event during a league break in European club play, this year’s Karjala Tournament had greater importance because teams used the event as a testing ground for players hoping to represent their countries at next February’s Olympics. To that end, Canada and Switzerland were added to the schedule which is usually reserved for four teams (Finland, Czech Republic, Russia and Sweden). Finland won its three games thanks to several positive factors. Mikko Koskinen was sharp in goal for Suomi in two games; the defence allowed only two goals a game; and, the players gelled like a team. As well, 18-year-old Miro Heiskanen played like a veteran and looks to be a good bet to go to PyeongChang. Russia scored the most goals of the six teams (13), in large part thanks to Mikhail Grigorenko, who scored four of his team’s goals and finished atop the scoring table with six points. Three of those goals came on the final day in a 5-2 win over the Czechs. Sweden lost a 3-1 decision to Finland to start the Helsinki part of the tournament and played its best in completely shutting down Canada in a 2-0 win. Par Lindholm was the hero there, scoring two power-play goals – one in the second, one in the third – to give Tre Kronor all the offense it needed. The team then posted an emphatic 5-3 win over the Czechs thanks to two more power-play goals, these from Dick Axelsson in the third period to break a 3-3 tie. Indeed, five of the team’s eight goals in the tournament came with the extra man. Canada’s GM Sean Burke has had to cobble together a lineup like no GM in Canada’s long Olympic history. While most of the players are from the KHL, there are also participants from Switzerland, Sweden, the AHL, and NCAA. Coach Willie Desjardins had to be happiest with the final game when the team showed some offensive flair and legs that had been absent previously. But there is clearly work to be done before Canada can claim to be in the medal mix for PyeongChang. The Czechs haven’t won a medal at the World Championship since 2012, the longest drought in the nearly hundred years of IIHF participation, and this result continues a worrisome trend. With its best group of players in the NHL, they are fighting to generate offence and play strong defence. The Swiss are clearly in trouble without their NHLers. The incredible success of the nation’s program has now sent 13 players to the world’s top league, but without those stars, coach Patrick Fischer, like every other coach, has had to scramble. Losing all three games and scoring only six times doesn’t bode well for next February. In all, teams learned a great deal about who they’ll have and what kind of team they’ll have. The news is good and bad, but time is running short. One can be sure the various general managers and coaches will confer in the coming days and do what they can to improve further. In the meantime, there are only two mini-tournaments left before Korea – the Channel One Cup in mid-December in Moscow and the Spengler Cup at the end of the year in Davos, Switzerland. Full Karjala Cup Results HERE Russia won in Augsburg the Deutschland Cup It was a busy weekend for 24 men’s national teams during the international break. Finland, Russia, Denmark, Latvia and Poland were among the tournament winners. Beside the Karjala Tournament there were several other events such as the traditional Deutschland Cup that again took place in Augsburg. Russia had a very busy weekend sending two men’s teams to international tournaments, the A squad to Helsinki and the B squad to Augsburg. And while the top team had to settle for second place at the Karjala Tournament, the Russian selection for the Deutschland Cup succeeded all the way winning all three games in Augsburg. The team coached by Oleg Bratash beat host Germany 8-2 with eight different goal scorers, continued with a 5-2 win against the United States and then beat Slovakia 4-2 for first place thanks to a hat trick from Alexei Makeyev. The 25-year-old winger of Vityaz Podolsk, who has never played for any national team before, not only opened the scoring after three minutes, but when Russia was behind 2-1 he scored the important 2-2 and 3-2 goals for his team. Other top performers for the team were tournament scoring leader Artyom Fyodorov, who had one goal and five assists, top-scoring defenceman Mikhail Naumenkov (3+2) and goaltender Vasili Koshechkin, who had a 93.55 save percentage in two starts. For Slovakia the first tournament with new head coach Craig Ramsay and GM Miroslav Satan ended in second place after wins against the U.S. (2-1) and Germany (3-0). The Germans got their only win on the last day, 5-1 against the United States thanks to efficient offence with a 4-0 lead midway the game. For the U.S. men’s national team it was first and last tournament of the season prior to the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang and provided head coach Tony Granato some insight about the potential players for the Olympics. The players were mainly professionals from European clubs. Seven each came from the Swedish SHL and the Swiss National League, six from the KHL, five from the German DEL and one from the Czech Extraliga. Former NHL forward Ryan Malone has an AHL contract with the Iowa Wild and long-time NHL player Brian Gionta is without a club after having captained the Buffalo Sabres during the last three seasons and the Montreal Canadiens before. Full Deutschland Cup Results HERE Denmark, Latvia & Poland win EIHC tournaments Other countries participated in three tournaments that are part of the Euro Ice Hockey Challenge. 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship host Denmark finished the event in Innsbruck on top before Scandinavian rival Norway, tournament host Austria and Olympic host Korea. After exchanging goals in the first two periods including a temporary 2-1 and 3-2 lead for the Koreans, the Danes eventually scored their goals during the second half of the game to win 7-4. Jesper Jensen and Morten Poulsen scored the power-play markers to beat second-placed Norway 2-0. And to secure the tournament win the Danes beat Austria 2-1 on the last day thanks to Jonas Rondbjerg’s game-winning goal with 12 seconds left in regulation time. Norway finished in second place thanks to a 3-2 overtime win against Austria on the first day. The Norwegians came back from a one-goal deficit with third-period goals from Anders Bastiansen and Mathis Olimb but Thomas Hundertpfund tied the game at two with his power-play marker 2:31 before the end of regulation time. Mathis Olimb scored the overtime winner also on a man advantage. Olympic host Korea, which recently earned promotion to the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, had to leave the tournament winless but had the tournament’s scoring leader as Kisung Kim notched five points (1+4). At France’s new national ice hockey centre in Cergy-Pontoise near Paris, Latvia won a competitive tournament ahead of neighbouring country Belarus, Slovenia and host France. The first day was already key for the tournament win when the Latvians beat Belarus 7-5. Five different players scored for Latvia including Maris Bicevskis and Rodrigo Abols with a pair of goals. The Latvians had a good start and established a 3-0 lead after 25 minutes of play but yet had to battle hard. Belarus came back with two goals in a span of 40 seconds in the middle frame before the Latvians added two more markers toward the end of the period for a 5-2 lead. The maroon-and-white team continued with victories against Slovenia (4-1) and France (3-1) to win the tournament. Belarus came back after the loss to take second place with wins against France (3-2 OT) and Slovenia (5-3) and had the tournament’s scoring leader with Artur Gavrus (1+4). The Slovenes had their only win against France when Rok Ticar scored in overtime while the French lost all games including two in overtime. The third EIHC tournament played in Budapest included four Division I countries. Hungary will host the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group A in the same city but at a bigger venue, the multifunctional Laszlo Papp Sportarena. Poland was already known as the tournament winner after two days beating host Hungary 4-1 and Japan 3-2. Krystian Dziubinski opened the scoring for Poland in the first period and when Jesse Dudas tied the game for Hungary 98 seconds into the second period, Alex Szczechura reacted with his goal 50 seconds later and Aron Chmielewski made it 3-1 before the intermission and before Marcin Kolusz added the fourth goal early in the third period. Szczechura, Pawel Dronia and Kacper Guzik scored for the Poles in the win against a Japanese team that fought back with Ryo Hashimoto’s two goals. With the tournament win secured, the Poles lost the last game to Italy 4-3. Japan, which opposed to the other teams plays in the Division I Group B, experienced a good start under new head coach Yuji Iwamoto. Two goals within a span of 62 seconds during the middle frame from Makuru Furuhashi set up a 2-1 upset win against Italy on the opening day and after recovering from the tight loss to Poland, the Japanese beat host Hungary 4-3 in shootout on Sunday evening. Hungary dominated the game with 43-18 shots on goal and held the lead during most of the game until Hiromichi Terao tied the game at three with 3:09 left in regulation time. Kenta Takagi scored the shootout-winner for Japan, which thanks to the win finished in second place before Hungary and Italy. 23-year-old Furuhashi, who’s just in his second season with the Japanese men’s national team, was the tournament’s scoring leader with five points (3+2). Full European Ice Hockey Challenger Results HERE In the Lithuanian port city of Klaipeda a Latvian league selection won the Baltic Challenge Cup against the men’s national teams of Lithuania, Estonia and the U20 national team from Ukraine.

Sure, I understand it, no problem with that at all. I just found it funny that all last results finished scoreless. not so usual, I guess

watching few last matches New Zealand - Peru 0-0, Honduras - Australia 0-0, Denmark - Ireland 0-0, Switzerland - N. Ireland 0-0, Greece - Croatia 0-0, Italy - Sweden so far 0-0...this sport is so exciting

This is terrible RIP David

Highlights of our games in the Deutschland Cup 2017 Slovakia - USA 2-1 Slovakia - Germany 3-0 Slovakia - Russia "B" 2-4 with the Trophy ceremony

yeah, they are there mainly to learn, any eventual tie/win will be surely considered as a success, it´s still the early beginning for this sport in Slovakia. But still nice to see we are competing in new sports. That´s really fine. So may the force be with them then in their next game

I guess, they found the mistake during past week when we played our first ever Division II match against --- Slovenia https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/304179/rugby-slovensko-nestacilo-v-konferencii-2-juh-na-slovincov/

This will not happen I think, I´ve heard (some rumors) that Russian athletes will be allowed to compete but only as Independent athletes under the Olympic flag and they will not be allowed to march at the parade of nations during the opening ceremony...but as I said I´ve just heard it somewhere and I don´t even remember where..so very likely it may be also only a bullshit

Friendly Matches 12th November 2017 Mens EURO-HOCKEY TOUR 2017/18 Stage 1 - Karjala Cup (in Helsinki, Finland) Sunday November 12th, 2017 - Round-Robin Last Day Results (GMT +2) 13:30 Russia vs Czech Republic 5-2 17:30 Finland vs Canada 4-3 Karjala Cup Final Standing 1. Finland 9 pts , 2. Russia 6 pts, 3. Sweden 6 pts, 4. Canada 3 pts, 5. Czech Republic 3 pts, 6. Switzerland 0 pts. EURO-HOCKEY TOUR 2017/18 Cumulative Standing After Stage 1/4 1. Finland 6 pts, 2. Russia 3 pts, 3. Sweden 3 pts, 4. Czech Republic 0 pts. DEUTSCHLAND CUP 2017 (in Augsburg, Germany) Sunday November 12th, 2017 - Round-Robin Last Day Results (GMT +1) 13:15 Slovakia vs Russia "B" 2-4 16:45 USA vs Germany 1-5 Final Standing 1. Russia "B" 9 pts , 2. Slovakia 6 pts , 3. Germany 3 pts , 4. United States 0 pts EUROPEAN ICE HOCKEY CHALLENGER, BUDAPEST (in Budapest, Hungary) Saturday November 11th, 2017 - Round-Robin Last Day Results (GMT +1) 14:30 Italy vs Poland 4-3 18:00 Hungary vs Japan 3-4 After GWS Final Standing 1. Poland 6 pts , 2. Japan 5 pts , 3. Hungary 4 pts , 4. Italy 3 pts UNDER 17 WORLD CHALLENGE (in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, Canada) Gold Medal Match United States vs Canada "Red" 6-4 Bronze Medal Match Czech Republic vs Canada "White" 2-1 Final Standing 1. United States , 2. Canada "Red" , 3. Czech Republic , 4. Canada "White" 5. Russia 6. Finland 7. Canada "Black" 8. Sweden Other Matches Latvia "B" - Estonia 13-0 Ukraine U20 - Lithuania 2-3 Germany U20 - Slovakia U20 6-3 Norway U20 - Switzerland U20 3-4 Czech Republic U19 - Finland U19 6-5 Finland U18 - Sweden U18 2-1 After OT Czech Republic U18 - United States U18 0-3 Czech Republic U16 - Switzerland U16 3-4 Womens Poland - Slovakia 1-2 (*11th November 2017) Poland - Slovakia 3-5 South Korea - France 3-1 Hungary - Denmark 3-4 After OT Sweden - Finland 1-2 After OT Canada - United States 1-5 Slovakia U18 - Switzerland U18 5-7 Austria U18 - Italy U18 1-2 Czech Republic U16 - Germany U16 4-2

Stage 2 in Levi (FIN) November 12th, 2017 Slalom Mens (1/12) 1. Felix Neureuther 1:42.83, 2. Henrik Kristoffersen 1:43.20 and 3. Mattias Hargin 1:43.28 Full Results HERE Video Highlights

Marta Kubišová - Modlitba pro Martu is from August 1968, this song is considered as the symbol of national resistance against the occupation by the Warsaw pact troops in 1968

Pleasant and hopeful performance by Matej Falát with BIB 81 finished only 1.97 behind Ryding.

Looks like Croatian hard luck is not over Vidovič currently 31st with just traditional 0.01 behind the top 30

And it was a really nice and touching and at same time funny moment, right during the Czech Athlete of the year live in national TV. Adam finished 8th and the presentator asked him "So Adam, what´s new ? Any wedding in minds ?" and he responded "When I ask my girlfriend for a hand", But that was not enough for the presentator: "And when do you plan to do it ?" At this moment, Helcelet answered: "Well, for example now,"

Kasparaitis back on stage Plays first game for native country Lithuania 45-year-old Darius Kasparaitis is back on the international stage! After four seasons in the Lithuanian league he for the first time played for the national team of his native country in an exhibition game against Estonia. Long-time NHL defenceman Darius Kasparaitis for the first time represented his native country Lithuania on Friday in an exhibition game against Estonia. The game was a first step to make his dream come true to play for his country in an IIHF competition when Lithuania will host the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group B in Kaunas. Kasparaitis is one of two Lithuanians who made it to the NHL. Both he and Dainius Zubrus hail from Elektrenai, a town halfway between Kaunas and the capital of Vilnius. But while Zubrus represented Lithuania in the lower divisions after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Kasparaitis went another way. When he was 14 he left Lithuania and followed the invitation to join Dynamo Moscow, one of the strongest teams in the Soviet Union. He played for the Soviet U18 and U20 national teams. In 1992 during the split up he stayed with the Russian system, won Olympic gold with the “Unified Team” formed by Russia and other former Soviet republics except the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania during the 1992 Winter and Summer Olympics. The same year he represented Russia in the World Championship as he did in 1996, at three more Olympic Winter Games (1998, 2002, 2006) and the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. Now Kasparaitis is past his prime. He left the NHL in 2007 and played two more seasons for SKA St. Petersburg in the KHL before retiring as a professional player. But after four years without official hockey games he came back. In 2013 he made his formal transfer back to Lithuania and joined the Hockey Punks Vilnius. He has played four consecutive seasons in the top Lithuanian league and wants to apply for a change of nationality in IIHF competitions to represent his country in Kaunas when Lithuania will host Ukraine, Japan, Estonia, Croatia and Romania in April. Playing at the Baltic Challenge Cup in the port town of Klaipeda this week is his first experience in the red-and-white jersey with the Lithuanian knight. And he had a good start with the probably strongest Lithuanian presence ever. Kasparaitis was first time on the ice as was goaltender Mantas Armalis, who became the third Lithuanian to be signed by an NHL team but played in the AHL last season, and Nerijus Alisauskas, the second Lithuanian after Kasparaitis to play in the KHL. (Armalis has in the meantime joined him at Dinamo Riga.) And then there was Dainius Zubrus, who recently retired from his long NHL career – not on the ice but at least on the tribune of the Svyturis Arena. But of course hockey fans in the Baltic country hope to see him on the ice again for a third World Championship Division I tournament after 2005 and 2014. In the 7-2 win against Estonia, 45-year-old defenceman Kasparaitis helped set up two early goals scored by his 18-year-old linemate Markas Kaleinikovas to give Lithuania a 2-0 lead against their Baltic rivals. 17 seconds into the third period the new Lithuanian captain with the number 11 also had a marker on his own to give Lithuania a 6-0 lead. That made him arguably the oldest “national team rookie” to score in his first game for his team. “I’m not here to score goals, I’m here to play defence,” he said about the goal and was happy about his debut in his native country. “I feel great. I haven’t played for a long time. First of all the team won. It is good for me to see where I am at and that I can still compete at this level and that if I’m at good health and have passion for the game I can still do it.” The Baltic Challenge Cup will be played at three venues. The stage in Klaipeda beside Lithuania and Estonia includes a selection of the Latvian league and the Ukrainian national team.

Tomorrow is the last day of the 1st seasons International break, here the matches schedule EURO-HOCKEY TOUR 2017/18 Stage 1 - Karjala Cup (in Helsinki, Finland) Sunday November 12th, 2017 - Round-Robin Last Day Schedule (GMT +2) 13:30 Russia vs Czech Republic 17:30 Finland vs Canada DEUTSCHLAND CUP 2017 (in Augsburg, Germany) Sunday November 12th, 2017 - Round-Robin Last Day Schedule (GMT +1) 13:15 Slovakia vs Russia "B" 16:45 USA vs Germany EUROPEAN ICE HOCKEY CHALLENGER, BUDAPEST (in Budapest, Hungary) Saturday November 11th, 2017 - Round-Robin Last Day Schedule (GMT +1) 14:30 Italy vs Poland 18:00 Hungary vs Japan

Friendly Matches 11th November 2017 Mens EURO-HOCKEY TOUR 2017/18 Stage 1 - Karjala Cup (in Helsinki, Finland) Saturday November 11th, 2017 - Round-Robin Day 4 Results (GMT +2) 13:00 Switzerland vs Russia 2-6 17:30 Finland vs Sweden 3-1 Karjala Cup Standing after Day 4 1. Finland 6 pts, 2. Sweden 6 pts, 3. Russia 3 pts, 4. Canada 3 pts, 5. Czech Republic 3 pts., 6. Switzerland 0 pts. *Switzerland already assured to finish last in the tournament. EURO-HOCKEY TOUR 2017/18 Cumulative Standing 1. Finland 6 pts, 2. Sweden 3 pts, 3. Russia 0 pts, 4. Czech Republic 0 pts. DEUTSCHLAND CUP 2017 (in Augsburg, Germany) Saturday November 11th, 2017 - Round-Robin Day 2 Results (GMT +1) 16:00 Germany vs Slovakia 0-3 19:30 Russia "B" vs USA 5-2 Tournament Standing after Day 2 1. Russia "B" 6 pts, 2. Slovakia 6 pts, 3. United States 0 pts, 4. Germany 0 pts EUROPEAN ICE HOCKEY CHALLENGER, INNSBRUCK (in Innsbruck, Austria) Saturday November 11th, 2017 - Round-Robin Last Day Results (GMT +1) 14:30 South Korea vs Norway 1-5 17:30 Austria vs Denmark 1-2 Final Standing 1. Denmark 9 pts , 2. Norway 5 pts , 3. Austria 4 pts , 4. South Korea 0 pts EUROPEAN ICE HOCKEY CHALLENGER, FRANCE (in Cergy-Pontoise, France) Friday November 11th, 2017 - Round-Robin Last Day Results (GMT +1) 18:00 France vs Latvia 1-3 * Played In Amiens 20:00 Slovenia vs Belarus 3-5 Final Standing 1. Latvia 9 pts , 2. Belarus 5 pts, 3. Slovenia 2 pts , 4. France 2 pts EUROPEAN ICE HOCKEY CHALLENGER, BUDAPEST (in Budapest, Hungary) Saturday November 11th, 2017 - Round-Robin Day 2 Results (GMT +1) 15:30 Poland vs Japan 3-2 19:00 Italy vs Hungary 2-5 Tournament Standing after Day 2 1. Poland 6 pts, 2. Hungary 3 pts, 3. Japan 3 pts, 4. Italy 0 pts *Poland is already the Tournament winner, Italy is already assured to finish last in the tournament. Other Matches Estonia - Ukraine U20 3-1 Lithuania - Latvia "B" 3-5 Austria U20 - Belarus U20 2-10 France U20 - Italy U20 4-1 Germany U20 - Norway U20 2-4 Latvia U20 - Denmark U20 0-2 Slovenia U20 - Hungary U20 4-6 Slovakia U20 - Switzerland U20 3-4 Czech Republic U19 - Finland U19 2-4 Switzerland U17 - France U18 1-3 Slovakia U18 - Belarus U18 4-3 Finland U18 - United States U18 4-3 After GWS Germany U18 - Denmark U18 3-2 Norway U18 - Latvia U18 3-2 After OT Sweden U18 - Switzerland U18 2-3 After GWS Latvia U17 - Slovakia U16 4-0 Slovakia U17 - Germany U17 5-2 Belarus U17 - Russia U16 1-4 Slovenia U16 - Italy U16 1-0 Latvia U16 - Norway U16 2-5 Austria U16 - Hungary U16 6-4 Czech Republic U16 - Switzerland U16 5-2 Womens United States - Sweden 5-0 (*10th November 2017) Czech Republic - Germany 0-1 After OT Russia - Switzerland 3-0 Denmark - South Korea 4-1 Hungary - France 5-0 Finland U18 - Germany U18 6-1 Austria U18 - Slovakia U18 0-4 Czech Republic U18 - Japan U18 1-3 Russia U18 - Sweden U18 4-0 Italy U18 - Switzerland U18 1-8 Czech Republic U16 - Germany U16 4-3

Stage 4 in Milano (ITA) November 11th, 2017 Big Air Mens (1/5) 1. Chris Corning 182.75, 2. Redmond Gerard 163.00 and 3. Kyle Mack 161.50 Full Results HERE Video Highlights Big Air Womens (1/5) 1. Anna Gasser 160.25, 2. Katie Ormerod 143.25 and 3. Sina Candrian 130.25 Full Results HERE Video Highlights

but you are qualified for the WC too, so you did not need him Congrats btw

Just noticed that coach is Herve Renard, dude, this coach is successful everywhere

Klaudia missed the final for 2.5 points http://medias1.fis-ski.com/pdf/2018/SB/7222/7222RLQ.pdf At least she collected another interesting and important portion of points in the Olympic qualification

Stage 2 in Levi (FIN) November 11th, 2017 Slalom Womens (1/12) 1. Petra Vlhová 1:49.98, 2. Mikaela Shiffrin 1:50.08 and 3. Wendy Holdener 1:51.33 Full Results HERE Video Highlights

2nd WC slalom in a row

Podium