Youth Championship hockey world 2017 years will pass in the homeland of the founders of the presented game - In Canada... Annually this tournament collects the strongest national teams of the planet, which includes many outstanding novice players and future stars big ice... The competition in question is interesting for the fans for its unpredictability, entertainment, as well as uncompromising struggle, because young hockey players fight desperately in every single combat, showing their best fighting qualities.

Tournament regulations

MFM 2017 ice hockey starts on December 26, 2016, and the final match is scheduled for January 5 next year. All matches will take place at the following ice arenas:

• Air Canada Center (Toronto);
• Bell Center (Montreal).

MFM 2017, which will be the 41st ice hockey competition among youth teams under the auspices of the IIHF, will bring together 10 teams from Europe and North America... The newcomer of the elite will be the team of Latvia, which has risen from the First Division. This team will replace hockey players from Belarus, who turned out to be weaker than the Swiss following the results of the Consolation Round (the first match - 2: 6, the second match - 1: 5).

All competing teams have already been divided into two subgroups, 5 squads each. In the first of them, the national teams of Finland (the current winners of the tournament), Sweden, Czech Republic, Denmark and Switzerland will compete. In the second subgroup, hockey players from Russia, USA, Canada, Slovakia and Latvia will play their matches. Based on the results of group stage 4 best teams enter the play off stage, forming quarterfinal pairs, while the two worst national teams will play a streak of up to two wins for the right to remain in the elite division.

Ice battles arenas

The arenas that will host the 2017 World Youth Hockey Championship deserve special attention. One of them will be the Air Canada Center, where the local NHL team Toronto plays their home games. The multifunctional complex can accommodate about 19 thousand spectators and has a modern infrastructure for a comfortable stay of fans throughout the match. The complex has repeatedly hosted events of a global scale (tournaments, concerts, shows), as a result of which the organizers are confident that all the fights here will be held at the highest level.

Second sports complex The Bell Center, located in Montreal, can seat 21,000 spectators. Canadians consider this arena unlucky, as it was here that their team lost to the US team in the 1996 Ice Hockey World Cup. However, these prejudices did not stop the Bell Center from becoming the busiest arena in the country, hosting dozens of sports events every year. The organizers chose this particular complex for the home matches of their national team; here, according to preliminary data, the final match will be played, in which local fans dream of seeing the Canadians triumph.

Who should you pay attention to?

The 2016-2017 Youth Ice Hockey World Championship promises to be an unpredictable tournament. The fact is that every year the composition of the world teams is significantly updated, since players whose age at the time of the start of the competition did not exceed 20 years can take part in the tournament. No self-respecting specialist will predict how the newcomers will play, therefore, at the last MFM in Finland, the local favorites, who were considered contenders for the title only in the most daring predictions, became the winner. In any case, the following teams should be watched at the tournament:

• Finland;
• Canada;
• Russia;

Will it be able to repeat its success reigning champion of the tournament, the Finnish team is a big question. Unfortunately, as good as the Finns are in attack, so bad are they doing in defense. At the last world championship, Yukka Yalonen's squad was able to leave their net intact only in the match with Belarusians (score 6: 0), and in a tense semifinal match with the Swedes, 1 goal was conceded (the final score was 2: 1). In the rest of the matches, 3 or more goals have been at the Finns goal. Only the first three of the attack pulled out all the games, scoring regularly in each of the games played. It will be extremely difficult to do the same in Canada, because many leaders of the national team will no longer be able to help their team, since they will not pass the age limit.

The main disappointment of the junior 2016 Ice Hockey World Championship was the Canadians, who left at the quarterfinals stage. The stronger will be the desire of the "maple leaves" to prove the accident of the troubles that happened. Canada has always had more than enough talented players, while the main problem of the national team remains the establishment of team interactions. At home anyway hockey youth will do their best on the ice (which we have not seen, for example, in Finland), so now they are the main contenders for the title.

The Russian national team, which does not have bright names in its composition, bribes the fans with its dedication.

Thanks to the well-coordinated team play, Valery Bragin's wards from year to year reach decisive games competition, but the coveted trophy invariably eludes the Russians. So it was at the last World Championship, when the decisive puck was conceded from the Finns only in additional time... There is time to correct mistakes, especially since the backbone of the national team is likely to play in the upcoming tournament.

Favorites of the 2017 Youth Ice Hockey World Championship

The 2017 MFM Ice Hockey World Cup, which will take place in Canada, cannot be imagined without the US national team. Americans are considered favorites in almost every competition like this, but lack of motivation leads to hurtful defeats all the time. At the previous tournament in Finland, the United States lost in the semifinals to the Russians charged with the fight, while the moral unpreparedness of the Americans for an uncompromising battle played a decisive role in the fight. In Montreal, no doubt, a huge army of "Stars and Stripes" fans will arrive, so American hockey players will definitely not be left without support and a positive charge of emotions.

Thus, the 2016-2017 Youth World Ice Hockey Championship promises to be a spectacular tournament with an abundance of goals scored. Who will be the triumphant of the competition, and who will be the loser - only time will tell, because it will be almost impossible to predict the winner of the tournament until the very last match.

At the end of the article, we suggest looking video final MFM hockey 2016:

COMPOSITION OF WOMEN'S YOUTH TEAM RUSSIA - 2017

Valeria Merkusheva (SKSO Yekaterinburg) - goalkeeper

Valeria, who started playing in Zelenograd, had no other choice, since her father at one time devoted a lot of time to hockey, and her brother is engaged in this sport. Almost from the start, when she was eight, she took a seat at the gate. Previously, Merkusheva also studied figure skating... She also graduated music school domra class, having studied there for 5 years, although since childhood she dreamed of playing the guitar. For Valeria, the current youth world championship is already the second in her career, and in the summer she was at the training camp with the main national team. In rare moments of relaxation he listens to music and loves to draw.

Milena Tretyak ("Orbit" Zelenograd) - goalkeeper

Tretiak got into hockey at the age of seven because of her brother. He initially went in for swimming, but because of the developed otitis media, he changed the pool to an ice rink. Together with Valeria Merkusheva, Milena began to play in the attack, but almost immediately got into the goal. The surname obliges. Tretyak plays for boys in the Moscow open championship with the first number. “It’s more difficult, but more interesting, and the throws are stronger,” the girl admitted. “My father helps to sort out mistakes.” Milena believes that she needs to work additionally to get to the senior world championship and the Olympics.

Diana Farkhutdinova (SKIF Nizhny Novgorod region) - goalkeeper

A native of Ufa, who took the first serious steps in hockey in the homeland of Oleg Znark in Ust-Katava, and then in Chelyabinsk, at one time had to persuade her parents. Those at first were categorically against Diana's hobby. She herself became interested in hockey because of a friend who was already involved in this wonderful sport. Farkhutdinova tried her hand at boxing and judo. Dad and mom eventually accepted their daughter's choice. Diana spends her second season in the Nizhny Novgorod SKIF and sets a goal to get to the Olympics in order to take first place there.

Svetlana Bobrova (Tornado Moscow Region) - defender

Svetlana's mother is an international master of sports, until recently she played in "Tornado" and was involved in the first Russian national team. The eldest of three daughters always saw an example in front of her eyes, so she came to hockey at the age of 6. Also, like Elena's mother, Svetlana began to play as a defender. "In this regard, I get more criticism at home, but little praise," admits Bobrova Jr. Svetlana played for four years in Dmitrov for the boys' team, and then in Moscow at the Severnaya Zvezda school. This world championship was the first for her. Further plans - to get to the Olympics.

Anna Klimkina (Biryusa Krasnoyarsk) - defender

Anna is from Zelenograd, where she started hockey at the age of 9. She met ice and skates even earlier, when she tried to prove herself in figure skating... In her own words, she didn’t do well. One day, the father offered to try his hand at hockey with his brother, and Anya agreed. “Hockey got me hooked right away, especially since, due to the fact that I already knew how to skate, at first I easily went around the boys,” Klimkina recalls. At the age of 14 she was called to Krasnoyarsk, where she plays for Biryusa. This will be the second World Youth Championship for Anna. “At the first tournament a year ago, I was worried, I was a quiet one in the team, but now, after having gained experience, I feel completely calm,” said Klimkina. Anna has a rather unusual hobby - scrapbooking. With her own hands, she designs the covers of diaries for friends in a highly artistic style.

Maria Kuznetsova ("Arctic University" Ukhta) - defender

Maria got into hockey by chance when she was 10 years old. She skated on the rink, took a golf club from her brother and tried to portray something. At that moment, a coach who happened to be nearby drew attention to her. Previously, the girl studied piano for six years at a music school. Kuznetsova is from the Arkhangelsk region, and moved to Ukhta at the age of 14. “Mom, as soon as this option arose, began to sound the alarm and did not want to let me go, but in the end everything turned out fine,” Maria said. Kuznetsova dreams not only about sporting achievements, hoping to get into the main national team, but not without reason believes that everything will work out for her on the personal front - in the plans of marriage and the creation of a family.

Alina Orlova (Arctic University Ukhta) - defender

Orlova hails from Stupino and started playing with the leader of the current national team Nina Pirogova. Like many girls, she got into hockey after her brother. “I came to his training and at the age of five declared that I wanted to try,” Alina recalls. They put on my brother's uniform, gave me huge skates - my legs parted. At first I crawled, holding on to the side, but after 15 minutes I was already running around the site. I was immediately told that this was given to me, and the next day dad bought a uniform. ballroom dancing paired with her brother, and, unlike him, she did little. “The dance teacher is a godmother, she told my mother that it’s not mine,” the girl said. “My family graduated from music school, but things didn’t work out with her right away. The teacher said that I shouldn’t make music, because I’m a bear I stepped on my ear. Swimming did not work either because of an allergy to bleach, so I devoted myself entirely to hockey. " Orlova does not have the largest dimensions, she tries to act more at the expense of technology.

Nina Pirogova ("Tornado" Moscow region) - defender

Pirogova is the leader of the team. Regularly and for several years now he is called up to the national team. Nina came to hockey very early - at the age of three, after her brother. In addition, she simultaneously studied English, folk dances and music. By the age of seven, when Pirogova went to school, she left hockey and English for herself. “I also play for the first team, the girls are more masterful there, and I have to do it more difficult, - says Nina. - But here I have a great responsibility. I am the captain and I try to be the leader in the team.”

Elena Provorova (SKIF Nizhny Novgorod region) - defender

The youngest member of the youth team - Elena turned 15 only last November. She is from Nizhny Novgorod; both her father and brother played hockey. It was dad who offered to try himself in this sport. Provorova began to play hockey with boys, and she immediately liked it. One of the goals is to go to play abroad to see the world. Elena spends her first season in adult hockey and makes her debut in the youth team.

Anna Savonina (Atlant Voskresensk) - defender

Anna is only 15 years old, so it was very difficult for her at the training camp, but she was able to prove her right to a place in the squad. Her father and brother at one time also played hockey, and the latter reached SKA-Karelia in the VHL, but at the age of 20 he decided to end his career. “It’s hard for a hockey family, because they can criticize from every corner,” Anya smiles. started in Elektrostal at the age of seven, at one time sharing a puck and a club with a basketball.

Daria Zubok (Tornado Moscow Region) - defender

Daria was a hyperactive child, which is why she ended up on mass skating - first she went out on the ice on figure skates, then on hockey. Her parents gave her to hockey, and the girl played for four years with the boys in different ages in the small town of Megion, located in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. “Then I moved to Surgut with my dad and mom to develop,” Zubok said. “But there I received a compression fracture of my back and spent half a year. Then I ended up in Chelyabinsk, where I spent two years, and in the third year I moved to Dmitrov, Daria spends his third season for the youth team and expects to get an education related to sports, but does not want to be a coach.

Daria Beloglazova ("Rus" Moscow) - forward

Dasha began to play hockey at the school of the capital "Rus" at the age of five after a friend called her to practice. She liked it and stayed. Beloglazova's parents had never been associated with hockey before. Father - former footballer, mom was engaged athletics... “My relatives watch all my games, worry, they call after each game,” the girl said. “I started at Rus, then spent six months with the boys at the Center, then two years at Penguins. “Rus.” The coaches immediately put on the attack. In general, I wanted to be a goalkeeper, but my parents said, they say, and so I chose hockey. That's enough. What other goalkeeper? " For Beloglazova, hockey is not the main thing in life. According to her, she also has another hobby. She prefers not to talk about him publicly. “I’ll play hockey for myself, and when I’m tired, I’ll play for those who like to run,” Daria is sure.

Polina Bolgareva (SKIF Nizhny Novgorod region) - forward

One of the most sociable girls on the team has been playing hockey for 11 years. Bolgareva's father is friends with several hockey players and somehow, as a joke, little Polina was put on a uniform and forced to skate. However, the joke dragged on and the girl, who had been doing rhythmic gymnastics from three to seven years old, happily exchanged her club and ribbons for a hockey stick and skates. Bolgareva spent four years - from 12 to 16 - in Boston, where she studied at a Catholic school and played for local teams, both with girls and boys. Polina is very self-critical and considers herself a "mid-level player". V free time loves to relax and eat deliciously. “For this reason, my beloved friend is the bed,” laughs Bolgareva. Polina knows how to play the flute, and over time she would like to return to the United States again and graduate from the university there.

Oksana Bratischeva (SKIF Nizhny Novgorod region) - forward

This is the first world championship for Oksana. She herself is from Chelyabinsk, where she started with her current teammate Liza Rodnova in the boys' team. The brother was engaged in hockey, therefore, looking at him, Oksana begged her parents to give her to this sport instead of the bored by that moment rhythmic gymnastics... As a result, she managed to achieve her goal at eight years old. "Now I have one goal - to do everything so that the team wins a medal, - believes Bratischeva. - In the future, I want to get to the Olympics."

Ekaterina Dobrodeeva (Biryusa Krasnoyarsk) - forward

Ekaterina was born in Khabarovsk, and then lived in a village near this city. She came to hockey at the age of eight at the suggestion of her father, who himself plays actively at the amateur level. Now dad has come to support her at the World Championships. “At first, my father tried to tell me, but then he realized that I don’t like this and can only listen to the coaches,” Dobrodeeva said. not ballroom shoes.

Margarita Dorofeeva ("Orbit" Moscow) - forward

Margarita is from Zelenograd, where she started playing at the age of 8 with the boys in the position of a defender. Prior to that, for five years - from 3 to 8, she was engaged in figure skating. “My parents liked it, I didn't,” the girl recalls. “After us the hockey players trained, I had many acquaintances there, in the end I finished off my parents with my requests. At first I was engaged in figure skating and hockey. This lasted for a year. But how I just got on hockey skates, I liked it right away, I realized - it's mine. " Margarita captivated the whole family with hockey, and after her dad and younger brother began to study it. In her free time, Dorofeeva loves to travel and discover new places.

Victoria Kulishova (SKIF Nizhny Novgorod region) - forward

Kulishova is from Megion, a town in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug. At first, from 4 to 6 years old, she was engaged in acrobatics, and then she got into a sports class with boys who played hockey. This influenced her choice. Kulishova chose between Yekaterinburg and Nizhny Novgorod, where she was invited, eventually ending up in SKIF. Victoria loves music and can play the guitar. “Dad first showed three chords, and then she began to study everything, - the girl recalls. - In the national team I feel a great responsibility for the country. I really want to win a medal, get into the national team and the Olympics.”

Elena Mezentseva (Biryusa Krasnoyarsk) - forward

At the age of 15, Elena is one of the youngest players in the youth team. She herself comes from Chita, she was noticed at a tournament in Achinsk and was invited to Krasnoyarsk when Mezentseva was only 14. The girl has been playing hockey since she was 8 years old, following the example of her older brother. “I just went with him to learn to skate, but there was a stick and a puck, I took them and, as they say, it started,” Elena says. “I started with the boys. My grandmother always supported me and went with me. My mother was against the move to Krasnoyarsk, her father could hardly persuade her, and she resigned herself. " Mezentseva connects her near future exclusively with hockey and seeks to get to the Olympics in order to win gold there.

Maria Nadezhdina (SKIF Nizhny Novgorod region) - forward

Maria is from the Volga region - a city in the Nizhny Novgorod region. She has two brothers, the youngest of whom was sent to hockey. The girl watched his workouts and asked her dad to be allowed to do this sport too. "The form was expensive, but one good man gave it to me, and at the age of 7 I began to play, - said Nadezhdina. - First with the boys, then with the girls. In addition, she studied ballet for five years, but once she simply did not go on stage - she did not want to. I went to a music school for another 8 years. "The younger brother is now playing in amateurs, and Maria intends to break into the first national team. She has a strong character and loves to argue with coaches. At home she occasionally plays the synthesizer, learns to be a journalist and loves to cook.

Elizaveta Rodnova (SKIF Nizhny Novgorod region) - forward

Lisa was born in Chelyabinsk, and spends her first season in the national team. Her father was a children's coach. “I was there, repeating after them, although I was dancing at the time and was a good student at school,” Rodnova recalls. - But I was interested in hockey, although only at the age of 12 I began to practice it professionally at the Makarov school. Dad later switched from boys to girls. I got it from him both in training and at home. After all, he is a coach, he notices something and tries to fix it. ”Lisa's younger brother also plays hockey.

Tatyana Shatalova (Biryusa Krasnoyarsk) - forward

Tatiana began to play hockey in Minsk at the Yunost school, and now she has been playing for the third year in the Krasnoyarsk Biryusa. Her older brother also tried to realize himself on the ice, he regularly went to train in America, but once his visa was not extended, and he finished. “I myself asked to play hockey from the age of 4-5, my parents were against it, but then I wanted to try myself in boxing,” Shatalova says. “They told me that it would be better to give it to hockey. games, he behaves emotionally. After the matches he consoles and encourages, but he doesn’t climb to point out mistakes, leaving it to the coaches. He came to the World Cup and is rooting for me in the stands. ” In her free time, Tatiana prefers to watch movies.

Olga Shirokova ("Orbit" Moscow) - forward

Olga is from Moscow, she started hockey at the age of four at the school "White Bears". “My brother played hockey, and I went to figure skating,” the girl said. “But I didn't like it. But in hockey there was a form, it didn't hurt to fall there, and this attracted me. I do not believe that hockey is not female look sports. Everyone chooses what they like. "

Alena Starovoitova ("Tornado" Moscow region) - forward

Alena from 2 to 9 years old was engaged in figure skating, and her father Mikhail loved to watch bandy matches. Once he took his daughter with him, and she saw at the end of one of the games of the adult teams how the girls came out on the ice. “I wanted to try it. I managed to persuade my dad, although we returned to the conversation only a few months later, and in the end I gave the bandy for a whole year,” the girl recalls. the school where the girls studied. They then went to "Tornado" and "Dynamo." replace with a washer. "

Starovoitova has been playing hockey since she was 10 and has tried all positions except for the goalkeeper. Most of all, she likes to go out on the ice as a center striker, because you can prove yourself both in attack and in defense.

Based on materials from the Russian Ice Hockey Federation

On December 26, 2017, the 2017-2018 World Youth Hockey Championship (MHM) started in Buffalo. The first matches have already been able to show whether the Russian youth team has any chances for champion status. The results were quite contradictory: one loss and one victory.

On group stage all teams were divided into two groups, A and B. Group A included the following countries: Canada (U - 20), USA (U - 20), Finland (U - 20), Slovakia (U - 20), Denmark (U - twenty). Group B included teams from the following countries: Sweden (U - 20), Russia (U - 20), Czech Republic (U - 20), Switzerland (U - 20), Belarus (U - 20). All matches will be played at the stadium New Era New Era Field and KeyBank Center and HarborCenter arenas.

World Youth Hockey Championship 2017 results: start matches

On December 26 and 27 the following matches were held: Belarus - Sweden - 1: 6; Canada - Finland - 6: 2, Switzerland - Belarus 3: 2, and Czech Republic - Russia - 5: 4. The first match of the Russian youth team went smoothly enough. At first the game was sluggish, but in the second period from 2: 2 the score changed to 4: 2, and then to 5: 2. But then the Russians had a "second wind" and they were able to change the score to 5: 4. Although our youth team did not succeed in winning this game, the fans still think that this is a rather good result for the Russian U-20 team, but they are worried about their next matches.

Ice hockey world youth championship 2017 results: last matches

On December 28, there were the following matches: Slovakia - Canada - 0: 6, Finland - Denmark - 4: 1, Russia - Switzerland - 5: 2 - the first victory of the Russian youth team in the MFM. A very difficult win, but extremely pleasant for all fans. In this match Vladislav Semin opened the scoring in the 11th minute of the game. More for Russian team goals were scored by Klim Kostin (39), Artur Kayumov (52), Georgy Ivanov (59) and Vitaly Abramov (59). Marco Miranda (21) and Ken Jaeger (43) scored goals for the Swiss youth team.

Today, December 29, Friday, two matches ended: Sweden - Czech Republic - 3: 1 and USA - Slovakia - 2: 3.

World Youth Hockey Championship 2017 results: schedule of upcoming matches

Already today, December 29, at 20:00 the game will pass Belarus - Russia, and at 23:00 there will be a match Canada - USA. December 30: 20:00 Czech Republic - Belarus, 22:00 Sweden - Switzerland. And 2017 will end with the following matches: 00:00 Finland - Slovakia, 04:00 Denmark - Canada, 20:00 Switzerland - Czech Republic. Already on the first day of the coming year - January 1, that is, Monday: 00:00 USA - Finland, 02:00 Slovakia - Denmark, 04:00 Russia - Sweden.

The 2018 World Youth Hockey Championship starts on December 26, 2017 and ends on January 5, 2018. The next drawing of the tournament, like last time, will take place in North America - in the American city of Buffalo. The presenters will come to the championship hockey teams... The audience will see the teams of Canada, Sweden, Czech Republic, Finland, USA - only 10 national teams. But only one of them will conquer the trophy of the 42nd edition of the championship.

Where and when the World Youth Hockey Championship 2018 will take place

Spectators will see the sports action from December 26, 2017 to January 5 next year... Hockey players will gather in the American city of Buffalo. They will have three modern sports complexes at their service: New Era Field, Kibank Center and Harbor Center.

Harbor Center

A multi-purpose complex that is widely used for exhibitions and concerts. The capacity is very low - 1,800. It seems that the organizers will seriously think about how to increase the number of seats.

"Cybank Center"

The home arena of the Buffalo Sabers, a local hockey team, with a capacity of 19,000 spectators. Both semifinal matches and the World Cup final will take place within the walls of the SC.

"New Era Field"

Huge football stadium in the open air, in the stands of which more than 71,000 fans can fit. But viewers shouldn't worry. The organizers are not going to freeze them the whole tournament at all. Only one match will be played on the New Era Field ice. But what - the USA vs Canada! The game will take place within the group stage.

The schedule of the hockey World Cup 2018 among youth teams

This is how the calendar of matches of the upcoming tournament looks like:

• 26 - 31 December 2017: group round;
• 2 january 2018: quarterfinals;
• The 25th of January: consolation round;
• 4 January: semi-final;
• 5 January: final and bronze medal match.

The consolation round should be mentioned separately. This is a three-match series of games, which is held up to 2 wins. It is where the two worst band members meet. The winner of the confrontation gets the opportunity to stay in the top division, and the loser is relegated to the league one level below.

Ice Hockey U20 World Championship 2018 Teams

The “hockey world championship” will be attended by 10 ice teams, staffed by players not older than 20 years. The organizers of the tournament have already divided them into two quintets.

Group A:

• Canada;
• Denmark;
• Slovakia;
• Finland.

One match each will take place at New Era Field and Harbor Center, and all the rest at Kibank Center.

Group B:

• Russia;
• Sweden;
• Czech;
• Switzerland;
• Belarus.

Hockey matches will be held on the ice of the Kibank Center and Harbor Center.

Russian national team at the World Youth Hockey Championship 2018

Our “young growth” will again try to win the gold medals of the competition. The schedule of games of the Russian national team in the group round of the World Cup is as follows:

• 26 december 2017: Russia - Czech Republic;
• December 28th: Russia - Switzerland;
• December 29th: Russia - Belarus;
• 31th of December: Russia - Sweden.

The group is even. It is hard to imagine that the domestic squad will not be able to make it to the playoffs. The main opponents for the first place in the quintet are likely to be the Swedes and the Czechs.

Final of the World Cup 2018 in ice hockey among youth teams

It is difficult to predict who will qualify for the final. But if we turn to statistics recent years, then the list of potential participants looks like this: Russia, Canada, USA, Finland and Sweden.

Canada

16-time winners of the competition. Especially a lot of gold was stamped by Maple Leaves in the mid-90s and 2000s. There is no doubt that the Canadians will try to bring the number of their victories to 17!

Russia

The patriotic squad can boast of 13 awards of the highest standard, 4 of which it won in the modern period. Last time our guys won gold in 2011. Since then, Valery Bragin's charges have been very close to success. But so far they manage to take only silver and bronze.

Finland

The Suomi national team was the best 4 times. The last gold went to them in 2016. It is noteworthy that already in the next edition, the Finns almost flew out of the elite division. So you don’t know what to expect from these weird Finnish guys ...

Sweden

The Scandinavians took the World Cup trophy only 2 times. Not too much for such a serious hockey country. But Tre Krunur has a chance to improve!

The tournament will take place in an American city. Therefore, there is no doubt that the US team - the winner of the 2017 World Cup - will tear and throw, supported by their native stands!