| 8/6 | Head of organizing committee Jiri Besser: We did our best for the tournament and the sportPetr Dejnozka, Lukas PeroutkaThe 2014 IIHF Inline World Championship is over. The Czech Republic hosted the tournament for the second time in four years. The event in Pardubice was supervised by the head of the organizing committee Jiri Besser. "We are happy we managed to run and organize this year´s tournament with no problems," says Besser. |
| 8/6 | Finland wins gold after 11 years. I hope the next one comes in a year, says coach Timo NurmbergDerek O´BrienLast year, Team Finland had to fight against relegation from top division. This year, they celebrate gold medals, their first in 11 years. Their current head coach, Timo Nurmberg was there - but as a player! |
| 7/6 | Stayin´ alive! Last-minute goal keeps Slovaks in Division I, Brits relegatedSVK - GBR 2:1, 6 round | Derek OBrienSlovakia and Great Britain almost went right down to the end to decide who would remain in Division I and who would play in Division II next year. In the end, it was Filip Novák with his second goal of the game, who broke a 1-1 tie and scored the game-winner with just 28.1 seconds on the clock. Rob Shelton scored for Britain. |
| 7/6 | Virtala checking ground in Pardubice ahead of Champions Hockey LeaguePetr Dejnozka, Lukas PeroutkaAs the 2015 IIHF Inline World Championship draws to a close, two teams are set to battle for gold in Saturday´s finals. Finland clashes with Canada in the gold medal game and Mikko Virtala is one of key players on the team. He will be back in Pardubice soon, though, as part of the new Champions Hockey League with his ice hockey club TPS Turku. |
| 7/6 | Inline referees: Focus and feel the soul of the gameMarek KratochvilThey are a crucial part of all games, but they won’t get a support from the stands. On the other side, they must be prepared for unjustified critics. When something doesn’t go well for someone, it’s usually their fault. Of course we speak about the referees. There are two of them during inline hockey games with same role. Even though it seems like it’s an easy job most of the time, it’s not completely true. One moment can make the difference. |
| 7/6 | Croatia comes from behind to claim bronze in Division ICRO - LAT 4:3, 6 round | Lukas PeroutkaTeam Croatia pulled back from two goals down to beat Team Latvia 4:3 and celebrate bronze medals in Division I of this year´s IIHF Inline World Championship. Ivan Jankovic scored two goals, including the game winner four minutes before the end. |
| 7/6 | Latvian inline celebrates staying in Division I. We play it only since 2008, reveals its fatherLucie MuzikovaPeople in his native country should be very grateful to certain Mr. Andris Antonevics, 42-year old general manager of Team Latvia and one of founders of inline hockey in Latvia. Many people might be surprised that it has happened quite recently. Inline hockey works in this country only since 2008. |
| 7/6 | Gold and promotion to Top division for SloveniansSLO - AUS 10:5, 6 round | Lucie MužíkováTeam Slovenia left great impression in the Czech Republic. After winning semifinals 13-2, they also made the battle for the gold a one-team show. They beat Team Australia 10-5 and may look forward to participation in the Top division next year in Tampere. |
| 7/6 | Fan exotics in Pardubice. We enjoy it, say Brazilian fansLukas PeroutkaThe championship in Pardubice attracts teams from all around the globe, not just Europe. That´s why the journey of some fans is long and winding. Upon their arrival, their main goal for the tournament is to have fun. |
| 7/6 | USA shoots down Sweden with 12 goals to capture bronzeUSA - SWE 12:5, 6 round | Lucie MuzikovaThe battle for bronze was a close game most of the time, but Americans stepped up the tempo later in the game and gave their Swedish opponent a rout by 12-5 win.
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| 7/6 | Gold for Team Finland after a superb final display against CanadaFIN - CAN 6:2, 6 round | Lucie MuzikovaTeam Finland is the winner of the 2014 IIHF Inline World Championship! The Finnish team went through the tournament unbeaten and can now rejoice with their gold medals after beating a strong Canadian team 6-2 in the gold medal game. |
| 7/6 | Six players honoured as the best players from both divisionsFilip ČervinkaIt is our pleasure to introduce to you the summary of the best players in 2014 IIHF World Inline Hockey Championship! The names of the best goaltender, defenceman and forward in both divisions were announced following each of the final games. The best players don´t have to be from the winning team, as in case of Artjoms Ogorodnikovs of Latvia, the best forward of Division I, or Matthew White of the USA, the best forward of Top Division. |
| 6/6 | I would like to return to the Czech Republic one day, Slovenian goalie Tomaz Trelc saysTomáš Lichnovský, Marek Kratochvíl„Can we speak in Czech?“ I ask. „Určitě, není problém!“ („Sure, no problem!“) is the answer by a young Slovenian goalkeeper Tomaz Trelc. After quarterfinals of Divison I in which Slovenia defeated Brazil 7:1, we stopped between the benches. This young goalie didn’t play that game, but he’s still unique in his team. Thanks to some years spent in Prerov, Olomouc and Ceske Budejovice he knows the environment here... |
| 6/6 | Lucky shoot-outs for Germany decided a nailbiter against SlovakiaSVK - GER 4:5, 5 round | Marek KratochvílSlovakia started better by performence but it was Germany which scored goals. By the halftime, it was a three goal difference. However, the Slovaks managed to equalize it and then again in last minute, so the shoot-outs had to decide. Germany was more fortunate and saved the top divison. |
| 6/6 | Comfort win for Hungary relegates the JapaneseHUN - JPN 12:2, 5 round | Marek KratochvílIt was a full-game one side show by Hungary, which scored twelve goals and proved their role. On the other side, Japan didn’t manage its defense, conceded some goals while playing a powerplay and can’t be suprised with the final harsh result. |
| 6/6 | Hovi’s performance made the difference, Finland goes into the FinalFIN - SWE 4:2, 5 round | Marek KratochvílScandinavian derby between Finland and Sweden promised a great game and it was. The Finns took the lead and increased it step-by-step to four goals. Sweden fought back in the last ten minutes, but could only score two, which wasn’t enough. |
| 6/6 | Austria didn´t allow another upset. Second team to be relegated is BrazilAUT - BRA 5:1, 5 round | Martin VoltrA game between huge favourite and newcomer from South America finished with an expected result. Austria scored four times in the second period and got a deserved victory, Brazil won‘t play at the championship next year as well as Japan. |
| 6/6 | Hasek from Pardubice? Of course I know him, claims Brazilian goalie RuaneLukas PeroutkaThere are not many hockey arenas in Brazil. In fact, there is not even much ice. Hearts of fans are captured by many different sports other than ice hockey and related fields. However, Team Brazil is present at this year´s IIHF Inline World Championship and despite odds being against them, they can look back at the tournament with a lot of pride. |
| 6/6 | Canada masters another shootout and will play for gold medalUSA - CAN 5:6, 5 round | Marek KratochvílWhat a game this semifinal was! Both teams were quite even and it went back and forth, with neither managing to get into a lead larger than one goal. Overtime was inevitable and since nobody scored in it, this enigma went to a shootout. Fortune stood by the Canadians again, who scored twice again, like yesterday. |
| 6/6 | Czechs say goodbye to home championship with a win over Great BritainCZE - GBR 6:1, 5 round | Lucie MuzikovaA battle of disappointed quarter-finalists ended with a persuasive win for the home team. Czechs showed significantly higher quality than their opponent and sent him to battles for staying in the top group. |
| 6/6 | Slovenia comfortably moves to Division I finalsSLO - LAT 13:2, 6 round | Lucie MuzikovaTeam Slovenia scored twelve goals and comfortably beat Team Latvia in semifinals of Division I and is set to face Australia in Saturday´s final. |
| 5/6 | Croatia is through to semi-finals with 5-2 win over JapanCRO - JPN 5:2, 4 round | Marek KratochvílIt was a comfortable win for the European team in the end. They went into the lead in the first quarter and held it the rest of the way. Japan had some good moments as well, but not enough to equalize it.
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| 5/6 | Swedes humiliate Slovaks with 12 goals to secure semisSWE - SVK 12:1, 4 round | Marek KratochvílThe result of the quarter-final between Sweden and Slovakia was certainly something unexpected. Sweden scored 12 times and conceded only one goal, which made it a clearly one-sided game. By the end, it was only about how big the goal difference would be. |
| 5/6 | Nailbiter goes to Australia after scoring three times in final periodHUN - AUS 1:3, 4 round | Marek KratochvílIt was one of the most even games so far, even the scoreline doesn’t quite reflects that. Both teams scored once in each of first three periods as nobody couldn’t to keep the lead. Finally, the Australians decided with a streak in fourth period. |
| 5/6 | USA complete the semi-finalists with win over GermanyUSA - GER 4:1, 4 round | Marek KratochvílThe USA was an expected semi-finalist, but first they had to beat Germany. It wasn’t an easy game for sure, but the Americans took an early lead and when they scored two more in the third quarter, it was pretty much decided. |
| 5/6 | Seven goals in the Brazilian net and Team Slovenia winsSLO - BRA 7:1, 4 round | Lucie MužíkováThe Slovenians had problems against Team Brazil, but finally took advantage of many opportunities and defeated the Brazilians 7-1 in total. |
| 5/6 | Czech golden dream vanishesCZE - CAN 5:6, 4 round | Lucie MužíkováThe Czech Republic will not battle for the gold medal. The tournament host team started its quarter-final against Canada well and held the lead for the most of the time, but this was not enough, as the Canadians proved their will to win and made it through to the semi-finals after a 6-5 shootout win. |
| 5/6 | One semifinal is North American, the other one completely ScandinavianMarek KratochvílSchedule for the following day in Pardubice is here. Inline Hockey World Championship is slowly getting into the checkered flag. Friday’s program will begin with encounter of Slovakia and Germany at 13:00. The first semifinal game between Finland and Sweden will follow in CEZ Arena at 15:00. Find whole schedule in the article. |
| 5/6 | Team Finland in semifinals!FIN - GBR 7:2, 4 round | Lucie MužíkováAn advance to semifinals by Team Finland had a very smooth process. Northerners were soon ahead by six goals, and despite the UK managed to reduce the loss, they could not stop their opponent of getting to the best four. |
| 4/6 | Ales Jirik: I am ready to do everything for the success of GermanyLucie MužíkováIt is a common view on international stage of inline hockey, that some teams are represented by players who were born in a different country. This category also fits for Ales Jirik, a native of Kladno, who represents for the very first time on World Championship colors of Team Germany. ”Earlier I fought for Czech Republic. Only a year ago I got the German passport and I had to surrender the Czech one," he explains. |
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