... are underway in Riga. USA and Canada are 2-0 and play tomorrow at 13:15 EDT for first place in their group (and two more carry-over points). Switzerland is 1-0 and play Ukraine in a few minutes.
No video this year, but there's a live audio webcast of all the USA games at http://usahockey.com/
USA-Latvia on live at http://stream9.broadbandvideo.com/usa_hockey
USA beats Latvia 4-2 to secure a berth in the quarterfinals.
Sweden crushes the Czech Republic for the Championship, and they get the double! First ever winners of Olympic gold and the World Championship in the same year (and a double whuppin of the Czechs, 4-0 today and 7-3 in the Olympic semis). They did it with a decent-at-best goalie in Holmqvist and without Hannula, who was rightly suspended because of a horrible cross-check on Crosby in the World semis. Niklas Kronwall (Red Wings) won MVP. What an unbelievable year for Tre Kronorna.