Canada, after losing to hosts Latvia on the opening day, lost 5-1 to the United States in the second round of the Ice Hockey World Championships in Riga.
The 26-time Canadian gold medalists started with two losses for the first time in World Cup history.
The defending champion Finland lost to the Kazakh national team on penalties. However, the Swedes started the tournament worse: the Danes defeated them first, and now to Belarus.
Results, group stage, third day:
the group:
Switzerland – Denmark 1-0 (1-0, 0-0, 0-0)
Belarus-Sweden 1-0 (0-0, 0-0, 1-0)
Slovakia – Great Britain 2-1 (1-0, 1-1, 0-0)
Ranking after round two: 1. Russia 6 (11-4), 2. Slovakia 6 (7-3), 3. Switzerland 6 (6-2), 4. Denmark 3 (4-4), 5. Belarus 3 (3-5) 6. Sweden 0 (3-5), 7. Czech Republic 0 (5-9), 8. Great Britain 0 (2-9)
Group B:
US – Canada 5-1 (1-0, 3-0, 1-1)
Kazakhstan – Finland 2-1 (0-0, 1-1, 0-0, 0-0, 1-0) after a penalty shootout.
Norway-Italy 4-1 (1-0, 2-0, 1-1)
Ranking after round two: 1. Germany 6 points 2. Kazakhstan 4 (5-3), 3. Latvia 4 (4-3), 4. Finland 4 (3-3), 5. United States 3 (6-3), 6. Norway 3 (5-6), 7. Canada 0 (1-7), 8. Italy 0 (5-13).
