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Sharp’s 5 points lead Canada past Les Bleus

(07 May 2012, 17:58) | Canada's Sharp-RNH-Benn line was hot, scoring a total of 11 points in a one-sided hockey game. Read more»

Treille’s tournament probably over

(07 May 2012, 17:02) | French forward Sasha Treille has been suspended for a total of five games for a hit to the head-and-neck area of Kazakh forward Roman Starchenko. Read more»

Latvia beats Germany

(06 May 2012, 23:22) | Canadian coach Ted Nolan has won his first game at the World Championships as the head coach of Latvia. Latvians managed to win 3:2 in a very narrow game. The game-winning goal was scored by Aleksejs Sirokovs (pictured). With both Germans and Latvians being eager on qualifying for the quarterfinals, this was a very crucial game for both of the teams. Read more»

Switzerland took second win and is on the way to QF

(06 May 2012, 21:37) | Belarus and Switzerland put up an exciting late night hockey show in Helsinki including a penalty shot in the closing minutes. In the end Switzerland took their second win with one goal margin by 3-2. Read more»

"It is a scandal"

(06 May 2012, 20:05) | Norwegian head coach Roy Johansen was upset with a disallowed goal after losing 4-2 to Russia in Stockholm on the third day of the World Championship. Read more»

Finland continues to put up football scores

(06 May 2012, 18:01) | Finland posted another 1-0 win when they beat Slovakia in Helsinki. There weren't too many scoring chances in this game, but one goal was again enough for the host team. Read more»

We need to keep improving, says Czech forward David Krejci

(06 May 2012, 16:25) | David Krejci is one of the biggest stars of the Czech team at the IIHF World Championship in Stockholm. The Czechs are off to a slow start, under pressure from Denmark despite beating them 2-0 and then losing convincingly, 4-1 to Sweden. "We are starting to getting used to each other. I really hope it will get better with every game," said Krejci. Read more»

Italy celebrates overtime win against Denmark

(06 May 2012, 15:17) | Giulio Scandella scored the game winner and added two assists, while Matt de Marchi had two goals as Italy created the first surprise of this year's World Championship. Read more»

Key win for France on election day

(06 May 2012, 13:37) | On the same day as the French people elect a president, the hockey team takes an important win to increase the chances to remain in the top division. Read more»

MOL League 2012-2013 will expand

(06 May 2012, 08:10) | Important decisions were taken last Friday in a MOL League meeting held in Budapest. The competition will run from 2012-2013 on a full season, ie from the autumn to the end of March. In the regular season the teams will play 50-games, Play-off format will be decided later. Read more»

Sweden beats the Czech Republic 4-1

(05 May 2012, 23:06) | A solid effort by Tre Kronor having full control of the game from start to finish. Read more»

Canada got more than they deserved in 5-4 OT loss to USA

(05 May 2012, 21:22) | USA beat Canada for the first time at the World Championships since 2001 when captain Jack Johnson scored on a power play 1:47 into overtime. Read more»

Malkin shines when Russia beats Latvia

(05 May 2012, 19:16) | Two goals and one assist from Evgeny Malkin helped Russia come back from 0-1 after the first period to win their first game of the 2012 World Championship 5-2. Read more»

Kutlak injured, Hansen suspended

(05 May 2012, 16:59) | One of Denmark's best players in the game against the Czech Republic has been suspended one game after a check from behind that injured Czech Zdenek Kutlak. Read more»

Ticket prices for Swedish games reduced

(05 May 2012, 16:25) | After the bad attendance numbers in yesterday's World Championship games in Stockholm, the organizers have decided to reduce the ticket prices for Sweden's games and take other actions to bring more fans to the arenas. Read more»