The World Championship was held last year in Arena Riga, which has been offered by Latvia.
Slovenia will take on Italy in the International Tournament on November 11. The competition, which was taken away from Russia last month as a result of the invasion of Ukraine, will be presented at the IIHF Congress on Friday (May 27). Two locations have been proposed, one of which is Tampere’s Nokia Arena, which is currently hosting the World Championship in Finland this year. The World Championship was held last year in Arena Riga, which has been offered by Latvia. Both nations intervened after Hungary had to withdraw from their co-bid because the nation’s government refused to support it.
Levente Sipos, secretary general of the Hungarian Ice Hockey Federation, stated, “We have worked very hard in the last several weeks to make sports history and to organize the greatest and most prestigious domestic ice hockey tournament of all time.” The likelihood of a combined application with the Slovenians increased daily, according to the response. We regret greatly that, given the little time we had, we were unable to persuade the government of the advantages of Hungary hosting the premier ice hockey tournament. Viktor Orbán, the prime minister of Hungary, was chosen to serve a fourth term in office in April and is seen as a Putin friend.
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It has been said that he would oppose his nation serving as the new host in place of Russia and that he would not want to plan an event where Russia would be prohibited. Budapest has a history of hosting athletic events, and it has stepped in on multiple occasions when contests were moved from other nations as a result of COVID-19. Therefore, Hungary’s decision to forego the premier ice hockey competition marks a change from its customary openness to host important championships.
Slovenia
Italy
Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
08.05.22 | South Korea | 8-2 | Win |
06.05.22 | Hungary | 7-1 | Win |
04.05.22 | Romania | 5-2 | Win |
03.05.22 | Lithuania | 3-0 | Win |
30.04.22 | France | 2-1 | Win |
Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
01.05.22 | Ukraine | 4-2 | Loss |
30.04.22 | Kazakhstan | 8-2 | Loss |
28.04.22 | Slovakia | 6-5 | Loss |
26.04.22 | Germany | 7-0 | Loss |
21.04.22 | France | 1-8 | Loss |
Date | Match | Score | Winner |
28.12.19 | Slovenia Italy | 4 2 | Slovenia |
25.11.10 | Slovenia Italy | 2 4 | Slovenia |
24.05.04 | Slovenia Italy | 2 2 | Italy |
09.05.00 | Slovenia Italy | 7 2 | Slovenia |
28.04.18 | Slovenia Italy | 3 4 | Italy |
Slovenia vs Italy International Tournament Hungary will be held on November 11, 6:30 PM (International Time) and 11:00 PM (Indian Time). The audience can live stream the match on NHL Network, ESPN+. There, you may watch the entire live event.
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