The Americans unveiled their potential at the November tournament in Switzerland. At the Chablais Hockey Trophy, they clearly beat the Czech team 9: 1, and the Finns also scored nine goals.
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The opening duel of the championship showed the strength of the staff from the centralized program in Plymouth. The Americans dominated the overseas derby with Canada and won in a clear 8: 3 ratio.
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But the Czechs will enter the match in a good mood. Like their current opponent, they took three points from the first match in the group after winning Germany. Jakub Petr’s charges lost twice, but in the end they managed to avert the result to the final 4: 2.
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