WC in hockey U20 2024

Hockey players from home Sweden became the first finalists of the World Cup for under-20 players. In Thursday’s semi-final in Gothenburg, they defeated the Czech Republic 5:2, when they decided their triumph with three goals in the third period. The second finalist will emerge from the second semi-final USA – Finland (from 19.00 h).

You could watch the match Sweden – Czech Republic ONLINE at Šport.sk >>

Sweden – Czech Republic 5:2 (1:1, 1:1, 3:0) Goals: 12. Lindstein (Edstrom), 23. Sandin-Pellikka (Salomonsson), 46. Lekkerimäki (Sandin-Pellikka, Wahlberg), 52. Östlund (Lindstein, Willander), 54. Lekkerimäki (Östlund, Stenberg) – 7. Melovský (Redlich, Šalé), 28. Cibulka (Bareš, Rymon)

The Czechs had a better start to the match, taking the lead in the 7th minute with a goal by Melovský. The Swedes equalized five minutes later, when defender Lidstein’s shot fell through goalkeeper Hrabal’s trap. At the beginning of the second period, the Swedes created pressure and Sandin-Pellikka shot past Hrabal – 2:1. It was only in the 26th minute that the referees ruled out for the first time and Cibulka punished Willander’s game with a high stick – 2:2.

The Swedes also scored during their first power play, which they only got to in the 45th minute. Defender Lekkerimäki sent them into the lead for the third time in the match, who was followed up six minutes later by Östlund, who escaped the Czech defense after an excellent pass by Lidstein and made it 4:2 with the escape. The Czechs did not avoid mistakes in their attempt to reverse the score, and Lekkerimäki made it 5:2 in the 54th minute. Even the game of the Czech team with six skaters did not change the result. Slovakian Oto Durmis was one of the referees of the duel.

2024-01-04 16:22:33
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Slovakian under-20 ice hockey players will face the Finns in the quarter-finals of the World Cup today from 12:00 p.m. Take a look at the line-up with which Ivan Feneš’s men will enter the duel.

Slovakia finished in 2nd place in the group and will challenge Finland in the quarterfinals. The northerners won 2 and lost 2 in the regular season. Will the players from the Tatras manage to win a place in the semi-finals? Watch the ONLINE broadcast of the match with audio commentary on ŠPORT.sk!

Adam Gajan will appear in goal. The defensive pairs return to the original composition, Dávid Nátny returned to the lineup, he will be with Maxim Štrbák in the first formation. Jozef Kmeč and Boris Žabka will be in the second, Luka Radivojevič and Milan Pišoja in the third, and Marián Moško will be the seventh back.

The first attack remained unchanged, the other coaches had to change, as Alex Čiernik was definitively out of the tournament due to injury. Martin Mišiak returned to Dalibor Dvorský and Juraj Pekarčík in the second formation.

Adam Žlnka, Peter Repčík and Samuel Honzek will be in the third attack, František Dej – Roman Kukumberg and Peter Cisár will form the fourth formation, for whom it will be the premiere at the tournament. The thirteenth attacker will be Markus Suchý.

2024-01-02 09:50:00
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Slovakian ice hockey players got to know their opponent in the quarterfinals of the under-20 world championships. They finished second in Group B and will meet the third team from Group A, Finland.

In their final duel in the B-group at the Junior WC in Gothenburg, Sweden, the Slovakian under-20 hockey players lost to the highly favored Americans 2:10. Slovaks suffered their first loss in the championship and took 2nd place in the group with nine points, two points behind the overseas team. The name of the quarter-final opponent will be known by coach Ivan Feneš’s team after the remaining meetings of the tangled A-group have been played.

It was decided only by the last match of the basic groups, in which Canada defeated Germany 6:3, taking second place and condemning the Germans to the last place, so they will play for salvation against Norway.

Sweden and Switzerland, Canada and the Czech Republic and the USA and Latvia will form other quarterfinal pairs. Slovakia should play its duel on Tuesday, January 2, from 12:00 p.m. However, this date has yet to be officially confirmed by the tournament organizer.

2023-12-31 21:02:50
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Slovakia’s ice hockey players will start today at 12:00 p.m. for their last match in the basic group of the Under-20 World Championship against the USA. It will also be a duel for first place in the group. In which line-up will the Slovaks play?

A direct fight for the 1st place in the B-group of the WC under-20 hockey and Slovakia is its direct actor. The moment we have been waiting for for several years is becoming a reality. Team USA is always the favorite for the match, but it is definitely not invincible. Will Slovakia manage its last match in the group? Watch the ONLINE broadcast of the match with audio commentary on ŠPORT.sk!

The coaches made several changes. The most significant is in the goal area, Adam Gajan, who has caught all the matches so far, will not participate in the duel. According to the published pre-match roster, he will not even be on the substitutes’ bench, Samuel Urban will enter the duel and Rastislav Eliáš will cover his back.

As in the last match, Dávid Nátny will be missing from the defenders, so Marián Moško will move to Maxim Štrbák in the first defense. The rest remain unchanged.

The coaches also had to make changes in the attack, Alex Čiernik, who did not finish the duel with Norway, will not play today. Roman Kukumberg moved to Dalibor Dvorský and Juraj Pekarčík in the second attack. Adam Žlnka, František Dej and Markus Suchý will be in the fourth.

For Nátne, the reason for the absence should be a virus, for Čiernik, an unspecified injury. The national team did not communicate Adama Gajan’s absence when the official roster was published.

Source: Hockeyslovakia

While the situation in the Slovak B-group at the U20 World Hockey Championship is relatively simple, it is extremely complicated in the A-group. Only the position of the group winner is clear.

2023-12-31 09:52:56
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While the situation in the Slovak B-group at the U20 World Hockey Championship is relatively simple, it is extremely complicated in the A-group. Only the position of the group winner is clear.

The hockey players of Germany surprisingly lost in the A-group match of the junior championship with Latvia 2:6 and fell to the last place in the current table. The Latvians just jumped over them. If the Germans want to advance, they must score against the tournament favorite from Canada.

In the Slovak group, it has been decided about the last team that will play for salvation, it is Norway. On Sunday, the Czech Republic and Switzerland will play a match for 3rd place and Slovakia and the USA will play a duel for first place, in both cases the math is simple, the winner takes the better position.

In Group A, it is only decided that Sweden will be first, regardless of how Sunday’s matches turn out. The rest is pretty messed up, mainly thanks to two big surprises.

Germany defeated Finland 4:3 during the tournament. Before his duel with Latvia, there were already debates about whether he would finish third or fourth. However, many underestimated the Latvians, who surprised Germany on Saturday and won a great 6:2 and won the first three points.

At the moment, the Germans, Finns and Latvians have three points each, and a mini-table has been created between them from mutual duels. Everyone has three points in it, and the score from each other’s duels is the deciding factor.

Finland has it 7:4, Latvia 6:6 and Germany 6:9. Thus, Finland is first in their mini-table, Latvia second and Germany third. If the Germans had lost by just two goals today, they would have been ahead of Latvia. If, on the other hand, the Latvians won by up to eight goals, they would also get ahead of Finland.

Head-to-head matches:
Germany vs. Finland 4:3
Finland vs. Latvia 4:0
Latvia vs. Germany 6:2

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3.

Finland

7:4

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Latvia

6:6

3

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Germany

6:9

3

So what is the situation now? Latvia does not play any more matches, the Finns will challenge Sweden tomorrow and Germany will challenge Canada.

If Germany does not want to play for the rescue and finish last, they must get at least a point. At the same time, if he wins by three points, he will catch up with Canada (six points) and will be in second place regardless of how Finland’s duel with Sweden ends. Canada needs one point to confirm second place.

Finland can no longer finish last, but not second either. Even if they beat Sweden by three points, they would have worse matches with Canada and possibly also with Germany.

If the Finns want to finish third, they must either get one more point than Germany, or the Germans cannot score.

Slovakia already knows that in the quarter-finals it will meet the fourth team of this group if it beats the USA and the third if it loses. Canada, Finland, Latvia and Germany can still get anyone from the four.

2023-12-30 21:30:00
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Slovak ice hockey players have successfully entered the Junior World Championships. First they defeated the Czech Republic 6:2, then Switzerland 3:0. Adam Sýkora led the team to two wins as captain.

Out of all the players in the team, he plays in the best league – AHL at the New York Rangers farm. In addition, he has already played in the senior world championships and already has a lot of experience at the age of 19.

He is characterized by his combativeness and great energy, both of which he has already managed to show. Against the Czech Republic and Switzerland, he flew across the ice, won an enormous number of fights, fought in weak spots or won pucks and really caused problems for the opponents.

In addition, he also showed his leadership side, right after the first period with the Czech Republic, in which the Slovaks did not play ideally.

“We have to show emotion, we don’t have anything there yet. I will try to change it, especially me, say something in the dressing room and I believe that we will change it immediately. Because I’m not happy with our performance,” he told JOJ Šport during the break.

His words came true, the Slovaks played much better in the second period and almost didn’t let the opponent do anything.

“If I don’t like something, I’ll say it in front of the guys. I am the captain, I have to be the right leader and choose the right words to motivate us. I tried to say words to fight. I’m glad it worked out.” said of his position as captain for hokej.cz.

In addition, he tries to encourage the team and the substitute during the match. “I’m trying to. You can win all matches on emotions, especially against strong opponents. We will try to continue it and hopefully it will continue to work out.”

In the second match against the Swiss, the Slovaks struggled, but in the end they won 3:0, although they scored two goals into an empty net. “It was felt that we had a match against the Czech Republic in our legs and they were rested. It was challenging, but we did it. It was a great team performance. Such victories are valued all the more, they move us forward,” evaluated Sýkor.

In addition to the team’s performance, Adam Gajan’s performance was also extremely important, he neutralized all 36 of the opponent’s shots.

“He held us in the last championship and continues to do so now. We are glad to have it and we try to protect it all the more. We all approach him in such a way that he is, as it were, the head of the team that holds us together.”

See also the assessment of the match with Switzerland:

After two matches, the Slovaks have the full number of points, with Norway and America ahead of them. Expectations are high from this generation of players.

“We have a lot of expectations, but we try not to feel pressure from the media or from other people. We try to play our game, have our team bubble, put on a fighting performance and fight for Slovakia and our nation.”

In addition, they are also fighting for two players who could not come because they play in the NHL. “They support us. I’m glad they’re in the NHL, that’s everyone’s goal. We are also fighting for them, we would be happy if they were here, but we are also happy for the team we have here.” said Sýkora to Juraj Slafkovský and Šimon Nemec.

Slovakia’s ice hockey players have a full number of points after two duels at the junior world championship. At first, despite a bad first period, they beat the Czech Republic 6-2 quite comfortably, but on the second day they really struggled with Switzerland and won 3-0, with the last two goals coming into an empty net. Coach Ivan Feneš said, just like after the match with the Czech Republic, that there is still room for improvement.

They have a great start, but they know very well that everything is just beginning. “We have to stay grounded and do the right things all the time. We all have a role here that we must accept. I will try to always give the team energy, strength, so that it lives and there are emotions.”

This generation of players apparently drove the hockey public crazy for the first time at the under-18 tournament at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup, where they reached the final. There are now up to 16 players from that team at the championships.

“That’s where it started. There were a lot of us from this team there. We have known the boys since childhood, we have grown together and I believe that we will end it with great success.” said Sýkora to hokej.cz, who had been thinking about this championship for a long time.

“I have been thinking about these championships since August, when I left for America. We are glad that we are a great group here together. I’m doing quite well in the AHL as well, I try to always play my game. I appreciate it all the more that they gave me a captain’s C,” he added in conclusion.

2023-12-28 15:55:00
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