As the highlight of the EUROVIT Hokitavasz, on May 9, 2023, the Hungarian men’s ice hockey team welcomed the 9-time Olympic champion and 27-time world champion in front of a record 14,756 spectators in the MVM Dome in Budapest – including many NHL winning players. the Canadian men’s hockey team.
For both teams, May 12-18, 2023. between Tampere, Finland, and Riga, Latvia, the last preparation match before the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, the Hungarian national team held its own – scoring the first goal of the match – but in the end, Canada won 5:2 in the excellent match.
The last time he visited Hungary was in 2016, when the Canadian team made up of Canadians playing in Europe, when our team also took the lead, and in the end the opponent won 5-1.
The Hungarian national ice hockey team will start their performance at the Elite World Championship on May 13, against Denmark, followed by the following national teams in order: May 14 – United States, May 16 – France, May 18 – Sweden, May 19 – Finland, May 21 – Germany, May 22 – Austria.
Image and text: Krisztián Tóta/Dunakanyar Region
