Posted by thesportsjunky on May 21, 2017 · Leave a Comment
It was medal day in the World Championships and as two teams looked to finish with at least a medal the other two were looking to go out as the best team in the world.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 20, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The semi-finals are a good place to reach at the World Championship as all four teams will be playing for a medal but the four teams involved are not happy with just any medal.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 18, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The playoffs are here and as they started there was some potential for interesting games although that all gave way to the typical top teams who will be back competing for the medals for another year.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 10, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The tournament is halfway through and there are some surprising results for more than just a few teams as the second half is going to be interesting with a few teams on the edge of making their mark.
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The reinforcements could be on their way for more than a few teams as the second round of the NHL playoffs is about to end making more players available to travel to the World Championships.
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Group B is another one with favourites but with only two major powers there is a lot more up in the air as the group could see a big battle for the playoffs with more than a few teams in the hunt.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 22, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The medals were decided at the IIHF World Championship as four teams looked to come very challenging games to go home with a win in their last game.
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Posted by thesportsjunky on May 21, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The semi-finals featured four teams with plenty to play for as motivation was in no shortage with a guaranteed medal on the line at the World Championships.
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Group B might not get the most attention from their own countries but they still include some of the biggest teams including the defending champions.
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