GOLD MEDAL DEFENSE BEGINS: CZECH ICE HOCKEY TEAM HEADS TO HERNING WITH NHL STARS
May 9, 2025 Ice Hockey World Championship 2025 Herning, Denmark and Stockholm, Sweden On Thursday, May 9, 2025, the hockey celebration begins in Sweden and Denmark with the Ice Hockey World Championship. The Czech national team enters the tournament as the defending gold medalist from last year's home championship in Prague and heads to Herning with an offensively loaded roster including NHL stars David Pastrňák and Martin Nečas. The tournament will take place in two countries – some games will be hosted in Stockholm, Sweden (Avicii Arena) and others in Herning, Denmark (Jyske Bank Boxen). The Czech Republic has been placed in Group B in Herning, where they will face Switzerland, USA, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Kazakhstan, and Hungary. Stockholm's Avicii Arena will host Group A with the home team Sweden, Finland, Canada, Slovakia, Latvia, Austria, France, and Slovenia. The tournament format remains the same as in previous years – the top four teams from each group will...