Lettland har meddelat att landet inte kommer att spela mot Belarus i det kommande U18-VM, även om lagen skulle ställas mot varandra i slutspelet eller en nedflyttningsmatch.
Lettland kvalificerade sig för turneringens toppdivision inför nästa säsong. Internationella ishockeyförbundet beslutade i torsdags att Belarus får återvända till den nivån trots landets inblandning i Rysslands invasion av Ukraina. Lettland har motsatt sig beslutet från början.
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Sweden's U18 team secured gold at the 2026 IIHF U18 World Championship in Slovakia, defeating the host nation 4-2 in the final. MoDo Hockey's Elton Hermansson led the tournament with 12 points and earned All-Star honors. Teammate Malte Gustafsson also made the All-Star Team.
Outgoing IIHF president Luc Tardif addressed Russia's push to rejoin major ice hockey tournaments during a Sunday press conference in Zürich. Russia has won an appeal against its exclusion from events including the World Championships and Olympics.
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Latvia defeated the United States 4-2 at the IIHF World Championship in Switzerland. Former Luleå junior Sandis Vilmanis scored both of his goals in a span of 20 seconds to secure the win.
Tre Kronor defeated Slovenia 6-0 in the ice hockey world championship on Wednesday evening. Jacob de la Rose scored two goals on his 31st birthday in front of the home crowd in Fribourg.
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Germany's national ice hockey team closed its preliminary round at the world championship in Switzerland with a 6:3 win over Great Britain. Quarterfinal entry now depends on a slip-up by Latvia.