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Latvia won its first ever World Championship medal after edging past team USA in overtime to secure bronze in Tampere.

A third period fightback lifted Canada to victory over Latvia and sends Andre Tourigny’s team to its fourth World Championship final in a row. However, the Latvians pushed the Canadians all the way, twice leading in a hard-fought battle in Tampere.

Latvia reached its first ever World Championship semi-final after a stunning win over Sweden. Two days after Arena Riga partied into the night as the co-host secured a playoff spot in dramatic style, there was even greater jubilation after a 3-1 victory over the Tre Kronor set up a clash with Canada in the final four.

Several former and current KHL players are competing at this year’s World Championships.

With 5:04 left on the clock in regulation time, Kaspars Daugavins scored a goal that raised the roof at Arena Riga. The Latvian captain delivered a tying goal for his country in a vital game against Switzerland, earning the point that put the co-hosts into the quarter final. A power play goal in the extras saw Rudolfs Balcers crown a memorable evening beside the Baltic.

Two late goals grabbed a 4-3 victory over Slovenia as Kazakhstan signed off at the 2023 World Championship. Monday’s match-up was a dead rubber as far as the competition was concerned, with Slovenia already relegated and Kazakhstan unable to make the playoffs. However, it produced an entertaining game with both teams looking to finish on a high note.

Sunday’s opening game in Riga was a big one for Kazakhstan. If Slovenia failed to get at least a point from its meeting with Slovakia, the Kazakhs would be safe from relegation regardless of its match-up against the Slovenes on Monday.

Latvia’s push for a playoff place continues after a crushing 7-0 victory over Kazakhstan. The win gives the co-host a six-point cushion over fifth-placed Slovakia, but the champagne corks can’t start popping just yet. Slovakia would have the head-to-head advantage in the event of a tie and has winnable games against Slovenia and Norway to come. Thus the Latvians could still need a point against undefeated Switzerland in the final game to book a quarter-final spot.

Kazakhstan took a huge step towards securing its top division status at this year’s IIHF World Championship with a surprise victory over Slovakia on Friday evening.

Roman Cervenka potted the Czech Republic’s game-winner over Slovenia. His team had to come from 0-2 to record a 6-2 verdict. That fightback was warmly welcomed by Kazakhstan, which remains two points clear of the as yet winless Slovenians.

Kazakhstan suffered a second heavy loss in 24 hours, going down 5-1 to Canada. That follows a 0-5 loss to Switzerland the night before.

Kazakhstan suffered a heavy loss to Switzerland in its third game at the 2023 World Championship. The Swiss posted a third straight shut-out to secure a 5-0 verdict and move to the top of the Group B standings.

Oskars Batna got Latvia off the mark with a winner 44 seconds from the end of an enthralling overtime period against the Czech Republic.

After an impressive opening win over Norway, Kazakhstan came back down to earth in its second game at the 2023 World Championship. A 1-5 loss against the Czech Republic leaves the Kazakhs with two points from two games in Riga, good for fifth place in Group B.

Day two of the 2023 World Championship saw Kazakhstan’s first game. This year’s Kazakh roster is shorn of the dual-nationals who have dominated in recent years. Instead, there’s a chance for home-grown talent to emerge from the Kazakh championship and prove its worth.

Gagarin Cup winner Lars Johansson, now 35, set an unlikely record for Sweden in a 1-0 victory over Germany at the start of the 2023 IIHF World Championship. This was his first game in a World Championship for the Tre Kronor, and at 35 years, 305 days, the former CSKA man is the oldest Swedish goalie to make a debut in this competition.

Belarus won the 2022 Channel 1 Cup, defeating Russia in a shoot-out after an entertaining decisive game in Moscow on Sunday. Dinamo Minsk goalie Alexei Kolosov stopped all five Russian attempts in the shoot-out, while Shane Prince was the only player to convert his attempt.

Russia enjoyed a convincing victory in its first international game of the season, overcoming Kazakhstan in the Red Machine’s first game at the Channel 1 Cup.

Moscow hosted the world’s first international 3x3 hockey tournament as part of the Channel 1 Cup weekend. Russia welcomed Belarus, Kazakhstan and China to the competition, which was played in a single day at the CSKA Arena.

Finland won gold on home ice for the first time, defeating Canada 4-3 in overtime after an enthralling World Championship final. Earlier in the day, there was a morale-boosting win for the Czechs as they fought back to defeat Team USA and win bronze.

For the third tournament in a row, Finland will face Canada for World Championship gold. The host nation edged past team USA in a 4-3 humdinger before the Canadians despatched Czechia 6-1 in the later game.

It’s Finland vs USA and Canada vs Czechia in the World Championship semi-finals after a day of upsets and fightbacks at the start of the knock-out stage. Canada and Finland both came back from behind to overcome Sweden and Slovakia respectively.

The World Championship quarter finals are set – and there’s a cracker in store when Sweden takes on Canada.

Kazakhstan came up big when it mattered most, grabbing a 5-2 victory over Italy to secure its place in the top division of the World Championship.

Kazakhstan’s World Championship struggles continue after another high-scoring game ended in a narrow loss. This time, Germany took the verdict in a roller-coaster 5-4 game; the Kazakhs now face a winner-takes-all showdown against Italy to determine who will escape relegation.

Switzerland’s Andres Ambuhl celebrated a personal milestone by helping his team defeat Canada. Ambuhl made his 120th World Championship appearance – an all-time record – and his team-mates ensured it was a memorable occasion with a 6-3 win over the defending champion.

Kazakhstan produced another battling display – but despite improved performances, Yury Mikhailis and his players are still waiting for their first victory in Finland.

Kazakhstan gave mighty Canada a fright, leading twice in Helsinki. However, on a day disrupted by a fire alarm, the Canadians doused those flames to complete a fourth successive victory in Group A at the World Championship.

Finland took on Sweden in front of a capacity crowd in Tampere as the excitement around the 2022 World Championship moved up another notch. This Nordic rivalry was the most eagerly anticipated clash of the group stage, and it went all the way to a shoot-out before Sweden took the verdict.

Kazakhstan fell to a third successive loss at the 2022 World Championship, dropping a 2-3 verdict against unbeaten Switzerland to remain stuck at the foot of the Group A standings.

Finland proved too strong for the USA in Monday’s big game. Another capacity crowd in Tampere was treated to a convincing 4-1 victory as the Americans’ discipline let them down.

A much-improved performance from Kazakhstan was not enough to prevent a second successive loss at the World Championship in Finland.

When Team Kazakhstan arrived in Helsinki, it had hopes of improving on last season’s performance in Riga and reaching the World Championship quarter finals for the first time. Today, though, those hopes seem forlorn.

The 2022 IIHF World Championship got underway in Finland on Friday. Russia and Belarus are unable to take part this year, but there were plenty of players with KHL players on display in the opening games.

35 KHL players skated in the Gold Medal game between Finland and Russia, with league’s representatives receiving 47 out of 75 medals at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Team Finland won its first-ever Gold Medal at this level.

The Olympic tournament had come to the moment in which only two teams were left to compete. Finland and the team ROC faced each other in the final game on Sunday morning. The Finnish Lions made their way through to the climax by winning Slovakia in the semi-final. Slovakia later defeated Sweden in the bronze medal game.

Slovakia won its first Olympic ice hockey medal thanks to a 4-0 victory over Sweden in the bronze medal game. Teenage wunderkind Juraj Slafkovsky led the way with two goals, while Dinamo Minsk goalie Patrik Rybar came up with a shut-out as his country made history in Beijing.

A shoot-out winner from Arseny Gritsyuk, a vital defensive intervention from Vladimir Tkachyov in overtime and a resolute performance that silenced the free-scoring Lucas Wallmark combined to keep Team ROC on course for a successful Olympic title defense.

Finland could’ve been concidered a slight favorite to win the semi-final against Slovakia due to the tournament opening game, in which the Lions beated Slovak’s by 6–2 score. On Friday morning the game was about the sport for the Olympic final and the margins became narrower.

Lucas Wallmark and Teemu Hartikainen keep onscoring, Peter Cehlarik propels Slovakia’s success. KHL. rupresents the best international players ofthe first two days ofthe elimination stage.