The 2019 IIHF World Championships kicked off today in Slovakia. A Canadian roster stacked with NHL talent fell to Finland by a score of 3-1 in the first game of the day for Group A. Brandon Montour got caught out of position on Finland’s first goal, while Sam Reinhart was held pointless. Elsewhere, Russia topped Norway 5-2. Buffalo Sabres captain Jack Eichel recorded one assist in the United States’ 4-1 loss to Slovakia; he was also part of his team’s top power-play unit. Finally, the Czech Republic narrowly defeated Sweden by a score of 5-2. Finland 3, Canada 1 Finland goals: Kaapo Kakko (2019 draft eligible); Arttu Ilomaki; Kaapo Kakko Canada goal: Jonathan Marchessault Russia 5, Norway 2 Russia goals: Evgeni Dadonov; Artem Anisimov; Nikita Kucherov; Evgeni Dadonov; Nikita Gusev Norway goals: Thomas Valkvae Olsen; Jonas Holos Slovakia 4, United States 1 Patrick Kane to Alex DeBrincat and the #Blackhawks duo make it 1-1. The puck was bouncing when DeBrincat released the shot on the PP. Wowza. #IIHFWorlds pic.twitter.com/4Tn2KPJ8U6 — Steven Ellis (@StevenEllisTHN) May 10, 2019 United States goals: Alex DeBrincat Slovakia goals: Matus Sukel, Erik Cernak, Tomas Tatar, Michal Kristof you don't really need a reason to gif our dear sweet boy pic.twitter.com/CTeUFDoYu8 — depressed buffalos (@depressedbflos) May 10, 2019 Czech Republic 5, Sweden 2 Czech Republic goals: Jakub Vrana, Dominik Kubalik, Michael Frolik, Jakub Vrana, Jan Kovar Sweden goals: Patric Hornqvist, Oskar Lindblom Sabres Players in Action Today Sam Reinhart: 0g, 0a, 0 pts, 0 PIM, 0 shots, minus-1, 14:36 ice time Brandon Montour: 0g, 0a, 0 pts, 0 PIM, 2 shots, minus-2, 23:36 ice time Jack Eichel: 0g, 1a, 1 pt, 0 PIM, 3 shots, minus-2, 18:49 ice time Tomorrow’s Games (Saturday, all times ET) (*Asterisk denotes game is televised on NHL Network US). 6 am: Denmark vs. France*, Switzerland vs. Italy 10 am: Germany vs. Great Britain*, Latvia vs. Austria 2 pm: Slovakia vs. Finland*, Norway vs. Czech Republic<doc-sep>The 2019 IIHF World Championship begins Friday, May 10, for Canada as the squad looks to head back to the podium for the first time since 2016. Hockey Canada announced the roster last week but may now be without top player John Tavares, who injured his oblique and will return to Toronto. It's a big loss for the team that is a blend of youth and veterans but lacks a huge scoring punch. The offense will now fall to veteran Mark Stone and first-time Team Canada member Jonathan Marchessault. However, world championship rosters are always fluid as players from teams that are eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs head to Europe to play for their country. There are big names, such as Dallas' Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn, that may now be available. On the defensive side, head coach Alain Vigneault has anointed Matt Murray as No. 1, with his future Flyers goalie Carter Hart as the backup. Murray will have in front of him Thomas Chabot (Senators) and Darnell Nurse (Oilers), who along with Kyle Turris are the only returning players from last year's team that did not medal. Canada opens against Finland and closes out the preliminary round against the United States. Canada’s scores, TV schedule at 2019 hockey world championship The format for the 2019 IIHF World Championship consists of two groups of eight teams. They'll play a preliminary round robin to determine seeding, followed by a single-elimination tournament. Canada drew Group A, which also includes the United States, Finland, Slovakia, France, Germany, Denmark and the recently promoted Great Britain. (All times Eastern) How to watch Canada games live online In Canada, TSN will carry all games across five TSN channels and TSN.ca. The IIHF will also have a live stream through Game Center and on the World Championship YouTube Page (although, some games may be geoblocked). Team Canada’s 2019 World Championship roster No. Name Pos. Hometown NHL Team 29 Mackenzie Blackwood G Thunder Bay, Ont. NJD 30 Matt Murray G Thunder Bay, Ont. PIT 31 Carter Hart G Sherwood Park, Alta. PHI 4 Dante Fabbro D Coquitlam, B.C. NSH 5 Philippe Myers D Moncton, N.B. PHI 25 Darnell Nurse D Hamilton, Ont. EDM 27 Shea Theodore D Langley, B.C. VGK 28 Damon Severson D Melville, Sask. NJD 51 Troy Stecher D Richmond, B.C. VAN 62 Brandon Montour D Brantford, Ont. BUF 72 Thomas Chabot D Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce, Que. OTT 7 Sean Couturier F Bathurst, N.B. PHI 10 Tyson Jost F Kelowna, B.C. COL 14 Adam Henrique F Burford, Ont. ANA 16 Jared McCann F London, Ont. PIT 17 Dylan Strome F Mississauga, Ont. CHI 18 Pierre-Luc Dubois F Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Que. CLB 19 Kyle Turris F New Westminster, B.C. NSH 21 Mathieu Joseph F Laval, Que. TBL 23 Sam Reinhart F West Vancouver, B.C. BUF 39 Anthony Mantha F Longueuil, Que. DET 59 Tyler Bertuzzi F Sudbury, Ont. DET 61 Mark Stone F Winnipeg, Man. VGK 71 Anthony Cirelli F Woodbridge, Ont. TBL 81 Jonathan Marchessault F Cap-Rouge, Que. VGK World Championship standings GROUP A Team Wins Losses OTL Points 1. Canada 6 1 0 18 2. Finland 5 1 1 16 3. Germany 5 2 0 15 4. United States 5 2 0 14 5. Slovakia 4 3 0 11 6. Demark 2 4 1 6 7. Great Britain 1 6 0 2 8. France 0 5 2 2 GROUP B Team Wins Losses OTL Points 1. Russia 7 0 0 21 2. Czech Republic 6 1 0 18 3. Sweden 5 2 0 15 4. Switzerland 4 3 0 12 5. Latvia 3 4 0 9 6. Norway 2 5 0 6 7. Italy 1 6 0 2 8. Austria 0 6 1 1 Wins in regulation = 3 points Overtime win = 2 points Overtime loss = 1 point Full World Championship schedule FRIDAY, MAY 10 Finland 3, Canada 1 10:15 a.m. ET NHLN, TSN Russia 5, Norway 2 10:15 a.m. ET TSN5 Slovakia 4, USA 1 2:15 p.m. ET NHLN, TSN Czech Republic 5, Sweden 2 2:15 p.m.<doc-sep>This wasn’t the start Team USA wanted at the men’s world hockey championships Friday in Slovakia. Facing the host country, Team USA — coached by the Red Wings’ Jeff Blashill — lost 4-1. Farmington Hills native Alex DeBrincat (Chicago Blackhawks) scored the lone USA goal on the power play. Slovakia scored twice in a span of 3 minutes, 6 seconds early in the second period, snapping a 1-1 tie. Former Red Wings forward Tomas Tatar scored the second goal, making it a 3-1 game. Slovakia goalie Patrik Rybar — the Grand Rapids Griffins goalie — stopped 11 USA shots. Wings forwards Dylan Larkin and Luke Glendening were kept off the scoresheet for the Americans, who will face France on Sunday. Earlier in the day, Finland defeated Canada, 3-1. Red Wings forwards Anthony Mantha and Tyler Bertuzzi were held scoreless for Canada. tkulfan@detroitnews.com Twitter: @tkulfan<doc-sep>Following the final day of the 2018-19 season for the Colorado Avalanche, several players from the team have now decided to fly to Slovakia and play for their home countries in the IIHF Men’s World Hockey Championships. The tournament started today (Friday), but countries always leave roster spots open for late arrivals from the NHL and AHL playoffs. Tyson Jost TyJo was the first of the Avalanche to sign up for the tournament. He’s joined a short-handed Canada squad containing a lot of young and inexperienced players. They were dealt a massive blow on the final day of their training camp when Toronto Maple Leafs center John Tavares suffered an oblique injury and was called straight home by Kyle Dubas and the team. Without him, there should be a lot of opportunity for Jost to strut his stuff. Tom and Lauren put together a quick breakdown of the team and where he will fit, along with who Jost knows from his past with Team Canada. Related Tyson Jost set to join Team Canada at the IIHF World Hockey Championship Philipp Grubauer Gru will be joining fellow NHLers Leon Draisaitl from the Edmonton Oilers and Korbinian Holzer from the Anaheim Ducks on Team Germany for the tournament. Germany should be able to get out of the group stage; they just need to be top four among the United States, Canada, Finland, Slovakia, Denmark, France, and Great Britain. Germany currently has two goalies on the roster, but both are local DEL (Deutsche Eishockey Liga) players so Grubauer will almost certainly step in as the starting goalie and play every game. Nikita Zadorov The Russians are a stacked team in Group B. A lot of their best players fell out of the NHL playoffs in the first round and are fully ready to get some revenge on the world stage. Alex Ovechkin, Evgeni Malkin, and Nikita Kucherov are there just to name a few. Their defense has looked a little thin (what’s new) with only Nikita Zaitsev, Mikhail Sergachev, and Dmitry Orlov the only players on the back end from the NHL. Zadorov will likely step right into the top six behind those three and Nikita Nesterov from the KHL (formerly the Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens). Here are their lines: Team Russia line-up against Norway. Grigorenko - Malkin - Dadonov Ovechkin - Kuznetsov - Kaprizov Gusev - Anisimov - Kucherov Kovalchuk - Andronov - Plotnikov Barabanov Sergachev - Nesterov Orlov - Zaitsev Khafizulin - Gavrikov Vasilevsky will start. Georgiev backing up. — Aivis Kalniņš (@A_Kalnins) May 10, 2019 Sven Andrighetto Andrighetto is not currently on Switzerland’s World Championship team, but he is expected to join on Sunday according to their official Twitter account. Shout out to Shana on Twitter for the scoop. The Swiss have forwards Nico Hischier, and Kevin Fiala from the NHL already on the team, along with defensemen Roman Josi, and Yannick Weber. Freigabe: check ✅ Versicherung: check ✅ Sven Andrighetto wird am Sonntag in Bratislava zur Nati stossen! *** Libération : check ✅ Assurance : check ✅ Sven Andrighetto rejoindra l'équipe nationale à Bratislava dimanche !#HoppSchwiiz #HopSuisse #IIHFWorlds2019 @Andrighetto10 — Swiss Ice Hockey (@SwissIceHockey) May 10, 2019 The Maybes Canada has one spot on defense left to fill, so there’s a strong chance they take one of Tyson Barrie, Cale Makar, or Samuel Girard with them. Likely, the Avalanche are already in contact with Hockey Canada to hash out who goes and who stays at home. Pavel Francouz is available for the Czech Republic after the Colorado Eagles were bounced from the Calder Cup playoffs in the first round by the Bakersfield Condors. After Czeching with their roster on the official IIHF website, the Czech Republic has an open spot on goal. According to Elite Prospects, Francouz is already with them. Whether it becomes official or another player takes the third spot ahead of Francouz remains to be seen.<doc-sep>
While the NHL's Stanley Cup playoffs are heading into its stretch run, the hockey world will also turn its eyes towards the world stage as 16 teams converge on Slovakia for the 2019 IIHF Men's World Championship. Sweden will look to repeat as champions and have a stocked roster that includes the New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist and expected NHL Rookie of the Year Elias Pettersson. The big question is can Switzerland repeat their Cinderella run from 2018, where they won silver, or will that title belong to one of the two newly promoted teams, Great Britain and Italy? Canada, who lost to the Swiss in the semifinals and finished in fourth last year, will look to return to the top of the podium for the first time since 2016. They'll be led by Vegas' Mark Stone and new Flyers head coach Alain Vigneault. The team that defeated them in 2018 in the bronze medal game, the United States, hopes to build on its finish from last year and are aiming for the first gold medal at the tournament since 1960. Here's everything to know about the 2019 world ice hockey championship, including how to watch games on TV and stream online, plus a full schedule and updates standings. When is the 2019 IIHF World Championship? Dates: May 10-May 26 May 10-May 26 TV channels: NHL Network (U.S.) | TSN (Canada) NHL Network (U.S.) | TSN (Canada) Live stream: IIHF | TSN.ca/live Where is the 2019 world hockey championship? The 2019 IIHF Men's World Championship begins Friday, May 10 and runs through Sunday, May 26. The tournament will be held in Kosice and Bratislava, Slovakia. 2019 world championship TV channels, live stream NHL Network will air more than 30 games over the course of the Men's World Championship covering all USA Hockey and Hockey Canada contests including their matchup on May 21. In Canada, TSN will carry all games across five TSN channels and TSN.ca. The IIHF will also have a live stream through Game Center and on the World Championship YouTube Page (although, some games may be geoblocked). Full TV schedule, results for 2019 world championship FRIDAY, MAY 10 Finland 3, Canada 1 10:15 a.m. ET NHLN, TSN Russia 5, Norway 2 10:15 a.m. ET TSN5 Slovakia 4, USA 1 2:15 p.m. ET NHLN, TSN Czech Republic 5, Sweden 2 2:15 p.m. ET TSN3 SATURDAY, MAY 11 Denmark 5, France 4 (SO) 6:15 a.m. ET NHLN Switzerland 9, Italy 0 6:15 a.m. ET TSN Germany 3, Great Britain 1 10:15 a.m. ET NHLN, TSN Latvia 5, Austria 2 10:15 a.m. ET TSN3 Finland 4, Slovakia 2 2:15 p.m. ET NHLN, TSN Czech Republic 7, Norway 2 2:15 p.m. ET TSN3 SUNDAY, MAY 12 USA 7, France 1 6:15 a.m. ET NHLN, TSN3 Russia 5, Austria 0 6:15 a.m. ET TSN4 Germany 2, Denmark 1 10:15 a.m. ET ... Sweden 8, Italy 0 10:15 a.m. ET NHLN, TSN3 Canada 8, Great Britain 0 2:15 p.m. ET NHLN, TSN Switzerland 3, Latvia 1 2:15 p.m. ET TSN2 MONDAY, MAY 13 USA 3, Finland 2 (OT) 10:15 a.m. ET NHLN, TSN Russia 3, Czech Republic 0 10:15 a.m. ET TSN5 Canada 6, Slovakia 5 2:15 p.m. ET NHLN, TSN Sweden 9, Norway 1 2:15 p.m. ET TSN3 TUESDAY, MAY 14 Denmark 9, Great Britain 0 10:15 a.m. ET NHLN, TSN Latvia 3, Italy 0 10:15 a.m. ET TSN5 Germany 4, France 1 2:15 p.m. ET TSN Switzerland 3, Austria 0 2:15 p.m. ET NHLN, TSN4 WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 USA 6, Great Britain 3 10:15 a.m. ET NHLN, TSN Switzerland 4, Norway 1 10:15 a.m. ET TSN5 Germany 3, Slovakia 2 2:15 p.m. ET NHLN, TSN Russia 10, Italy 0 2:15 p.m. ET TSN5 THURSDAY, MAY 16 Canada 5, France 2 10:15 a.m. ET NHLN, TSN3 Sweden 9, Austria 1 10:15 a.m. ET TSN5 Finland 3, Denmark 1 2:15 p.m. ET NHLN, TSN3 Czech Republic 6, Latvia 3 2:15 p.m. ET TSN5 FRIDAY, MAY 17 Slovakia 6, France 3 10:15 a.m. ET NHLN, TSN3 Norway 5, Austria 3 10:15 a.m. ET TSN5 Finland 5, Great Britain 0 2:15 p.m. ET TSN5 Czech Republic 8, Italy 0 2:15 p.m. ET NHLN SATURDAY, MAY 18 USA 7, Denmark 1 6:15 a.m. ET NHLN, TSN3 Russia 3, Latvia 1 6:15 a.m. ET TSN5 Canada 8, Germany 1 10:15 a.m. ET NHLN, TSN3 Norway 7, Italy 1 10:15 a.m. ET TSN2 Slovakia 7, Great Britain 1 2:15 p.m. ET ... Sweden 4, Switzerland 3 2:15 p.m.