Ice Hockey World Championship
Ice cold! Switzerland knocks Germany out of the tournament
Canada and Switzerland were the first teams to reach the semi-finals of the Ice Hockey World Championships in the Czech Republic early on Thursday evening.
The North Americans defeated Slovakia 6:3 in Prague to secure a place in the final round on Saturday. The Swiss defeated runners-up Germany 3:1 in Ostrava. The two other semi-final places will be contested this evening between Sweden and Finland and the USA and the hosts, the Czech Republic.
Revenge was successful
The Canadians lived up to their role as favorites against the Slovaks. The "Maple Leafs" scored twice within 20 seconds at the start of the final period to take a 5:1 lead and thus the preliminary decision. However, Slovakia came back with two more goals, but Nick Paul made everything clear with an empty-net goal - his second goal of the game - 50 seconds before the final buzzer.
Meanwhile, the Swiss managed to get revenge against the Germans for two World Cup quarter-final defeats in the past three years. A brace from Christoph Bertschy and NHL player Nico Hischier with his sixth goal of the tournament sealed the elimination of their German arch-rivals this time. For the Swiss, it is their first semi-final appearance in six years.
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