Tre Kronor meets Finland in the Olympics – Vasterbotten Courier

World Championship gold in ice hockey gave Canada first place in the ranking. Thus it is clear that the world champions will face host nation South Korea, who never had any hockey team in some championships, the Olympic tournament in Pyeongchang for nearly three years. The other teams in Group A in the Czech Republic and Switzerland.

Three Crowns play in Group C along with Finland and will be joined by two teams from the qualifying game. Three teams are ready for Group B: Russia, USA and Slovakia.

It is still unclear whether the NHL will release players for the Olympic tournament.

The new world rankings are also the basis for next year’s World Cup group stage. Sweden is

in the same group as the host nation Russia, and therefore play the group stage in Moscow. The other teams in Group B are the Czech Republic, Switzerland, Latvia, Norway, Denmark and Kazakhstan.

In Group A play, Canada, Finland, the USA, Slovakia, Belarus, France, Germany and Hungary.