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Ice Hockey: 2013 IIHF World Championship - Who will win?

Ice Hockey: 2013 IIHF World Championship - Who will win?

Asked by: Super Userkruijs in Sports » Ice Hockey
Settled on 05/19/2013 22:13 Settled by Super Userkruijs
Winning option:Sweden Sweden battled back from a goal down to grab their ninth world ice hockey title on Sunday with a 5-1 win over unfancied Switzerland.

Vancouver Canucks center Henrik Sedin collected two goals and an assist, while goalkeeper Jhonas Enroth made 26 saves to avenge a 3-2 defeat in the preliminary round.

The win has also ended the home-ice curse that prevented the championships' hosts from winning the title on their home ice since the Soviet team did it in 1986.

Switzerland's silver was the team's first medal at the world championships after a 60-year wait.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ghrA8KTxEgxlzAvxiVKzPDoNExTw?docId=CNG.369ef2b3e10d98bcf31cc373dde8230e.951

Predictions

Switzerland
Switzerland
45.0%
Sweden
Sweden
33.0%
USA
USA
5.5%
Finland
Finland
4.6%
Canada
Canada
4.4%
Russia
Russia
4.1%
Slovakia
Slovakia
0.7%
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
0.5%

Background

The IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship is the biggest annual winter sports event worldwide.

In 2013, 16 teams will play in two preliminary round groups with eight teams in each, using the IIHF World Ranking for seeding. This means that each team will play seven preliminary round games against beforehand known opposition.

The dates of the tournament are 3-19 May. Preliminary rounds will be played in Stockholm (Sweden) and Helsinki (Finland).

http://www.iihf.com/competition/352/schedule.html

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   Super Userkruijs

In an historic upset, the United States beat the defending champion Russia, 8-3, in the quarterfinals at the International Ice Hockey Federation world championships Thursday. It was the most goals allowed by a Russian team in the history of this tournament.

http://slapshot.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/u-s-routs-russia-to-reach-semifinals-at-world-championships/

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