Showing posts with label World Championships 2009. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World Championships 2009. Show all posts

Friday, April 24, 2009

World Championships updates




Switzerland is the home for the 2009 edition of the World Hockey Championships, we'll highlight the scores and items leading up to the Gold Medal game on May 10th.


Gold Medal Winner-- Russia
Silver Medal Winner-- Canada
Bronze Medal Winner-- Sweden
Fourth Place Finish-- USA
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Sunday May 10-- Gold Medal Game - Canada 1 vs Russia 2
Sunday May 10-- Bronze Medal Game - Sweden 4 - USA 2
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Friday May 8-- Semi Final - USA 2 vs Russia 3
Friday May 8-- Semi Final - Canada 3 vs Sweden 1
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Thursday May 7-- Canada 4 vs Latvia 2
Wednesday May 6-- Finland 2 vs USA 3
Wednesday May 6-- Russia 3 vs Belarus 4
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Monday May 4-- Sweden 6 vs France 3
Monday May 4-- Slovakia 3 vs Norway 2
Monday May 4-- USA 3 vs Switzerland 4
Monday May 4-- Canada 3 vs Finland 4
Monday May 4-- Hungary 1 vs Germany 2 (relegation round)
Monday May 4-- Denmark 5 vs Austria 4 (relegation round)
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Sunday May 3-- Norway 1 vs Canada 5
Sunday May 3-- Latvia 1 vs Russia 6
Sunday May 3-- Germany 0 vs Austria 1 (relegation round)
Sunday May 3-- Hungary 1 vs Denmark 5 (relegation round)
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Saturday May 2-- France 1 vs Latvia 7
Saturday May 2-- Russia 4 vs USA 1
Saturday May 2-- Finland 1 vs Belarus 2
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Friday May 1-- USA 6 vs France 2
Friday May 1-- Germany 3 vs Denmark 1 (relegation round)
Friday May 1-- Austria 6 vs Hungary 0 (relegation round)
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Thursday April 30-- Russia 6 vs Sweden 5
Thursday April 30-- Belarus 3 vs Norway 2
Thursday April 30-- Switzerland 1 vs Latvia 2
Thursday April 30-- Canada 5 vs Czech Republic 1
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Wednesday April 29-- Group B-- Austria 0 vs Latvia 2
Wednesday April 29-- Group B-- Sweden 6 vs USA 5
Wednesday April 29-- Group A-- Denmark 4 vs Norway 5
Wednesday April 29-- Group A-- Finland 4 vs Czech Republic 3
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Tuesday April 28-- Group B-- Russia 4 vs Switzerland 2
Tuesday April 28-- Group B-- France 2 vs Germany 1
Tuesday April 28-- Group A-- Hungary 1 vs Belarus 3
Tuesday April 28-- Group A-- Canada 7 vs Slovakia 3
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Monday April 27-- Group B-- USA 6 vs Austria 1
Monday April 27-- Group B-- Latvia 3 vs Sweden 2
Monday April 27-- Group A-- Czech Republic 5 vs Norway 2
Monday April 27-- Group A-- Finland 5 vs Denmark 1
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Sunday April 26-- Group B-- Switzerland 3 vs Germany 2
Sunday April 26-- Group B-- Russia 7 vs France 2
Sunday April 26-- Group A-- Canada 9 vs Hungary 0
Sunday April 26-- Group A-- Slovakia 1 vs Belarus 2
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Saturday April 25-- Group B-- USA 4 vs Latvia 2
Saturday April 25-- Group B-- Sweden7 vs Austria 1
Saturday April 25-- Group A-- Norway 0 vs Finland 5
Saturday April 25-- Group A-- Czech Republic 5 vs Denmark0
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Friday April 24-- Group B- Germany 0 vs Russia 5
Friday April 24-- Group B- Switzerland 1 vs France 0
Friday April 24-- Group A- Canada 6 vs Belarus 1
Friday April 24-- Group A- Slovakia 3 vs Hungary 4


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Canada looks to avenge last years disappointment at the World Championships


Canadian teams have become rather used to bringing back gold medals at International tournaments, so last years silver finish at the World Championship has only proven to be a motivating factor for this years collection of the European Expeditionary Force.

Canada sets out to begin the process of reclaiming gold on Friday, as the Canadian squad takes to the ice against Belarus. The championships will be the final competition before next winters Olympic games in Vancouver, so the Canadian squad will be playing for gold and for some a chance to join that Olympic team and a shot at an Olympic medal.

Head coach Lindy Ruff of the Buffalo Sabres has drawn the assignment of repatriating the gold medal, taking his club into the tournament considered a co-favourite with the Russian team. As has been the case over the last number of years, all teams go into the opening round of the tournament with a few spots held open for potential recruits as the NHL playoffs continue with their process of attrition.

It's an intangible that is hard to plan for, but one which can change the dynamic of the tournament quite quickly, depending on which teams back in North America are eliminated and which players are quick to accept the invite to come overseas to play for their nation.

There's not much to be done about that until the names are proposed and the travel arrangements made, so for the short term it's a case of preparing for each game with the personnel on hand, not quite a homogeneous team, but certainly better than your average pick up squad at the local rink on a Saturday night.

In addition to Belarus, Canada will face Hungary and Slovakia in the opening round, before the seeding changes for the second stage of the tournament. All of Canada's World Championship games will broadcast back to Canada on TSN.

Canadian Press-- Erase the bitter taste
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