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2023 IIHF World Championship underway

The 2023 World Championship is off and running. 16 teams are competing between host nations Finland and Latvia. The tournament is split into two groups (A and B) – it’s starting with a preliminary round-robin with qualifying nations moving on to an eight-team bracket.

GROUP A
Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Sweden, USA

GROUP B
Canada, Czechia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Norway, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland

The Detroit Red Wings are represented by a grand total of 11. Here’s who’s competing in this years tournament:

Team USA: Derek Lalonde (assistant coach), Carter Mazur
Team Sweden: Lucas Raymond (alternate captain), Jonatan Berggren
Team Canada: Steve Yzerman (associate GM), Alex Tanguay (assistant coach), Paul Boyer (equipment manager), Joe Veleno
Team Czechia: Dominik Kubalik
Team Finland: Olli Maatta
Team Germany: Moritz Seider

A handful of games have already been played – On Friday, Team USA toppled Finland (4-1) and Carter Mazur picked up an assist. Czechia slid past Slovakia (3-2) with Kubalik picking up a pair of helpers, and Team Canada roared past Latvia (6-0) with Joe Veleno notching himself a goal. Moritz Seider and Team Germany were held scoreless by the Swedes but played a tight game (1-0). Berggren got an assist on Sweden’s lone goal.

There is a ton of hockey to be played in this tournament. It will be worth watching, especially if you’re getting a little bored with the NHL Playoffs like I am. The Worlds are being broadcast on NHL Network.

IIHF – Home 2023 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Home 2023 IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

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