The US national team warmed up for the duel with Germany at the Ice Hockey World Championships in Finland and Latvia. The Americans, who had disenchanted defending champions Finland 4-1 at the start, swept promoted Hungary off the ice in Tampere on Sunday 7-1 (2-1, 2-0, 3-0) and are going into Group A as leaders in Group A Game on Monday (3:20 p.m. CEST/Sport1 and MagentaSport) against the selection of the German Ice Hockey Federation (DEB).
After the Hungarians surprisingly took the lead through Istvan Sofron (5th), Alex Tuch (7th), Nick Bonino (19th, 24th), Cutter Gauthier (34th), Connor Mackey (42nd) and Rocco Grimaldi ensured (45th) and Luke Tuch (57th) for clear conditions. At the World Cup dress rehearsal last Tuesday in Munich, the Americans showed with a 6:3 win over the German team that they are a force to be reckoned with in the fight for the medals.
Germany’s opening opponent Sweden didn’t miss a beat in the 5-0 (1-0, 2-0, 2-0) against Austria and celebrated their second win at this World Cup after beating the DEB team (1-0). Denmark defeated France 4:3 (2:0, 1:3, 0:0, 1:0) after extra time and remains undefeated.
In Group B in Riga, record world champions Canada had a little harder time. After a weak start, the team from the home country of ice hockey prevailed against newly promoted Slovenia 5:2 (0:1, 3:0, 2:1) and, like their neighbors, scored the maximum of six points after two games.
However, after two games, Switzerland is the leader of the table. The Swiss won against Norway 3-0 (2-0, 0-0, 1-0) and still haven’t conceded a goal. The Czech Republic, third in the World Cup, also has six points after beating Kazakhstan 5-1 (2-0, 0-1, 3-0).
USA 7-1 Hungary (2-1, 2-0, 3-0) – Goals: 0: 1 Sofron (04:07), 1: 1 Tuch (06:16), 2: 1 Bonino (18:38), 3: 1 Bonino (23:29), 4: 1 Gauthier (33: 39), 5:1 Mackey (41:23), 6:1 Grimaldi (44:04); 7:1 cloth (56:57). – Penalty minutes: USA 0 – Hungary 4. – Spectators in Tampere: 5258
Slovenia 2-5 Canada (1-0, 0-3, 1-2) – Goals: 1-0 Drozg (03:50), 1-1 Carcone (21:13), 1-2 Pierre-Olivier (27:31), 1-3 Lucic (38:46), 1-4 Weegar ( 53:59), 1:5 McBain (54:50), 2:5 Drozg (55:10). – Penalty minutes: Slovenia 6 – Canada 8. – Spectators in Riga: 3380
Norway 0-3 Switzerland (0-2, 0-0, 0-1) – Goals: 0:1 Simion (08:13), 0:2 Glauser (19:28), 0:3 Niederreiter (57:46). – Penalty minutes: Norway 4 – Switzerland 8. – Spectators in Riga: 3232
France 3-4 Denmark (0-2, 3-1, 0-0, 0-1) aet – Goals: 0: 1 Ehlers (08:27), 0: 2 Boedker (18:03), 1: 2 Leclerc (25:48), 2: 2 Rech (28:29), 2: 3 Olesen (30: 34), 3:3 Addamo (39:31), 3:4 Russell (61:43). – Penalty minutes: France 33 – Denmark 6. – Spectators in Tampere: 4542
Sweden 5-0 Austria (1-0, 2-0, 2-0) – Goals: 1:0 Lindholm (03:43), 2:0 Sorensen (26:04), 3:0 Nemeth (38:16), 4:0 Carlsson (51:18), 5:0 Everberg (53: 42). – Penalty minutes: Sweden 2 – Austria 4. – Spectators in Tampere: 5950
Czech Republic 5-1 Kazakhstan (2-0, 0-1, 3-0) – Goals: 1:0 Zboril (08:48), 2:0 Kubalik (15:25), 2:1 Mukhametov (31:18), 3:1 Sedlak (41:06), 4:1 Kostalek (45: 46), 5-1 Kubalik (58-59). – Penalty minutes: Czech Republic 2 – Kazakhstan 6. – Spectators in Riga: 3670