MOSCOW, December 26 The Slovak team defeated the Czech team in the first match of the group stage of the Junior World Hockey Championship, which takes place in Sweden.
The Group B meeting in Gothenburg ended with a score of 6:2 (0:1, 2:0, 4:1) in favor of the Slovaks. Among the winners, Servac Petrovski scored a double (23rd and 56th minutes), Peter Repczyk (39), who missed the penalty in the third period, Samuel Gonzek (42), Boris Zhabka (45) and Maxim Strbak (42) also scored. ). Dominik Rymon (2) and Matias Shapovaliv (52) scored goals for the Czechs.
In the next match, the Slovak team will play against the Swiss on December 27, the Czech team will meet with the Norwegians on the same day.
In March, the IIHF extended the suspension of the Russian and Belarus national teams from international tournaments for the 2023/24 season. The Russian youth team missed the 2023 World Cup. The ratings of the Russian and Belarusian teams have been frozen.