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Final composition of groups confirmed. Draw for tickets in the first phase
 
 
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Host Organizing Committee have released the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship groups.
 
 Composition of groups confirmed
 
The groups for Prague and Ostrava are based on the World Ranking taking into consideration organizational wishes by the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Organizing Committee. “Thanks to the fact that the Czechs and Slovaks were already in different groups, we were able to address another group change wish " Jan Černý, General Secretary of the Czech Ice Hockey Association and Sport Director of the 2024 IIHF WM praises the composition of the groups.
 
Host Czechia will play Canada - the defending champion, Finland, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Austria and Great Britain in Group A in Prague.
 
Ostrava will host Group B that includes the USA, Germany, Sweden, Slovakia, Latvia, France, Kazakhstan and Poland. Poland is returning to the elite after 22 years: "Poles are big sports enthusiasts so we believe that they will not miss this historic event for Polish ice hockey," says Jan Černý.
 
Group A – Prague
Canada Finland Switzerland Czechia Denmark Norway Austria Great Britain Group B – Ostrava
USA Germany Sweden Slovakia Latvia France Kazakhstan Poland  
Ticket sales will start in autumn 
 
The 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship tickets will go on sale in October.
As in the past, only daily ticket packages for two or three games on the particular game day in Prague or Ostrava will be available from the beginning. "We are currently working intensively on the final pricing policy, but it is already possible to say that the daily packages of the first category will range from 2,000 to 5,000 CZK (approx. 85 to 215 EUR) and the second from 1,500 to 4,500 CZK (approx. 65 to 190 EUR). The first category corresponds to the 1st floor of the Prague Arena and all sectors of the Ostrava Arena except for the corners A1, A5, B1 and B5, which fall into the second category. In Prague Arena, a fourth floor is planned as part of the second price category. In both venues, we will also offer a third price category in the range of CZK 1,000 to 3,000 (approx. 40 to 125 EUR) which will correspond to the highest rows in the arenas," Petr Bříza, President of the Organizing Committee of the Czech Ice Hockey Association for the 2024 IIHF WM, presented the ticket price frameworks.
  
Draw for priority purchase of tickets
  
Interest in tickets to the 2024 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship held in Czechia is traditionally enormous, as evidenced by the high attendances in 2004 and 2015. The organizers therefore came up with a novelty this year which will offer fans the opportunity to secure tickets in advance, with a draw for the priority right to purchase tickets, which will take place in the autumn. "We were inspired by the Olympic Games, the Rugby World Cup or the last IIHF Ice Hockey Championship in Tampere and Riga. The goal of the draw is to provide the ice hockey audience with an equal opportunity to get tickets. This will apply not only to Czech fans, but also to foreign fans. The winner will be able to buy one to six tickets according to their preference in the first and second price categories. With the draw, we also want to dilute the great interest that we expect at the beginning of the sale," Petr Bříza explains the form of the competition and its goals.
 
In the first phase, all interested fans will first register on (2024.iihfworlds.com), which will be active from 20 July. Participants can only register once using their email address and phone number. In the second phase, the participants will be invited via email to select up to three preferred teams and respective game days.
 
In the second half of September, a lottery will take place, on the basis of which the participants will find out whether they have obtained the possibility of priority purchase. "The winners will have a total of five days to buy tickets. We expect to open the priority purchase of tickets in the first half of October. Winners cannot reserve the tickets; they need to be paid after selection using the selected payment method. Of course, it is up to everyone whether and to what extent they would like to benefit from the successful draw. Approximately 20% of the sales capacity of the arena will be allocated to the draw on each game day of the preliminary round. After that, as part of the traditional sale, we will release another wave of tickets. In case that luck does not smile on someone in the competition, they will have the opportunity to purchase tickets also in the subsequent public sale. We would like to present a complete price overview of all types of tickets at the end of the summer, when we will already know the game schedule," explains Petr Bříza.
  
Official ticket sales will begin after the end of the ticket draw, i.e. in the first half of October. "We believe that this form, which is currently widely used, will also be attractive to our fans. We would like to meet the attendance of 2015. Fans from all over the world associate Prague and Ostrava with packed arenas and an unforgettable atmosphere and, we would like to confirm that next year," concludes Petr Bříza.
 
Ticket draw phases: 
1st Phase – Registration of participants: via 2024.iihfworlds.com from 20 July 2023
2nd Phase – Choice of teams and specific games: until 15 September 2023
3rd Phase – Drawing and contacting the winners: second half of September 2023 
4th Phase – Advance tickets sale for the winners: first half of October 2023 

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 () ICE Hockey League Playoffs
 
Finals (Best-of-7 Series)
 
Game #3: Tuesday, April 9th, 7.30 p.m. CET, KAC Klagenfurt vs Red Bull Salzburg  4-2 (0-2, 3-0, 1-0)
 
KAC Klagenfurt lead the Series 2-1
 
Game #4 is scheduled for next Friday, April 12th @ 7.30 p.m. CET in Salzburg

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 Synerglace Ligue Magnus
 
Finals (Best-of-7 Series)
 
Game #3: Tuesday, April 9th, 8.30 p.m. CET, Bordeaux vs Rouen  3-6 (0-3, 2-1, 1-2)
 
Bordeaux lead the Series 2-1
 
Game #4 is scheduled for Tonight, Wednesday, April 10th @ 8.30 p.m. CET in Bordeaux

Metal Ligaen Playoffs
 
Finals Schedule (Best-of-7 Series)
 
SønderjyskE (3) vs Esbjerg Energy (4)
 
Game #1: Friday, April 12th, 7.30 p.m. CET, SønderjyskE vs Esbjerg Energy
 
Game #2: Sunday, April 14th, 3 p.m. CET, Esbjerg Energy vs SønderjyskE
 
Game #3: Tuesday, April 16th, 7.30 p.m. CET, SønderjyskE vs Esbjerg Energy
 
Game #4: Friday, April 19th, 7.30 p.m. CET, Esbjerg Energy vs SønderjyskE
 
Games #5 through #7: TBA

Metal Ligaen Playoffs
 
Semifinals Results (Best-of-7 Series)
 
Esbjerg Energy (4) b. Aalborg Pirates (1)  4-3 (5-4 OT; 2-3 OT; 7-4; 4-3 2OT; 2-5; 2-5; 3-0)
 
SønderjyskE (3) b. Herning IK (2)  4-2 (0-4; 4-3 OT; 3-4; 5-4 OT; 4-2; 4-2)

v.  should be a good one. Although I am expecting Canada to win, Sweden did take us to OT at last years World Championships (also coincidentally in the quarterfinals) before Nurse knotted in the 3-2 goal for Canada. But Svensson and Söderberg are no joke and if both catch on fire it may just result in an upset. 

Slaf scored his first career NHL hattrick last night at 20 years and 10 days
 
 

Slaf scored his first career NHL hattrick last night at 20 years and 10 days
 
 

Tuesday April 9th, 2024 -
 
Preliminary Round Last Day Schedule (GMT -4)
 
Group A
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)  
CEST 21:00
Czechia vs Switzerland
Period-by-Period:
April 9th 2024, h. 15:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica     Group B
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)   CEST 17:00 Germany vs China
Period-by-Period:
April 9th 2024, h. 11:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica  
CEST 01:00 (10.04.)
Japan vs Denmark
Period-by-Period:
April 9th 2024, h. 19:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica  

Monday April 8th, 2024 -
 
Preliminary Round Day 6 Results (GMT -4)
 
Group A
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)   Switzerland 2 - 5 Finland
Period-by-Period: 1-2, 0-2, 1-1
April 8th 2024, h. 15:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica  
United States OT1 - 0 Canada
Period-by-Period: 0-0, 0-0, 0-0, Overtime: 1-0
April 8th 2024, h. 19:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica  
Group A Provisional Standing After Day 6  
Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. United States 4 4(1) 0(0) 16 3 +13 11 Canada 4 3(0) 1(1) 12 2 +10 10 Czechia 3 1(0) 2(0) 4 11 -7 3 Finland 4 1(0) 3(0) 9 15 -6 3 Switzerland 3 0(0) 3(0) 2 12 -10 0  
 
Group B
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)   Germany 1 - 0 Sweden
Period-by-Period: 0-0, 0-0, 1-0
April 8th 2024, h. 11:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica 1 Group B Provisional Standing After Day 6 + Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. Germany 3 3(0) 0(0) 10 2 +8 9 Sweden 4 3(0) 1(0) 17 5 +12 9 China 3 1(1) 2(1) 5 12 -7 3 Denmark 3 1(1) 2(0) 4 9 -5 2 Japan 3 0(0) 3(1) 5 13 -8 1  
 Nations Qualified for the Quarterfinals (Partial)
 
Canada Czechia Finland Germany Sweden Switzerland United States

Monday April 8th, 2024 -
 
Preliminary Round Day 6 Schedule (GMT -4)
 
Group A
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)  
CEST 21:00
Switzerland vs Finland
Period-by-Period:
April 8th 2024, h. 15:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica  
CEST 01:00 (09.04.)
United States vs Canada
Period-by-Period:
April 8th 2024, h. 19:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica     Group B
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)  
CEST 17:00
Germany vs Sweden
Period-by-Period:
April 8th 2024, h. 11:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica  

Sunday April 7th, 2024 -
 
Preliminary Round Day 5 Results (GMT -4)
 
Group A
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)  
Canada 5 - 0 Czechia
Period-by-Period: 3-0, 1-0, 1-0
April 7th 2024, h. 15:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica  
Group A Provisional Standing After Day 5  
Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. United States 3 3(0) 0(0) 15 3 +12 9 Canada 3 3(0) 0(0) 12 1 +11 9 Czechia 3 1(0) 2(0) 4 11 -7 3 Switzerland 2 0(0) 2(0) 0 7 -7 0 Finland 3 0(0) 3(0) 4 13 -9 0  
 
Group B
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)   Sweden 6 - 2 Japan
Period-by-Period: 2-0, 1-2, 3-0
April 7th 2024, h. 11:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica   China 1 - 2PSO Denmark
Period-by-Period: 0-0, 0-1, 1-0, Overtime: 0-0, Penalty Shoot-Out: 0-1
April 7th 2024, h. 19:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica 1 Group B Provisional Standing After Day 5 + Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. Sweden 3 3(0) 0(0) 17 4 +13 9 Germany 2 2(0) 0(0) 9 2 +7 6 China 3 1(1) 2(1) 5 12 -7 3 Denmark 3 1(1) 2(0) 4 9 -5 2 Japan 3 0(0) 3(1) 5 13 -8 1  
 Nations Qualified for the Quarterfinals (Partial)
 
Canada Czechia Finland Germany Sweden Switzerland United States

Neisi Dajomes wins gold for 

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 () ICE Hockey League Playoffs
 
Finals Schedule (Best-of-7 Series)
 
EC KAC Klagenfurt (1) vs EC Red Bull Salzburg (3)
 
Game #1: Friday, April 5th, 7.30 p.m. CET, KAC Klagenfurt vs Red Bull Salzburg  0-1 OT (0-0, 0-0, 0-0, 0-1)
 
Game #2: Sunday, April 7th, 5.30 p.m. CET, Red Bull Salzburg vs KAC Klagenfurt  2-5 (1-1, 0-2, 1-2)
 
Game #3: Tuesday, April 9th, 7.30 p.m. CET, KAC Klagenfurt vs Red Bull Salzburg
 
Game #4: Friday, April 12th, 7.30 p.m. CET, Red Bull Salzburg vs KAC Klagenfurt
 
Game #5: Sunday, April 14th, 5.30 p.m. CET, KAC Klagenfurt vs Red Bull Salzburg
 
if necessary, Game #6: Tuesday, April 16th, 7.30 p.m. CET, Red Bull Salzburg vs KAC Klagenfurt
 
if necessary, Game #7: Friday, April 19th, 7.30 p.m. CET, KAC Klagenfurt vs Red Bull Salzburg

Synerglace Ligue Magnus
 
Finals Schedule (Best-of-7 Series)
 
Dragons de Rouen (1) vs Boxers de Bordeaux (3)
 
Game #1: Friday, April 5th, 8.30 p.m. CET, Rouen vs Bordeaux  2-3 (1-2, 1-0, 0-1)
 
Game #2: Saturday, April 6th, 9.00 p.m. CET, Rouen vs Bordeaux  2-4 (0-2, 1-1, 1-1)
 
Game #3: Tuesday, April 9th, 8.30 p.m. CET, Bordeaux vs Rouen
 
Game #4: Wednesday, April 10th, 8.30 p.m. CET, Bordeaux vs Rouen
 
if necessary, Game #5: Saturday, April 13th, 9.00 p.m. CET, Rouen vs Bordeaux
 
if necessary, Game #6: Monday, April 15th, 8.30 p.m. CET, Bordeaux vs Rouen
 
if necessary, Game #7: Wednesday, April 17th, 9.00 p.m. CET, Rouen vs Bordeaux

Synerglace Ligue Magnus
 
Semifinals Results (Best-of-7 Series)
 
Dragons de Rouen (1) b. Jokers de Cergy-Pontoise (7)  4-0 (7-2; 5-2; 6-1; 5-1)
 
Boxers de Boredeaux (4) b. Brûleurs de Loups de Grenoble (3)  4-1 (3-2; 3-1; 2-4; 4-3; 4-3)

Return after After 10 years of absence.
 
Qualified for its 3rd European Championship in history (in both previous appearances in 1994 & 2004 finished in both cases 12th)
 

 
 

Sunday April 7th, 2024 -
 
Preliminary Round Day 5 Schedule (GMT -4)
 
Group A
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)  
CEST 21:00
Canada vs Czechia
Period-by-Period:
April 7th 2024, h. 15:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica     Group B
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)  
CEST 17:00
Sweden vs Japan
Period-by-Period:
April 7th 2024, h. 11:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica  
CEST 01:00 (08.04.)
China vs Denmark
Period-by-Period:
April 7th 2024, h. 19:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica

Saturday April 6th, 2024 -
 
Preliminary Round Day 4 Results (GMT -4)
 
Group A
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)   Finland 3 - 5 United States
Period-by-Period: 2-2, 1-2, 0-1
April 6th 2024, h. 19:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica  
Group A Provisional Standing After Day 4  
Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. United States 3 3(0) 0(0) 15 3 +12 9 Canada 2 2(0) 0(0) 7 1 +6 6 Czechia 2 1(0) 1(0) 4 6 -2 3 Switzerland 2 0(0) 2(0) 0 7 -7 0 Finland 3 0(0) 3(0) 4 13 -9 0  
 
Group B
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)   Japan 1 - 4 Germany
Period-by-Period: 0-0, 0-2, 1-2
April 6th 2024, h. 15:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica 1 Group B Provisional Standing After Day 4 + Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. Sweden 2 2(0) 0(0) 11 2 +9 6 Germany 2 2(0) 0(0) 9 2 +7 6 China 2 1(1) 1(0) 4 10 -6 2 Japan 2 0(0) 2(1) 3 7 -4 1 Denmark 2 0(0) 2(0) 2 8 -6 0  
Nations Qualified for the Quarterfinals (Partial)
 
Canada Czechia Finland Switzerland United States  

The biggest hope of future of Slovak sport Patrícia Tománková extended yesterday her winning streak to 10 consecutive cadet tournaments and 33 consecutive wins in the cadet category https://www.ijf.org/judoka/65971/contests by winning the Teplice (CZE) Cadet EC.
 
The 2023 Youth athlete of the year in Slovakia still lost only one bout among cadets in the last 18 months
 

Round-Robin Final Standing   Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. Slovakia 5 4(0) 1(0) 25 6 +19 12 Latvia 5 3(0) 2(1) 16 15 +1 10 Italy 5 3(0) 2(0) 13 8 +5 9 Great Britain 5 2(0) 3(1) 8 14 -6 7 Slovenia 5 2(1) 3(0) 10 16 -6 5 Poland 5 1(1) 4(0) 6 19 -13 2 The following Nation has qualified for the Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Division I Group A World Championship 2025
 
Slovakia  
The following Nations have qualified for the Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Division I Group B World Championship 2025
 
Great Britain Italy Latvia Slovenia  
The following Nation has been relegated to the Women's Ice Hockey IIHF Division II Group A World Championship 2025
 
Poland  

Saturday April 6th, 2024 -
 
Preliminary Round Day 4 Schedule (GMT -4)
 
Group A
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)  
CEST 01:00 (07.04.)
Finland vs United States
Period-by-Period:
April 6th 2024, h. 19:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica    
Group B
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)
 
CEST 21:00
Japan vs Germany
Period-by-Period:
April 6th 2024, h. 15:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica

Friday April 5th, 2024 -
 
Preliminary Round Day 3 Results (GMT -4)
 
Group A
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4) + Switzerland 0 - 3 Canada
Period-by-Period: 0-2, 0-0, 0-1
April 5th 2024, h. 15:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica  
Czechia 0 - 6 United States
Period-by-Period: 0-1, 0-2, 0-3
April 5th 2024, h. 19:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica  
Group A Provisional Standing After Day 3  
Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. United States 2 2(0) 0(0) 10 0 +10 6 Canada 2 2(0) 0(0) 7 1 +6 6 Czechia 2 1(0) 1(0) 4 6 -2 3 Finland 2 0(0) 2(0) 1 8 -7 0 Switzerland 2 0(0) 2(0) 0 7 -7 0  
 
Group B
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4) + Sweden 8 - 1 China
Period-by-Period: 4-0, 4-1, 0-0
April 5th 2024, h. 11:00, Adirondack Back Centre, Utica 1 Group B Provisional Standing After Day 3 + Nation P W(OTW) L(OTL) GF GA +/- Pt. Sweden 2 2(0) 0(0) 11 2 +9 6 Germany 1 1(0) 0(0) 5 1 +4 3 China 2 1(1) 1(0) 4 10 -6 2 Japan 1 0(0) 1(1) 2 3 -1 1 Denmark 2 0(0) 2(0) 2 8 -6 0 Nations Qualified for the Quarterfinals (Partial)
 
Canada Czechia Finland Switzerland United States  

Israel isn't even on the podium in the women's duo tech, bronze for Diky/Krajxovica  @hckošice