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10/4Participants include exotic Brazilian teamWhile in ice hockey teams from South America have, so far, only been able to dream about taking part in the elite division of the World Championships, they have belonged to the best inline hockey has to offer. Brazil will participate as the sole South-American nation this year in Pardubice.
10/4Latvia steamrolled through qualifying stage The European part of the qualifying stage had a clear winner. Latvia, another country where inline hockey is looking for a way to get as much attention as ice hockey, gave other teams no chance and steamrolled through the competition.
11/4Inline Worlds knocking on door June 1, 2014, the date when the Inline Hockey World Championships in Pardubice start, is getting closer and closer. Pardubice has already hosted the 2011 Worlds and because organization back then was successful, the IIHF decided to bring the tournament back to the Eastern Bohemian city.
6/5Accreditations are open for the 2014 IIHF Inline Hockey World ChampionshipPetr VančuraRecently, accreditations were launched for the IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship, which will be held from 1st - 7th June 2014 in Pardubice.
9/5Brett Leggat is looking forward to the absolute best inline hockey in the worldPetr VančuraAt the moment he has two trophies for the best keeper of the tournament from last two years, while having one golden and two bronze medals from recent three championships. Brett Leggat from Team Canada is heading to Pardubice to keep this streak alive.
20/5Opening face-off will be given by minister ChládekPetr VančuraStarting the game of the home team at the IIHF Inline hockey World Championships 2014 which starts on Sunday, June 1, 2014 in the ČEZ ARENA, will have a the guest of honor. It will the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports PhDr. Marcel Chládek.
27/5Attention! There has been a change in the schedule of the opening dayPetr VančuraBecause the Czech Television, which will broadchast some of the World Championship games live, have adjusted its transmission times, the schedule of the opening day was slightly changed.
27/5Friendly matches before the WCH startPetr DejnožkaHungary, Czech Republic, Austria and Brazil will play some friendly matches before the start of the tournament. These teams will practice in Pardubice from Tuesday, May 27. For example, the Czechs will play against Hungary two times, Austria will face Brazil. It is also possible that the WCH participants will plan some other games.
29/5It was my ambition to play Pool A since 1998, says SillitoePetr VančuraThree years have passed and Andrew Sillitoe is returning to Pardubice with Team GB. However, his role in the team has changed a lot. He changed his shirt for a jersey and will play instead of coaching. Great Britain might look as an underdog in its group, yet Sillitoe doesn’t want to focus only on not relegating and wants to put up a fight.
29/5Czech team revealed: It will be young, yet experiencedMarek KratochvílOn wednesday’s press conference in Prague’s Clarion Congress hotel, Petr Hemsky as head coach of the hosting team revealed the squad for upcoming IIHF championships. There are two goalies, seven defensemen and seven forwards. There some promising youngsters as well as experienced players.
31/5First interview of the championship with Greg Thompson of Team USPetr VančuraTwo days before the first match, Greg Thompson of Team US talks about the trip to the Czech Republic, the pressure of defending the title or the respect for Team GB.
31/5Travis Noe: Hat-trick in the final? Best moment of my hockey carrierMartin VoltrThere’s no doubt about the main hero of Team USA from last year’s championship in Dresden, Germany. Travis Noe was not only the best scorer of the tournament, his hat-trick in the final game against Sweden also helped his team to earn gold medals. Now he looks forward to great atmosphere in Pardubice.
31/5Elite division games will be streamed onlineMarek KratochvílThere will be an internet television prepared for all fans of inline hockey, which will be broadcasting all games of the elite division from CEZ Arena in Pardubice. Matches of the Czech team will be of course on CT Sport channel.
1/6We want to win the gold! says proudly Canadian attacker Chris TerryTomáš Pavlík, Martin SchwarzHere arrived sixteen teams to play World championship in Pardubice, one of them is Canada. Inline hockey players from country where was hockey born are considered one of the most favored team in the tournament. Everybody knows Canada is a good team and their players know i too. They believe to win gold in the Czech republic.
1/6Austria was far better BRA - AUT 0:8, 1 round | Václav ProkůpekAustria was far better in finishing their actions. But their victory is well-deserved. It was a disappointment for the Brazilians.
1/6Great start for British newcomers, but lose 10-3 to defending champsGBR - USA 3:10, 1 round | Martin VoltrThe defending champions from the United States won their first game against the new team to the Top Division. Although Brit Rob Shelton opened the scoring and had a hat-trick in the end, it wasn´t enough, and the final score was pretty clear in favour of the US.
1/6Jure Stolar’s hattrick helped Slovenia to smash the LatviansLAT - SLO 4:9, 1 round | Marek KratochvílSlovenia proved their role of a stronger team in the encounter with Latvia, which managed to react on an early goal against, but couldn’t push the Slovenians for a longer time. On the other side, the Southern Europeans scored some more and made it a comfort win in the end.
1/6Even game goes to Canada for persistanceCAN - GER 3:1, 1 round | Marek KratochvílIt was predicted as an even game and both teams proved it as a fact. Germany scored on an early power play, but Thomas Woods replied right after. After a goal-less second period, the Canadians scored took the lead in the third and protected it the rest of the way. Chris Terry then put a stamp on the win in the final minute.
1/64 goals in the second part and Croatians winAUS - CRO 2:4, 1 round | Lucie MužíkováCroatians thanks to the great part in the 2nd quarter, when they scored 4 goals, won the game. Australians made a little drama thanks to 2 power play goals, however, Croatians defended their victory with a great overview.
1/6A fratricidal fight ends by Czech victory 5-2SVK - CZE 2:5, 1 round | Lucie MužíkováCzech players opened the home World Championship with a convincing win. The main draw of the first day ended brought a good game and Czech victory 5-2 over their eastern neighbors Slovaks.
1/6Heart attack drama for HungaryHUN - JPN 4:3, 1 round | Lucie MužíkováTeam Japan entered the game well and soon got into a two-goal lead. Hungarians managed to make the game tied by exerting every effort and sent the game into an overtime. However, the winner was not decided until a shootout. The diference was made in the the fifth series and Atiila Rafaj decided, that the win went for the Hungarian side.
1/6Nordic battle in a spirit of a 11-goal-festFIN - SWE 7:4, 1 round | Lucie MužíkováFinns have shown a great resilience and won the prestigious measuring of forces with Sweden. Blue and Whites went four times to a lead a three times Swedes managed to make the score tied. Once they even deleted a two-goal lead of their opponent. However, it was not enough. A breathtaking battle ended up by the Finnish victory 7-4.
2/6Finland turned the scoreline around and won over CanadaCAN - FIN 3:5, 2 round | Marek KratochvílIt was a promising game before its opening face-off and both sides fulfilled this prediction. Canada took an early two-goal lead, but struggled ever since and the Finnish persistance turned it around into a „Suomi“ deal.
2/6Australia beat the bad luck and Latvia as wellAUS - LAT 5:1, 2 round | Marek KratochvílWhat a interesting game this was for Jordan Gavin. The Australian hit the posts three times to watch his opponent get in front. However, Australia managed to turn it around in the second halftime and scored five goals.
2/6Comfort win for Slovaks as they ran over the Great BritainSVK - GBR 7:1, 2 round | Marek KratochvílSlovakia took control over the game in the beginning and early scored some goals to make it clear. Even though they had a little bit silent second half, they added two more goals in the end and leaving no questions at all.
2/6Nailbiter goes to Brazil after scoring three times in final periodHUN - BRA 3:6, 2 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 Brazilians decided with a streak in fourth period.
2/6Team Sweden writes down the first winSWE - GER 4:3, 2 round | Lucie MužíkováThe game between German and Swedish players brought a big fight, but the end the luckier team is Germans. Although, they lost a promising leading, they took it back and almost got also 3 points. However, 48 seconds before the end, Swedes made the game tied and Hoglund decided the game by completing his hat-trick.
2/6Great Slovenian 12 minutes brought 4 goals into the Croatian netSLO - CRO 5:0, 2 round | Lucie MužíkováThe game between Croats and Slovenes was a drama for almost 36 minutes. At the very end of the third part, Slovenes speed up, scored 4 goals and won the game.
2/6Team U. S. beat home team thanks to White´s hattrickUSA - CZE 5:4, 2 round | Lucie MužíkováTwo 3-goal-players in one game and very tough battle, that´s the summary of the game between home team and Americans. Despite a great effort of Czechs, Team USA managed to beat them in their hoem rink and added another win.
2/6Austrians managed broke the resistance of JapanAUT - JPN 8:2, 2 round | Lucie MužíkováAustrians had a good start of the game with creating a 3-goal-lead. However, Japanese players reduced it to only 1 goal thanks to Goto and Tsuchimoto´s goals. After that, the European team refused any doubts about the winner of the game, added 5 more goals and skated for a clear victory.
 

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