Hockey
Ice Hockey World Cup. Switzerland won the group, Sweden won
The Swiss national ice hockey team finished the group stage by defeating Germany. The team won all 7 matches and advanced to the quarterfinals in the first place.
In the quarter-finals Switzerland will most likely play against the USA. Germany finished second in the group.
In the Group B match, Sweden defeated Latvia. The Swedes advanced to the quarter-finals from either first or second place, while Latvia failed to reach the quarter-finals.
Ice Hockey World Championship
Group A
Germany – Switzerland 3:4 (in shots) (2:1, 0:2, 1:0, 0:0, 0:1)
Stamps: 01:37 Ambuhl (Corvi, Herzog) – 0:1, 11:51 Wiessmann (Rykel) – 1:1, 15:30 Lebl (Sider, Muller) – 2:1, 21:26 Suter (Malgin, Kukan) ) – 2:2, 38:31 Malgin (Moser, Mayer) – 2:3, 47:57 Plakhta (Vissmann) – 3:3
Group B
Sweden – Latvia 1:0 (0:0, 1:0, 0:0)
Stamps: 34:54 Nylander (Dahlin, Wallmark) – 1:0
Source: Sport UA
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