Sweden and Finland got their first wins of the tournament and Czechia won its second at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup.
TODAY’S GAME STATS
Today’s games – Monday, August 1, 2022 (Preliminary Round):
Sweden 4, Slovakia 1 – Peavey Mart Centrium
Finland 4, United States 1 – Peavey Mart Centrium
Czechia 7, Germany 2 – Peavey Mart Centrium
Quotes:
“It’s exciting to win the first game of the tournament. Our team helped me [a lot], blocked shots and played aggressive on the pentalty kill. [It was a] very good game from our team.”
– Swedish goalkeeper Noah Erliden on getting the first win of the tournament
“We played a tight game against the Czech’s yesterday and I think we deserved to win but they got the two points from the shootout. We knew that it’s do or die if we want to win the cup and if we don’t win this game, we don’t have a chance to win the cup so that was the mindset of the game. Everybody put their effort 100% in this game”
– Finnish defenceman Aron Kiviharju on the importance of tonight’s win
“We spent a lot of time in meetings, video and in person. I’m more happy with the result and our teams performance [tonight]. Tomorrow, the first thing is to get some rest, have a relaxing day after preparing for our crucial game against the United States.”
– Czechian head coach Tibor Tartaľ on his teams preparation during the tournament
Next games – Tuesday, August 2, 2022:
- Switzerland meets Sweden at 11 a.m. MT/1 p.m. ET
- Finland faces Germany at 3 p.m. MT/5 p.m. ET
- Canada plays Slovakia at 7 p.m. MT/9 p.m. ET
TSN and RDS, the official broadcast partners of Hockey Canada will broadcast 10 of the tournament’s remaining games from Peavy Mart Centrium, including both semifinal games and the medal games; please check local listings for details.
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