Ice Hockey World Championship 2014: match schedule
Ice Hockey World Championship 2014: match schedule
The world ice hockey tournament will be held for the first time in Belarus. Prestigious championship will be held in two ice arenas of this country - "Chizhovka-Arena" and "Minsk-Arena". All of them are located in Minsk.
Participants and regulations of the World Hockey Championship 2014
At the World Cup-2014, 16 national teams were announced. At the qualifying stage they are all divided into two groups - A and B - in each will be eight teams. Inside the groups, each team will play 7 games. Consequently, 28 games will be held in each group.
In case of victory, the team will receive 3 points, and itsopponent points will not be accrued. In overtime, both teams will receive 1 point each. Meanwhile, the team that scored a goal in the shootout series, will earn another 1 point in its piggy bank.
At the moment there are known schedules of games withspecific teams only for the 2014 qualifying round. Participants in the quarter finals and finals will be known during the championship (tentatively on May 20). Games playoffs will begin on May 22, and the final of the tournament will be held on May 25.
Hockey Championship 2014: Group A schedule
Group A included the national teams of the following countries: Czech Republic, Slovakia, Norway, Canada, Sweden, France, Denmark, Italy. Group A will hold meetings at the Chizhovke Arena.
9th May
Slovakia - Czech Republic
France - Canada
May 10
Sweden - Denmark
Italy - Norway
Canada - Slovakia
May 11
Sweden - Czech Republic
France - Italy
12 May
Czech Republic - Canada
Slovakia - France
may 13
Norway - Sweden
Italy - Denmark
May 14
Slovakia - Norway
Czech Republic - Italy
May 15
Sweden to France
Canada - Denmark
16th of May
Canada - Italy
Norway - Denmark
May 17th
Denmark - Czech Republic
France - Norway
Slovakia - Italy
May 18th
Czech Republic - Norway
Canada - Sweden
May 19
Italy - Sweden
Denmark - France
May 20
Czech Republic - France
Norway - Canada
Denmark - Slovakia
Hockey Championship 2014: Schedule of Group B Matches
The national teams in Group B willhold the matches of the qualifying stage of the World Cup at the Minsk Arena. This group includes the following countries: USA, Kazakhstan, Finland, Latvia, Belarus, Germany, Switzerland and Russia.
9th May
Belarus - USA
Switzerland to Russia
May 10
Finland - Latvia
Kazakhstan - Germany
United States - Switzerland
May 11
Belarus - Kazakhstan
Germany - Latvia
Finland - Russia
12 May
Russia - United States
Switzerland - Belarus
may 13
Kazakhstan - Latvia
Germany - Finland
May 14
Russia - Kazakhstan
Switzerland - Germany
May 15
Finland - Belarus
United States - Latvia
16th of May
Finland - Switzerland
United States - Kazakhstan
May 17th
Belarus - Germany
Latvia - Russia
Switzerland - Kazakhstan
May 18th
Russia - Germany
United States - Finland
May 19
Latvia - Belarus
Kazakhstan - Finland
May 20
Russia - Belarus
Germany - USA
Latvia - Switzerland
