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The Ice Hockey World Championship in Switzerland is in full swing. Crucial days lie ahead for the four league nations Austria, Hungary, Slovenia, and Italy. A total of 65 players from the win2day ICE Hockey League are competing in the tournament in Fribourg and Zurich — only the NHL has more representatives. Read more
Hungary celebrated an important victory at the IIHF World Championship in Switzerland on Tuesday evening. Following a 5–0 win over Great Britain, staying in the top division now looks very likely. Goaltender Bence Bálizs, who has been playing for FTC-Telekom since last season, spoke about his team’s first win at this year’s tournament, the upcoming games, and his return to the win2day ICE Hockey League. Read more
The Austrian national team secured a 3–1 win over Latvia on Tuesday afternoon at the World Championship in Switzerland, maintaining a perfect record after three games. Tim Harnisch of Moser Medical Graz99ers spoke in an interview about the game and his go-ahead goal.

Hungary also made a major step toward avoiding relegation with a convincing 5–0 victory over Great Britain. In Group B, Slovenia earned a point against Slovakia, while Italy failed to score against Norway. Read more
The opening weekend of the Ice Hockey World Championship in Switzerland is in the books – and from an Austrian perspective, it could hardly have gone any better. With victories over Great Britain (5:2) and Hungary (4:2), Team Austria climbed to the top of Group A. From a win2day ICE Hockey League perspective, Slovenia also delivered a major surprise by defeating ice hockey powerhouse Czechia 3:2 in overtime. Meanwhile, Italy and Hungary are still waiting for their first points of the tournament. Read more
Austria will open its Top Division World Championship campaign in Zurich on Saturday with a crucial matchup against Great Britain, before facing Hungary in a clash between two win2day ICE Hockey League nations. Peter Schneider will captain the Austrian national team for the first time at a World Championship this year. In the interview, the forward of EC Red Bull Salzburg speaks about this special honor, the expectations following last year’s sensational quarterfinal appearance, and much more. Read more
Italy is back in the top division of the World Championship as a promoted team. As the host nation of the 2026 Olympics, the Azzurri do not just want to take part, but also be competitive against the world’s best teams, as Tommy Purdeller explains in the interview. For the 22-year-old, a successful World Championship with survival in the top division could be the crowning achievement of an already strong season – after his Olympic participation and reaching the final of the win2day ICE Hockey League with HC Falkensteiner Pustertal. Read more
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