The Czech hockey staff wins the world championship

Host of the event Czech Republic beat Switzerland 2:0 (0:0, 0:0, 2:0) within the closing.

Within the second third, each groups had the chance to play more often than not, however neither the Swiss nor the Czechs managed to make use of the benefit.

Play was stopped briefly within the third interval after one of many courtroom’s protecting glasses was cracked and had to get replaced after an influence play in opposition to Switzerland’s Andrea Glauser.

Lower than 11 minutes earlier than the top of regular time, Davids Pastrňaks put the Czechs forward, who delivered the puck into the Swiss aim with a powerful shot.

Within the final two minutes of regular time, Switzerland modified the goalkeeper for a sixth participant. The Swiss assaults had been unsuccessful and David Kempf doubled the Czechs’ lead by placing the puck into an empty internet.

The Czechs had been third in Group A, beating the USA 1-0 within the quarter-finals after a Pavel Zaha aim, and beating Sweden 7-3 within the semi-final.

Switzerland suffered their solely defeat in Group A within the match in opposition to Canada, ending in second place, within the quarter-finals they beat Germany 3-1, with two aim scored by Christoph Berchi, and within the semi-finals she defeated the previous champion. Canada 3-2 within the penalty shootout.

It was already reported that Sweden beat Canada 4:2 within the bronze medal recreation.

The 16 groups had been divided into two teams of eight groups every, with every staff taking part in seven video games. The highest 4 groups in every group will proceed their medal combat within the quarter-finals, however the weakest groups in each teams have left the strongest group and Hungary and Slovenia will probably be positioned within the place within the prime 16 subsequent yr.

Final yr, the Canadians triumphed on this planet championships, defeating Germany within the deciding recreation, and Latvia gained the bronze medals, defeating the US nationwide staff in further time.

The World Championship will probably be held within the Czech cities of Prague and Ostrava till Could 26.