In our final IIHF World Championships preview, Puck Worlds looks at the top five ranked teams in the world, the most recent champions of the tournament. Here we preview Canada, Russia, Czech Republic, Sweden, and of course, the defending champion and hosts Finland.
The semifinals are set to go at the 2011 IIHF World Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. The defending champion Czech Republic takes on Sweden, followed by Finland vs. Russia.
The Gagarin Cup Finals, the championship round of the Kontinental Hockey League playoffs, are about to start today in Ufa, Russia. See how Salavat Yualev Ufa matches up against their Eastern Conference challengers, Atlant Moscow Oblast.
The European hockey playoff season continues, with the underdog Atlant Moscow Oblast team taking a second road win to open their Conference Final series with top ranked Yaroslavl. Also, the Kvalserien to Elitserien tournament hits the half-way point, while Slavia Prague wins another close one in the Czech Extraliga playoffs.
Lokomotiv Yaroslavl becomes the first team to advance to a conference final in the KHL, while HC Slavia Praha pulls off the upset in overtime of Game 7 in the Czech Extraliga quarterfinals. Read about this and more European club playoff action at Puck Worlds.
