2026 World Championship | NOTEBOOK

The 2026 IIHF World Championship is taking place in Switzerland from May 15 - 30. 

Stay here for daily tournament updates and highlights of the play of Devils players participating. 

Below is the following representation: 

🇨🇭Switzerland: Nico Hischier, Timo Meier

🇺🇸 USA: Paul Cotter

🇨🇦 Canada: Connor Brown, Dawson Mercer

🇫🇮 Finland: Lenni Hämeenaho

🇨🇿: Matyas Melovski

MEDAL ROUND

Finland 1, Switzerland 0 OT

The Swiss' dream of winning a gold medal in their home country came up short after Finland scored at 10:42 of overtime in the Gold Medal Game on Sunday. 

The Devils Nico Hischier and Timo Meier still walked away with silver medals despite the setback. Hischier played 23:05 mintues of ice time while Meier logged 22:51 and four shots. 

Devils' Lenni Hameenaho earned gold with Finland while playing 11:50 of game action.

Hischier finished the tournament with six goals and 11 points in 10 games for Switzerland while Meier posted three goals and 11 points in nine contests.

Konsta Helenius scored the Golden Goal for Finland. 

Norway 3, Canada 2 OT

Canada mounted a miraculous comeback with two goals in the final - both by Robert Thomas - in the final 1:16 of regulation to force overtime. However, they couldn't complete it as Norway's Noah Steen scored at 3:32 to earn Norway the bronze medal. 

New Jersey's Connor Brown played 14:09 minutes for Team Canada in the loss.

SEMI-FINALS

Switzerland 6, Norway 0

Devils captain Nico Hischier helped Switzerland punch their ticket to the Gold Medal Game after scoring a goal in a 6-0 victory against Norway in semifinals competition on Saturday.

Following the game, Hischier, fellow Devils teammate Timo Meier and defenseman Roman Josi were named the 3 Players of the Tournament for the Swiss.

Hischier has six goals and 11 points in nine games for Switzerland while Meier posted three goals and 11 points in eight contests.

Finland 4, Canada 2

Finland overcame a 2-1 deficit with a three-goal second period to triumph, 4-2, against Canada in Saturday’s semifinal matchup to advance to the Gold Medal Game against Switzerland.

Devils forward Connor Brown skated in 11:55 minutes of ice time.

QUARTERFINALS

Switzerland 3, Sweden 1

In front of a Swiss legend, Nico Hischier, Timo Meier and the Swiss national team are on to the semifinals on home ice!

Tennis legend Roger Federer walked into the Swiss locker room to name the starting six players and then took in the Swiss quarterfinal game against Sweden.

The dream run continues for the Swiss, who advance to the semifinals after a 3-1 win against Sweden.

The Swiss defeated Sweden in quarterfinal play, after falling behind early in the game. Linus Karlsson gave the Swedes a 1-0 lead at 6:21 of the first period before the Swiss came back to score three unanswered goals. 

Roman Josi, Denis Malgin, and Calvin Thurkauf scored for the Swiss, with Hischier picking up the primary assist on Thurkauf’s second-period goal. 

The Swiss will take on the surprising Norwegians in semifinal play on Saturday.

Canada 4, USA 0

Canada is on to the semifinals at the World Championship after defeating the United States in the quarterfinals, shutting out the Americans 4-0.

Canada will face Finland in semifinal play on Saturday. 

Connor Brown scored the 3-0 goal for Canada late in the third period, his first since the opening game of the tournament for Canada. 

Macklin Celebrini scored in the first period, Dylan Holloway scored in the second, and Sidney Crosby added the 4-0 goal in Canada's victory. Jet Greaves posted the shutout for the Canadians. 

Dawson Mercer did not dress for the game. 

It was a close affair, despite the final score, with the Brown and Crosby goals scored on empty nets, with the Americans pushing for some late offense. 

The tournament ends for Devils forward Paul Cotter, who was representing the U.S. on the men’s team for the first time. He finished with two goals and two assists and was a plus-1. Cotter spent most of his playing time on the third line with Max Sasson (Canucks) and Mathieu Olivier (Blue Jackets). 

Cotter finished the tournament scoring two goals and two assists and was a plus-1. 

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Finland 4, Czechia 1

Lenni Hämeenaho had a goal and a primary assist for Finland in its quarterfinal matchup against Czechia, advancing to the semifinals, which will be played on Saturday. 

Finland defeated Czechia 4-1. The Finns will play Canada in semifinal action on Saturday.

Hämeenaho assisted on Finland's second goal, bringing the puck over the blue line and taking a shot on goal that rebounded off of Czech netminder Josef Korenar and onto the stick of Anton Lundell for the 2-0 lead. He would later add the 4-1 goal with just over five minutes to play, to seal the victory for the Finns. The 21-year-old played 12:07 and had three shots on goal to go along with his goal and assist. 

Sakarin Manninen had a goal and an assist for Finland, while Anton Lundell and Konsta Helenius also scored.

Filip Hronek scored for Czechia. 

Devils prospect Matyas Melovsky's tournament ended with two assists and a Player of the Game performance in Czechia's opening game. He played 13:01 in the quarterfinal game.

May 26

Switzerland 4, Finland 2

Timo Meier set up the go-ahead goal late in the game for Switzerland, and Nico Hischier scored the insurance goal into the empty net as Switzerland becomes the only team in the preliminary round to win all seven games in regulation time. 

Switzerland and Finland were in a battle for top spot in Group A, and the home team came out on the winning end, despite giving up an early 2-0 lead to the Finns. 

Attilio Biasca and Ken Jager scored in the opening five minutes of the game to give the Swiss the lead, before Aleksander Barkov scored two second period goals to even the score. 

In the third period, on the power play and at the goal line, Meier dished out a pass to Jager in the slot, who whipped the puck past Justus Annunen in the Finnish net. The goal was Jager's second of the game. 

Meier also had the secondary assist on Hischier's empty-net goal, both Devils players on the ice defending 6-on-5 as the Finns were pushing for the equalizer. 

Hischier played 17:32, was a plus-2 and had one goal, while Meier played 16:36, was plus-3 and had two assists, to go along with his four shots on goal. 

Meier finished the preliminary round with 37 shots in seven games, leading the Swiss, and 11 points in seven games, tied for second in scoring among all players. Hischier finishes the preliminary round with nine points, with five goals and four assists.

For Finland, Lenni Hämeenaho played 12:09.

Canada 3, Czechia 2

Canada came from behind to beat Czechia on Tuesday, its final game of prelim action to go undefeated. Canada finishes the preliminary round with six regulation wins and one overtime victory and hold the top spot in Group B.

Macklin Celebrini had two goals, and Sidney Crosby had two assists in the victory for Canada. Devils forward Connor Brown played 14:10 while Dawson Mercer returned to the Canadian lineup as the 13th forward and played 5:55. 

Devils prospect Matyas Melovsky was back in the lineup for Czechia and recorded an assist on the second Czech goal by Dominik Kubalik. Melovsky played 15:04 to go with his assist. 

Czechia jumped out to a 2-0 lead by the 8:18 mark of the second, before Canada scored three unanswered goals with one in the second and two in the third. The Czechs will finish third after the group stage, with Norway finishing in second behind Canada. 

Canada will face the United States in the quarterfinals, while Czechia will face Finland. 

United States 4, Austria 1

It will be a date with Canada for the United States in the quarterfinals after a decisive 4-1 victory over Austria. 

Devils Paul Cotter had a goal, as did Connor Clifton, Ryan Ufko, and Matthew Tkachuk, as the US cruised to a victory. The Americans built a 4-0 lead on Austria at the midway point of the game, with Austria breaking through with their lone goal to spoil Devan Cooley's shutout at 16:10 of the second period. Simeon Schwinger had the goal for Austria. 

Cotter played on the third line for the U.S. and totaled 13:29 time on ice, with a goal and two shots.

May 25

United States 7, Hungary 3

The United States picked up its second regulation victory of the tournament, defeating Hungary handily in a 7-3 final. 

Justin Faulk, Ryan Leonard, and Matthew Tkachuk all had two-goal performances in the victory, with Max Plante also contributing on the scoresheet. 

Tkachuk had a four-point game, with assists on Faulk's second period goal and Leonard's second of the second period. Forward Tommy Novak ended the game with five assists. 

Devils forward Paul Cotter played on a line with Max Sasson and Mathieu Olivier and played 15:11 with two shots on goal. 

At the time of publication, the United States moved into fifth place in Group A, with one more game to go before the quarterfinals. Should Germany beat Great Britain later on Monday, the United States would slip back to sixth. 

Norway 4, Czechia 1

It was a stunning upset for Czechia in its second-to-last game of the preliminary matches. Norway scored two goals in the first period and two in the third to secure its spot in the quarterfinals. 

The win by Norway also assures that Canada, along with Devils forwards Connor Brown and Dawson Mercer, will hold the top spot in Group B. 

Norway has clinched a spot in quarterfinal play for the first time since 2012. Prior to the game against Norway, Czechia had already secured its spot in the quarterfinals, but can no longer win the Group. 

Czech prospect Matyas Melovsky did not play. 

Bonus

It was an off-day for the Swiss, who instead held a practice and had their photo day. Devils Timo Meier played cameraman for the photo session!

May 24

Canada 5, Slovakia 1

A four-goal third period by the Canadians powered them past Slovakia on Sunday, in their penultimate game of the Round Robin, and they have clinched first place in the Group B standings. 

Dylan Cozens, Gabriel Vilardi, John Tavares, and Ryan O’Reilly all scored for Canada, while Kristian Pospisil had the lone goal in the second period for Slovakia. 

Pospisil’s goal tied the game at 1-1 before Canada’s offensive explosion in the third period. 

Devils forward Connor Brown played 15:24 while Dawson Mercer did not dress for the second consecutive game.

Finland 5, Austria 2

Lenni Hämeenaho had an assist in Finland’s 5-2 victory over Austria. Hämeenaho played 12:37 to go along with his assist. The win for Finland puts them at a perfect 6-0-0. 

Finland received goals from Mikael Granlund, Saku Maenalanen, Jesse Puljujarvi, Sakari Manninen, and Patrik Puistola. Hämeenaho assisted on the Finns fifth goal by Puistola.

Hämeenaho has six points through six games with two goals and four assists.

Austria scored two third period goals from Benjamin Nissner and Leon Wallner. 

Finland and Switzerland are the only two teams through six games to have won all six in regulation time. Switzerland holds the top spot in Group A for now, ahead of Finland, with the Swiss outscoring the Finns, 35 to 29. The two nations will face off on Tuesday to determine first place in Group A. 

The Swiss will go into the game on two days' rest; the Finns, on one. 

May 23

Switzerland 9, Hungary 0

They're at it again! Another dominant performance by the Swiss on home ice, this time taking down Hungary. The Swiss are a perfect 6-0-0 as the tournament enters its second week. Switzerland sits atop Group A with 18 points and has scored a tournament-high 35 goals and given up just five. 

Predators captain Roman Josi had a natural hat trick, scoring the first three goals for Switzerland, his third, assisted by Devils captain Nico Hischier. Hischier played 17:53 and had three shots on goal to go along with his assist.

Timo Meier was all over the ice and puck against Hungary, scoring Switzerland's 4-0 goal, driving across the Hungarian crease and picking up his own rebound with a second effort opportunity. The goal was Meier's ninth point of the tournament.

Meier led all forwards in ice time at 18:28 and had a team-high eight shots on goal.

Andrighetto, who was named Player of the Game for Switzerland, had a five-point outing with a goal and four assists. 

Latvia 4, United States 2

The United States no longer controls its own destiny to make it to the quarterfinals after a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Latvia. Kristers Gudlevskis made 45 saves for Latvia. 

Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and an assist, and Mathieu Olivier had a goal for the U.S. 

Devils forward Paul Cotter played 10:07.

Czechia 3, Slovakia 2 (OT)

It was quite the ending between rivals Czechia and Slovakia on Saturday. 40-year-old captain Roman Cervenka scored the overtime winner for the Czechs, a long pass from teammate Martin Kaut, hitting Cervenka's skate and into the Slovak net for the victory.

The Slovaks contested the goal for a kick, but the refs overruled it, giving Czechia its fifth win of the tournament. Czechia currently sits second in the Group B standings, behind Canada, with a 4-1-1 record. 

Devils prospect Matyas Melovsky played 13:12 and had one shot on goal.

May 22

Canada 3, Slovenia 1

Canada picked up another victory at the 2026 World Championship, defeating Slovenia 3-1.

Denton Mateychuck, Dylan Cozens, and Emmitt Finnie each scored a goal, while Rozle Bohinc ended Canada’s shutout with 1:05 to play in the game. The 20-year-old Finnie had a goal and an assist. 

Devils forward Connor Brown played 12:39 and picked up an assist on the Finnie goal in the third period. 

Canada sits in the top spot of the Group B standings with five victories. All by one have come in regulation time. 

Dawson Mercer did not dress.

Finland 4, Great Britain 0

Lenni Hämeenaho and the Finns are a perfect 5-0-0 after defeating Great Britain in a shutout effort. Hämeenaho had an assist on Finland's second goal, and first of two, by Ville Heinola. 

Finland and Switzerland are battling it out for first place in their group; both teams are undefeated and will meet next Tuesday for the final game of the round robin portion of the tournament.

May 21

Switzerland 4, Great Britain 1

There they go again! Nico Hischier and Timo Meier each contributed, once again, to a Swiss victory.

Switzerland remains undefeated with five regulation victories after a win against Great Britain on Thursday. Hischier had a goal and an assist, while Meier had one assist. For Meier, the assist was his 8th point of the tournament, tying him with Sven Andrighetto for the team lead, while Hischier is right behind with seven points. 

Nino Niederreiter scored at 5:05 of the first period, with Hischier adding an unassisted goal just 1:02 into the second. Simn Knak also scored in the second period, and Niederreiter scored his second of the game 2:53 into the third. 

Niederreiter’s third-period goal came off an incredible effort by Meier, who twice had a toe-drag effort on Great Britain netminder Mat Robson, with Niederreiter jamming in the puck on the second rebound for the 4-1 goal.

Josh Waller had the lone goal for Great Britain.

Finland 7, Latvia 1

The Finns continue to dominate at Worlds, with their latest victory a 7-1 win against Latvia. Devils rookie Lenni Hämeenaho had an assist on the seventh Finnish goal 

Hämeenaho finished the game with one assist, one shot, and 13:54 of ice time. With his assist against Latvia, Hämeenaho now has five points through give games with two goals and three assists. 

Although Rudolfs Balcers opened the scoring against the Finns just 10 seconds into the game, it was all Finland after that, with three Finnish goals before the end of the first period. 

The Finns scored once again in the second and added four in the third.

Canada 5, Norway 4 (OT)

Canada avoided an upset, requiring overtime against Norway on Thursday. 

Norway jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, before Mark Scheifele had two goals to close out the first period. Norway retook the lead early in the second, with Canada tying it with a Gabriel Vilardi goal. 

The third period was a wild affair, with Canada taking their first lead on a Dylan Cozens goal, just 41 seconds into the third, which was followed by two goals by Norway in a less than two-minute span. 

Ryan O’Reilly tied the game, Canada’s third time requiring a game-tying goal. 

It took just 29 seconds into overtime for the game to be settled, with Scheifele completing the hat trick and powering Canada to a victory. 

Connor Brown had one shot on goal and played 11:12, while Dawson Mercer returned to the Canadian lineup, but played just 2:44.

May 20

Switzerland 9, Austria 0

The Swiss are on a roll!

And so are Nico and Timo!

Both Nico Hischier and Timo Meier had multi-point games – again – for the Swiss, who dominated the Austrians in a 9-0 victory, their fourth of the tournament, to remain undefeated.

In front of a raucous Swiss crowd, who did not stop chanting and singing for the entirety of the game, with their countrymen putting up a tournament-high nine goals on Austria.

Twice, Nico and Timo connect for a goal, Hischier scoring both and Meier assisting. The first of Hischier’s goals came off a Meier saucer feed that glided over two opponents’ sticks and right to the Devils captain, to give Switzerland a 3-0 lead, only minutes after Meier had put the team up 2-0.

Hischier and Meier connected for Hischier’s second goal mid-way through the third period for the 5-0 lead.

The Swiss scored four goals in the first period, three in the second and two in the third, while Swiss goaltender Leonardo Genoni held down the fort for his 13th shutout at an IIHF Worlds, becoming the all-time leader.

The Swiss have now outscored their opponents 22-4 through four games as the host nation.

Nico Hischier was named Switzerland's Player of the Game.

United States 4, Germany 3 (SO)

It took a shootout, but the United States came away with the victory over Germany for their second win of the tournament. 

Isaac Howard, Max Sasson, and Tommy Novak scored for the US in regulation, while Moritz Seider, Frederik Tiffels, and Marc Michaelis had goals for Germany. 

After an overtime that didn’t produce a winner, the shootout went five rounds, with Ryan Leonard scoring on the US’s final attempt on German netminder Philipp Grubauer. 

Devils forward Paul Cotter, a shootout specialist with New Jersey, went as the second shooter for USA and missed by the smallest of margins, coming in on Grubauer with his speed and slick stick handling. Cotter dragged the puck across the crease to try and stuff it in at the goal post, but Grubauer was able to get his skate in the way at the last second. 

Czechia 3, Italy 1

Matyas Melovsky and the Czechs avoided a major upset by coming from behind, late, against Italy. The Italian's took a 1-0 lead midway through the second period as the Czechs pressed for their first goal. It wasn't until 5:14 of the third that Czechia finally broke through on Italian netminder, and Anaheim draft choice, Damian Clara. Marek Alscher, Jakub Flek and Dominik Kubalil all scored in the third period to avoid the upset.

May 18

Switzerland 6, Germany 1

Talk about home ice advantage! The Swiss are 3-0-0 at the 2026 World Championship, taking place in Switzerland. 

After a six-goal outing against the Germans, the Swiss have scored 13 goals through their first three games.

Nico Hischier, Timo Meier and the Swiss national team gave the Swiss crowd a ton to cheer about in their third game at the World Championship. 

It took some time, but when it clicked, the Swiss went at Germany with an onslaught of goals. 

Both Hischier and Meier had multi-point games, with Hischier collecting a goal and an assist, and Meier picking up two assists. 

Hischier assisted on the Swiss's opening goal, which started a three-goal sequence in 3:33.

With Meier in the box, serving his second penalty of the game, Devils captain Nico Hischier connected shorthanded with Roman Josi and Dennis Malgin. Malgin wired home a Hischier pass from between the circles, to put the hometown team up 1-0, 5:56 into the second period.

Sven Andrighetto would double the Swiss lead, with the help of Meier at 8:54 to start the onslaught of Swiss second-period goals. After Christoph Bertschy extended the Swiss lead to 3-0, Hischier and Meier connected for a power play goal, Meier, tracking behind the German net, finding Hischier in the high ice with a backhand pass.

Roman Josi added a goal for the Swiss in the second, bringing the score to 5-0, before Sven Andrighetto scored his second of the game early in the third.

Germany broke Leonardo Geononi’s shutout with a goal by Frederik Tiffels with just under five minutes to play. 

Finland 6, United States 2

Lenni Hämeenaho came to play for the Finns on Monday, selected as Finland's Player of the Game after a three-point night. Going up against his Devils teammate, Paul Cotter, and the United States, the 21-year-old had two goals and an assist in the Finn's victory over the US. 

Finland is a perfect 3-0-0 at the tournament, scoring 13 goals and giving up just three in the process. Lenni’s first goal was an unassisted effort, chasing down the puck from Ryan Leonard, bumping him off the puck and wiring a perfectly placed shot past U.S. netminder Joseph Woll. 

Matt Coronato would score in the first period for the U.S. to tie the game, 1-1.

Hämeenaho assisted on the 2-1 Finland goal off a passing play with Patrik Puistola, and add the Finn’s fourth goal, a power play goal, off some incredible puck movement between he and Mikko Lehtonen. ​

The Finns chased US netminder Woll from the game, who was replaced by Devin Cooley to start the third period. 

Hämeenaho played 15:26 for the Finns, while Cotter played third line wing for the US and recorded 15:16 of ice time and took one minor penalty. 

The Americans have had a difficult start to the tournament, going 1-2 in the round robin play.

Canada 5, Denmark 1

Although the score looks rather lopsided after the final buzzer, Canada was only able to break through Dane netminder Nicolaj Henriksen in the third period. 

The shot totals were 27-9 for Canada after two periods, but the score sat at 0-0. The score wouldn't hold much longer, with Canada getting on the board just 28 seconds into the third, before adding another four goals in the third. Sidney Crosby had a four-assist outing for the Canadians. 

Devils forward Connor Brown, who scored the game-winner in Canada's opening game, played 14:47, while Dawson Mercer was scratched from the lineup.

Czechia 4, Sweden 3

Matyas Melovsky and the Czech's picked up a 4-3 victory against Sweden. Czechia held on for the victory, despite the Swedes outshooting them 12-1 in the third period, looking for an equalizer. 

Czechia is 2-0-1 to start the tournament, while Sweden in 1-2-0.

May 17

USA 5, Great Britain 1

Paul Cotter was the lone Devil in action on Day 3 of the World Championship and boy did he make it count! 

Cotter had a goal and two assists in the USA's 5-1 defeat of Great Britain, powering the US to their first victory of the tournament.

Cotter opened the scoring 13:55 into the matchup, and assisted on two third-period goals, one by Mathieu Olivier and the other by Declan Carlile. 

Cotter was promoted to the third line prior to the start of the game, playing on a line with Max Sasson and Olivier. He opened the tournament playing on the fourth line on Day 1 of the tournament. 

May 16

Switzerland 4, Latvia 2

Timo Meier and Nico Hischier each had a point in Switzerland's 4-2 victory over Latvia on Saturday. Meier and Hischier connected for the opening Swiss goal, off a 2-on-1, with Meier completing the play off a cross-ice pass from the Devils captain.

The hometown boys pick up their second victory in as many days, and will have the day off on Sunday from gameplay.

Meier, for the second straight game, led the Swiss forwards in time on ice with 14:21 of gameplay, while Hischier wasn't far behind at 13:41. 

Canada 6, Italy 0

Connor Brown had an assist for Canada in their decisive 6-0 victory over Italy. Brown assisted on Canada's second goal, scored by Fraser Minten, and 16:23 in the win. The assist was Brown's second point of the tournament, after scoring the game-winning goal in the teams opening game on Friday. 

Dawson Mercer, who is dressed as the 13th forward, played 7:02 and was held without a point.

Finland 4, Hungary 1

Lenni Hameenaho played 15:08 in Finland's 4-1 victory over Hungary. 

Jesse Puljujarvi had two goals, with Ville Heinola and former Devil Janne Kuokkanen contributing goals for the Finns, who stay perfect to start the tournament. 

Slovenia 3, Czechia 2 (OT)

Matyas Melovsky recorded his first point with the Czech Men's national team on Saturday in a 3-2 ovetime loss to Slovenia. Melovsky assisted on Martin Kaut's second period goal, Czechia's first goal of the game. Melovsky also registered three shots on goal in his 16:56 of ice time.

Melovsky was named Czechia's Player of the Game.

May 15

Switzerald 3, USA 1

The hometown boys opened the tournament with a big win over the United States. Nico Hischier and Timo Meier, along with their Swiss teammates, picked up the victory in Zurich. 

Pius Suter opened the scoring for the Swiss at 2:03 of the first period, followed by a goal by Sven Andrighetto to double the lead. 

Alex Steeves scored for the Americans to bring the US within one before Ken Jager capitalized to seal the Swiss victory on home ice. 

Hischier and Meier were held without points in the opener, but logged the most minutes of the Swiss forwards. They make up two-thirds of the Swiss top line, with 24-year-old Theo Rochette, who is making his tournament debut. Meier led the charge with 17:12 time on ice, while Hischier was just behind at 16:51. 

On the other side of the ice was Paul Cotter, playing with the Americans. He lined up with James Hagens and Sam Lafferty. Cotter played 14:04 in the US loss.

Canada 5, Sweden 3

Connor Brown scored the game-winning goal for Canada in its tournament opener on Friday. Brown and the Canadians defeated Sweden, 5-3. 

John Tavares and Ryan O’Reilly scored for Canada in the first period, before Jacob Karsson and Lucas Raymond evened the score at 2-2 in the second. Dylan Holloway broke the tie, but the Swedes tied the game again, with Mattias Ekholm’s second period goal, setting up a draw going into the third period. 

Brown scored 3:21 into the third period, after Canada had seen a 2-0 and a 3-2 lead disappear after 40 minutes of play. Brown logged 14:34 time on ice while playing on the fourth line with Fraser Minten and Porter Martone.

Dylan Cozens scored at 12:59 of the third for the insurance goal.

Devils forward Dawson Mercer dressed as the 13th forward and played 4:00 and was a plus-1.

Finland 3, Germany 1

Lenni Hameenaho played 11:56 in Finland's 3-1 victory over Germany in their tournament opening game. 

Anton Lundell opened the scoring for the Finns in the first period, and after a goalless second, Jesse Puljujarvi doubled the lead for Finland. 

Stefan Loible brought Germany within one before Aatu Raty scored with under five minutes to play to extend Finland's lead. 

Czechia 4, Denmark 1

Matyas Melovsky made his Czech Men's national team debut on Friday, playing 16:15 and registering one shot on goal in Czechia's 4-1 win over Denmark.