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CZECH TEAM AIMS FOR ANOTHER VICTORY, SURPRISING HUNGARY FRESH OFF HISTORIC SUCCESS

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  May 12, 2025 Czech Republic - Hungary   Ice Hockey World Championship 2025, Group B Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning, Denmark On Friday, May 12, 2025, the Czech ice hockey team will play their fifth game at the 2025 World Championship against Hungary. Coach Radim Rulík's squad will be looking to secure another full points haul after a crushing 7-2 victory over Denmark, which would keep them in the hunt for first place in Group B. The Czech national team has been fulfilling its role as the paper favorite perfectly so far. Three wins from four games (with only one point lost in overtime against Switzerland) place the Czech hockey players in second position in the group right behind the perfect record of Germany. "The second period is our kingdom," say Czech fans, and the statistics prove them right. It was in the middle frame that Rulík's players scored four goals against Denmark, and they showed a similar pattern in previous games as well. Team chemistry is working, a...

GOLD MEDAL DEFENSE BEGINS: CZECH ICE HOCKEY TEAM HEADS TO HERNING WITH NHL STARS

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  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...