Like the Swedes in their subgroup, the Canadians won all the matches in Group A, although two of them ended in regular time, but in the elimination tournament, the representatives of the homeland of hockey defeated Slovakia 6:3 in the first game, with three points from Nick Paul (2+1). In subgroup A, Switzerland suffered its only loss to Canada and was second, but in the quarter-finals it defeated Germany 3:1, for which Christoph Bertschi scored two goals.
Last year’s bronze medalist Latvia did not get out of the subgroup this year and finished in ninth place.
The 16 teams were divided into two groups of eight teams each, with each team playing seven games. The top four teams in each group will continue their medal fight in the quarter-finals, but the weaker teams in both groups left the stronger division and will be replaced by Hungary and Slovenia in the top 16 next year.
Last year, the Canadians triumphed in the world championships, beating Germany in the decisive match, while Latvia won the bronze medals, defeating the USA national team in overtime.
The World Championship will take place in the Czech cities of Prague and Ostrava until May 26.
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2024-05-25 05:18:51
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