The 2019 IIHF (International Ice Hockey Federation) World Championship is scheduled to be hosted by Slovakia in the 2 cities of Bratislava and Košice. The World Championship will run May 10th through May 26th with 16 teams in the running and they will be split into two 8-team groups for the preliminary round. The top 4 teams in each group will make it to the knockout round, while the bottom team in each will be relegated for the 2020 IIHF World Championship. The only team that can not be relegated is the 2020 host, Switzerland.
Here are the groups and schedule for the World Championship.
Groups
Group A (Košice):
Canada
United States
Slovakia
Finland
Denmark
France
Germany
Great Britain
Group B (Bratislava):
Russia
Norway
Czech Republic
Sweden
Italy
Switzerland
Latvia
Austria
Schedule:
May 10th
Finland vs Canada 10:15am
Russia vs Norway 10:15am
United States vs Slovakia 2:15pm
Czech Republic vs Sweden 2:15
May 11th
Denmark vs France 6:15am
Switzerland vs Italy 6:15am
Germany vs Great Britain 10:15am
Latvia vs Austria 10:15am
Slovakia vs Finland 2:15pm
Norway vs Czech Republic 2:15pm
May 12th
United States vs France 6:15am
Russia vs Austria 6:15am
Denmark vs Germany 10:15am
Italy vs Sweden 10:15am
Great Britain vs Canada 2:15pm
Latvia vs Switzerland 2:15pm
May 13th
United States vs Finland 10:15am
Russia vs Czech Republic 10:15am
Slovakia vs Canada 2:15pm
Norway vs Sweden 2:15pm
May 14th
Great Britain vs Denmark 10:15am
Italy vs Latvia 10:15am
Germany vs France 2:15pm
Switzerland vs Austria 2:15pm
May 15th
United States vs Great Britain 10:15am
Switzerland vs Norway 10:15am
Germany vs Slovakia 2:15pm
Russia vs Italy 2:15pm
May 16th
Canada vs France 10:15am
Sweden vs Austria 10:15am
Finland vs Denmark 2:15pm
Czech Republic vs Latvia 2:15pm
May 17th
France vs Slovakia 10:15am
Austria vs Norway 10:15am
Finland vs Great Britain 2:15pm
Czech Republic vs Italy 2:15pm
May 18th
Denmark vs United States 6:15am
Latvia vs Russia 6:15am
Canada vs Germany 10:15am
Italy vs Norway 10:15am
Great Britain vs Slovakia 2:15pm
Sweden vs Switzerland 2:15pm
May 19th
Germany vs United States 10:15am
Austria vs Czech Republic 10:15am
France vs Finland 2:15pm
Switzerland vs Russia 2:15pm
May 20th
France vs Great Britain 10:15am
Sweden vs Latvia 10:15am
Canada vs Denmark 2:15pm
Austria vs Italy 2:15pm
May 21st
Finland vs Germany 6:15am
Czech Republic vs Switzerland 6:15am
Slovakia vs Denmark 10:15am
Norway vs Latvia 10:15am
Canada vs United States 2:15pm
Sweden vs Russia 2:15pm
May 23rd (Quarterfinals)
A1 vs B4 (1) Time TBD
B2 vs A3 (2) Time TBD
B1 vs A4 (3) Time TBD
A2 vs B3 (4) Time TBD
May 25th (Semifinals)
1 vs 2 (A) Time TBD
3 vs 4 (B) Time TBD
May 26th (Medal Games)
Bronze Medal: A Loser vs B Loser 9:45am
Gold Medal A Winner vs B Loser 2:15pm
Rosters and my predictions will come at a later date.
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