Canada blew open a close game with four goals in the second period en route to a clinical 6-1 win over Slovakia. The win gives Canada one spot in the semi-finals while Slovakia now goes home with an 8th-place finish.

It was a hyped-up atmosphere at Trinec’s Werk Arena on Monday night, but despite fervent fan support, Slovakia couldn’t live up to the hype in a 7-2 loss to Switzerland.

Seven different scorers propelled Finland to an 8-1 romp over Slovakia on Saturday afternoon in Trinec, sending the partisan Werk Arena crowd home disappointed.

Daniel Vladimir Tkac scored the tie-breaker with 2:56 left in the third period as Slovakia kicked off its tournament with a tough 3-1 win over Kazakhstan on Friday.

While it wasn't the finish they were hoping for, 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship hosts Slovakia put up quite a fight on the ice.

From Slovakia's Macejko to Switzerland's Cooly - the mascot handover took place during the gold medal game in Bratislava. Switzerland is the next host of the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship in Zurich and Lausanne, 8 to 24 May 2020.

Our Olga Khmylev, plus Mikkel Boedker, Jani Hakanpaa, and more talk about a great time in one of two IIHF Worlds host cities. Now off to Bratislava for the rest of the tournament!

Some clips from the postgame ceremony to celebrate the career of Ladislav Nagy.

Mikkel Boedker capitalizes on the 5-on-3 from a great pass across the top of the crease #SVKDEN #IIHFWorlds