The Youth Ice Hockey World Championship, which started in Canada, began with one expected result and one unexpected.
The Swedish national team dealt with Austria with a score of 10:0 without any problems, but Finland, the finalist of the last World Cup, failed to cope with Switzerland, losing 2:3 in overtime.
Ice Hockey World Championship U-20
Group A
Sweden – Austria 11:0 (2:0, 6:0, 3:0)
Washers: 13:17 Rosen – 1:0, 17:59 Beisted (Rosen) – 2:0, 20:48 Rosen (Karlsson, Beisted) – 3:0, 22:51 Robertsson (Pettersson, Jansson) – 4:0 , 27:16 Oscarson (Pettersson) – 5:0, 30:28 Lekkerimaki (Wagner, Engstrom) – 6:0, 32:33 Oigren (Engstrem) – 7:0, 33:23 Odelius (Wagner) – 8:0 , 42:45 Wagner (Lekkerimaki, Linbom) – 9:0, 44:05 Karlsson (Jansson, Oscarson) – 10:0, 53:50 Pettersson (Jansson) – 11:0
Group B
Finland – Switzerland 2:3 (in overtime) (0:0, 1:1, 1:1, 0:1)
Washers: 22:24 Kapanen (Veisanen, Piverinta) – 1:0, 32:54 Kononika (Taibel) – 1:1, 44:43 Prada (Alge, Taibel) – 1:2, 48:09 Veisanen (Piverinta, Ervasti ) – 2:2, in overtime 00:41 Biasca (Bichsel) – 2:3
