Championship dates: May 10 - 26, 2019
Venue: Slovakia, cities of Bratislava and Kosice
Number of participating teams: 16

In 2019, the 83rd world championship among national hockey teams will take place. The championship is hosted by Slovakia from May 10 to 26, 2019. The Slovaks already hosted the tournament in 2011 and have experience in organizing competitions of this level. Matches of the 2019 IIHF World Championship will be held in sports complex x Slonaft Arena (Bratislava) and Steel Arena (Kosice).

Slovnaft Arena (Bratislava)
This is the central SC of the championship. The Slonaft Arena will host the final of the 2019 Ice Hockey World Championship. One of the oldest sports complexes in Slovenia. It was opened back in 1940 and since then it has been reconstructed several times. The latest renovation has increased the arena's capacity to almost 14,000 seats.
In this arena group stage The following teams will play: Russia, Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Latvia, Austria, Italy. The quarter-final, semi-final, 3rd place and final matches will also take place here.

Steel Arena (Kosice)
A multifunctional sports and entertainment complex that can accommodate up to 9,000 spectators. Unlike the arena in Bratislava, the Steel Aréna is relatively new. It was opened in 2006.
In this arena, the following teams will play in the group stage: USA, Canada, Finland, Germany, Norway, Denmark, France, Great Britain.

Guaranteed blocks of hotel accommodation during the matches of the 2019 Ice Hockey World Championship in Bratislava

Type of accommodation and food, affordable hotels	Estimated cost of accommodation (room/night in euros)
Apartment, 2 people, no meals Melrose, Viktor, Circle Apartments Ipelská	70-100
Apartments, 4-5 people (2-3 rooms), no meals Viktor, Boutique Apartments Possonium	120-150
Apartment, 8 people (4 rooms), no meals Victor	250
Double room 3* without meals or with breakfast Viktor, Color, Vienna House Easy, Gaudio, Baronka, Chopin, Matysak, etc.	150-230
Double room 4* without meals or with breakfast Danubia Gate, Antares, Aston, Set, Hotel No.16, etc.	230-400
Double room 5* with breakfast Marrol's Boutique, Roset Boutique	400-500

We can offer current accommodation options (names of hotels, exact prices, types of rooms and meals, terms of payment and cancellations) within 2 hours during business hours upon receipt of a request by email.

Costs
1Rates are in euros, per room/night.
2The price includes an agency commission of 10%

Booking conditions:
1Option (blocking the sale) is possible for up to 5 days
2Final confirmation of the reservation is upon payment of an advance payment (25-50%, depending on the specific option).
3Full payment is required from 01/15/2019 to 04/15/2019 (depending on the specific option).
4Voucher for accommodation is issued after full payment

Payment terms:
1Payment in rubles at the rate of the Central Bank of Russia +3%
2Payment is made no later than the day following the day the invoice is issued
3

Conditions for making changes and cancellations
1Changes to customer data are made subject to availability, with payment of administrative costs - 2500 rubles. for every change
2Ordered, confirmed and paid services cannot be cancelled.
3By agreement, and if there are similar requests, repeated sales are possible, with a refund of up to 70% of the cost.

Tickets for the 2019 Ice Hockey World Championship matches

Our company has long-term cooperation with reliable ticket suppliers sporting events, and, if necessary, can provide services for purchasing tickets. At the same time, our main services are tourism. Therefore, we offer you the opportunity to purchase the required tickets yourself.

If you or your clients cannot or do not want to purchase tickets for matches on their own, then we can assist in purchasing them. The price is valid when purchasing hotel accommodation services from our company. When purchasing tickets without accommodation services, the cost increases by 5%.
The cost of tickets purchased with our help may differ from the nominal value, as it is formed from the cost from suppliers and includes the cost of the purchase service and possible forwarding.
Payment is 100% made within 2 days from confirmation. Receipt of tickets 2-3 days after payment (if they are in Moscow), or in April (if they are not in Russia).

Ticket package, approximate cost EUR current price - on request	quantity matches	VIP* C29	1 premium category A3, A4, A5, A9, A10, A11 B3,B4,B9,B10	1 category A1,A2,A6, A7,A8,A12	2nd category B1,B2,B5,B6,B7 В8,В11,В12
Ticket package for six final games (Final, Third Place Match, Semi-Finals, 2 Quarter-Finals)	6	request	2400-3200	1950	1350
Package of tickets for four final games(Final, Third place match, Semi-finals)	4	request	2200-3050	1700	1100
Ticket package "My team - Russia" (7 matches preliminary stage)	7	2950	1250-1650	1050	790
Package of tickets for the match for 3rd place and the final	2	request	2000	1300	1050
Ticket package for the quarter-finals (Two matches on May 23, 2019)	2	1150	-	-	-

The cost is indicated in euros.
*Price includes: one ticket in sector C29 VIP, VIP Open Bar (Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks), Hot and cold snacks in the arena restaurant, VIP hospitality, Separate VIP entrance.

Applying for visas to Slovakia for a trip to the 2019 Ice Hockey World Championship

Our company is accredited at the Slovak Consulate in Moscow and has the right to submit visa requests for its clients directly to the consulate.
If biometrics were submitted earlier, the client’s participation in the registration procedure is not required.
If biometrics have not been submitted previously, then we will organize the submission of documents and take the biometrics in Moscow or provide a package of documents for self-submission to the Slovakia visa center nearest to you.
Multiple-entry visas will be issued for fans of the 2019 Ice Hockey World Championship.

Cost of visa application:
- when ordering and paying for a hotel in our company - 70 euros/person.
- upon provision of your own hotel booking confirmation - 120 euros/person.

Services for fans

We offer the following services for groups and individual fans of the IIHF World Championship:
- accommodation in hotels in Slovakia
- transfers for arrival and departure, for matches
- transport services
- transport tickets to Slovakia
- registration of health insurance
- additional excursions and organization of events

We organize comprehensive services for groups according to the customer’s plan.

2019 IIHF World Championship match schedule

Group stage 05/10-05/21/2019 (Russian national team plays in Bratislava)

Date and day of the week	Local time	Match number	Match participants
05/10/2019, Friday	16.15	№2	Russia	Norway
05/10/2019, Friday	20.15	№4	Czech Republic	Sweden
05/11/2019, Saturday	12.15	№6	Switzerland	Italy
05/11/2019, Saturday	16.15	№8	Latvia	Austria
05/11/2019, Saturday	20.15	№10	Norway	Czech Republic
05/12/2019, Sunday	12.15	№12	Russia	Austria
05/12/2019, Sunday	16.15	№14	Italy	Sweden
05/12/2019, Sunday	20.15	№16	Latvia	Switzerland
05/13/2019, Monday	16.15	№18	Russia	Czech Republic
05/13/2018, Monday	20.15	№20	Norway	Sweden
05/14/2019, Tuesday	16.15	№22	Italy	Latvia
05/14/2019, Tuesday	20.15	№24	Switzerland	Austria
05/15/2019, Wednesday	16.15	№26	Switzerland	Norway
05/15/2019, Wednesday	20.15	№28	Russia	Italy
05/16/2019, Thursday	16.15	№30	Sweden	Austria
05/16/2019, Thursday	20.15	№32	Czech Republic	Latvia
05/17/2019, Friday	16.15	№34	Austria	Norway
05/17/2019, Friday	20.15	№36	Czech Republic	Italy
05/18/2019, Saturday	12.05	№38	Latvia	Russia
05/18/2019, Saturday	16.15	№40	Italy	Norway
05/18/2019, Saturday	20.15	№42	Sweden	Switzerland
05/19/2019, Sunday	16.15	№44	Austria	Czech Republic
05/19/2019, Sunday	20.15	№46	Switzerland	Russia
05/20/2019, Monday	16.15	№48	Sweden	Latvia
05/20/2019, Monday	20.15	№50	Austria	Italy
05/21/2019, Tuesday	12.15	№52	Czech Republic	Switzerland
05/21/2019, Tuesday	16.15	№54	Norway	Latvia
05/21/2019, Tuesday	20.15	№56	Sweden	Russia

Final stage, 23.05-26.05.2019, Bratislava

Championship participating teams

16 teams will compete for the title. Full list participants are not yet known. But with almost 100% probability, World Cup fans will see hockey players from the following countries: Slovakia; Russia; Sweden; Czech Republic; Switzerland; Canada; Finland; USA; Germany; Norway.

The teams will be divided into groups A and B. Eight of them, including the Russian team, will play group stage matches in Bratislava, and the second group in Kosice.

Standings for the 2019 Ice Hockey World Cup

Year after year in first place in the final standings Hockey players from Canada, Russia, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and Finland are competing. The highest chances are for Russians, Canadians and Swedes.
The Russian national team is one of the favorites of the 2019 Hockey World Cup. The strength of the squad and the results of performances at the 2018 Winter Olympics and the past World Championships speak in favor of the Russians.

On May 15, 2015, at the IIHF Congress, it was decided that the 2019 World Hockey Championship will be held in Slovakia, in the cities of Bratislava and Kosice. The dates of the tournament have been shifted. If the 2018 World Cup took place from May 4 to May 20, then it will start on May 10 and end on May 26.

Slovakia competed with Switzerland for the right to host the World Cup, but before the final vote the Swiss withdrew their bid and will ultimately host the 2020 World Cup.

Arenas

Previously, Slovakia hosted the Ice Hockey World Championship in 2011. Then the matches also took place in Bratislava and Kosice. The main arena will be Bratislava's Orange Arena, which seats 10 thousand spectators and is home arena“Slovan”, playing in the KHL. In Kosice, the matches will take place at the Steel Arena (8,300 spectators), which is the home ground of the Kosice club.

Orange Arena

Steel Arena

Group A (Kosice)

Canada
USA
Finland
Germany
Slovakia
Denmark
France
United Kingdom

The first match in the group will take place on May 10, the national teams of Canada and Finland will play in it, and in the evening the hosts, the Slovakian national team, will take to the ice, which will be opposed by the US team. The Canada-US match will take place on May 21.

For the first time in 24 years, the British national team will play in the elite division of the World Cup. She will play her first match at the tournament against the German team on May 11.

Group B (Bratislava)

Sweden
Russia
Switzerland
Czech Republic
Norway
Latvia
Austria
Italy

The Russian team was placed in the same group with the finalists of the 2018 World Cup - the teams of Sweden and Switzerland. Compared to last championship world in Slovakia, our team’s opponents in the group stage will mainly be the same - Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Austria. Only the teams from the “bottom” half of the group changed - instead of Belarus, France and Slovakia, we got Norway, Latvia and Italy.

On the first game day, two matches will be held in Bratislava: Russia - Norway and the Czech Republic - Sweden.

Full schedule of matches of the Russian national team

May 10, Friday, 17:15 (Moscow time), Russia - Norway;
May 12, Sunday, 13:15, Austria - Russia;
May 13, Monday, 17:15, Russia - Czech Republic;
May 15, Wednesday, 21:15, Russia - Italy;
May 18, Saturday, 13:15, Latvia - Russia;
May 19, Sunday, 21:15, Switzerland - Russia;
May 21, Tuesday, 21:15, Sweden - Russia.

Denis Bakunin

2019 World Hockey Championship: strong Russian team – stronger opponents

Illustration pixabay.com

The 2019 World Cup in Slovakia will begin on May 10 - this is the latest start in the last ten years. Usually even May 5-6 was considered a late start.

- The late start of the World Cup will allow our team to prepare more thoroughly for the tournament , says Vladislav Tretyak, President of the Russian Hockey Federation (RHF). - The players will have time to recover from the KHL playoffs. Many guys will have time to be released from the NHL, where there will be about forty of our players in the new season.

Actually, this is the key difference between the upcoming World Cup and the previous ones. If previously, by the time the playoffs started at the NHL World Championship, the second round of the Stanley Cup had ended and not everyone had any reason to rush to the national team, now two rounds in the overseas playoffs will finish by the time the 2019 World Cup begins. And as the tournament progresses, hockey players whose NHL teams were eliminated in the semifinals of the Stanley Cup will have time to join him. So, only the finalists of the overseas playoffs will be left out of the World Cup.

This situation promises fans a scattering of hockey stars. Ilya Vorobyov can get at his disposal one of the best selections of hockey players in his career with Evgeni Malkin, Artemy Panarin, Alexander Ovechkin, Nikita Kucherov, Sergei Bobrovsky, etc. However, the competitors will also become stronger, so for the first time in many years the level of the tournament will live up to the name “World Championship”.

Moreover, it could become the main tournament for national teams, since the Olympic future of hockey is in question. IIHF President Rene Fasel said that the NHL may again not allow its players to go to the Olympics, as was the case in Pyeongchang. Moreover, according to Fasel, more severe scenarios cannot be ruled out: the Beijing 2022 hockey tournament could become a youth tournament (up to 23 years old, as in football) or hockey in Olympic China won't happen at all.

- This is, of course, a last resort option. , explains Fasel. - First of all, we expect to find common ground with the NHL and hope to fill the hockey tournament in Beijing with the strongest players in the world - to make it the same as in the period from 1998 to 2014.

Against the backdrop of this uncertainty, the world championships will become the most significant international hockey tournaments. The Russian national team will open the closest of them on May 10 with a game against the Norwegian team, and this meeting, by the way, will be Ilya Vorobyov’s first at the World Cup as a full-fledged head coach of the Russian national team.

It is curious that most of the Russians’ opponents in the group stage of the 2019 World Cup are the same as a year ago: the Austrians and Czechs in the first half, the Swiss and Swedes at the finish. The national teams of Latvia, Italy and Norway added variety, replacing Slovakia, France and Belarus in the list of opponents.

But Vorobyov’s squad is unlikely to clash with the outlandish British team. Representatives of the United Kingdom, who will return to the elite of world hockey after 25 years, were sent by the IIHF to Group A. And there are Canada, the USA, Finland and experienced Slovakia and Germany. In such a company, the British are unlikely to get a 1/4 share.

Oddly enough, Group A with the hosts of the tournament will be based not in the capital of Slovakia, but five hundred kilometers away - the city of Kosice at the Steel Arena, which seats 8,340 spectators. While the Russians and other groups of Group B are waiting for Bratislava and its 10,000-seat Ondrej Nepela Arena.

The Russian youth team, which qualified for the 2019 World Cup in Canada, will also play in the larger Vancouver, in Group A. The country of the maple leaf is hosting the World Cup for the sixth time in the last ten years. The Russians will open the tournament on December 27 with a meeting with the Danes, on December 29 the Czechs await them, on New Year's Eve, on December 31, the Swiss, and in New Year They will enter a super battle with the hosts of the tournament, Canada, which will begin at 1.00 Moscow time.

Matches of the Russian national team at the 2019 World Cup

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The 2019 IIHF World Championship is the 83rd edition of the world championship among national hockey teams. The upcoming edition will take place from May 3 to May 19, 2019 in Slovakia. Which teams will come to the hockey world championship? What does the match calendar look like? Who is vying for the title? And what can the Russian team hope for? Let's be patient. There is very little left until hour X!

Where and when will the 2019 Ice Hockey World Championship take place?

Hockey tournament will traditionally take place in last month spring. Hockey players will challenge the awards of the 83rd edition of the World Cup from May 3 to May 19, 2019.

The host country of the 2019 Ice Hockey World Cup will be Slovakia. Ice battles will take place in Bratislava and Kosice. This is only the second World Cup for the tiny Eastern European nation. Slovakia hosted the tournament in 2011.

Elections for the host country took place in 2015. Switzerland also claimed to be the host country. But in the end, representatives of the Alpine country withdrew their application. The Swiss will get the right to host the 2020 World Cup.

Spectators will be able to watch matches of the 2019 IIHF World Championship at the Slonaft Arena and Steel Arena sports complexes.

Slovnaft Arena (Bratislava)

One of the oldest sports complexes in Slovenia. It was opened back in 1940. Since then, the arena has been reconstructed more than once. The latest of these allowed the capacity to be increased to almost 14,000 seats.

This is the central SC of the championship. The final of the 2019 Ice Hockey World Championship will be held within its walls.

Steel Arena (Kosice)

A multifunctional sports and entertainment complex that can accommodate up to 9,000 spectators. Unlike the Bratislava arena, the Steel Aréna is relatively new. It was opened in 2006.

2019 IIHF World Championship game schedule

• 3 – 05.14.2019 – group stage;
• 05/16/2019 – quarterfinals;
• 05/18/2019 – semi-final;
• 05/19/2019 – final and match for 3rd place.

Participating teams

16 teams will compete for the title. The full list of participants is not yet known. But with almost 100% probability, World Cup fans will see hockey players from the following countries:

1. Slovakia;
2. Russia;
3. Sweden;
4. Czech Republic;
5. Switzerland;
6. Canada;
7. Finland;
8. Germany;
9. Norway.

They will be divided into groups A and B. It is likely that teams from octet A will play in Bratislava and B in Kosice.

Standings for the 2019 Ice Hockey World Cup

From year to year, hockey players from Canada, Russia, Sweden, the Czech Republic, and Finland claim first place in the final standings. The highest chances are for Russians, Canadians and Swedes. In recent years, the Czech Republic has been bringing rather weak teams to the World Championship, and the Finns are simply pathologically unlucky.

Special mention must be made about the Slovaks. The World Cup will take place in their own walls. Therefore, Slovak hockey players will be super motivated. In 2011, the Slovaks already played at the home World Cup. However, despite the rabid support of their home crowd, they could not even qualify for the playoffs. But the “Knights of Tatra” were remembered for their victory at the 2002 World Cup, silver at the World Championship in 2000 and 2012.

Our fans, of course, will watch the performance of the national team.

The Russian national team at the 2019 Hockey World Cup will be one of the leaders. The strength of the squad and the results of performances in past editions of the World Championship speak in favor of the Russians. Will the national squad live up to the hopes placed on it?!

The 2019 IIHF World Youth Championship is the 43rd edition of the hockey championship for players under 20 years of age. The tournament will take place in Canada, on sports arenas Vancouver and Victoria, where the teams of Canada, Russia, the USA, Sweden, and Finland will compete against each other. For which team will the upcoming edition of the World Cup be happy?! Sports observers are betting on the host country's hockey team. But fans of other participating teams have a different opinion...

Where and when will the 2019 World Youth Hockey Championship take place?

The 43rd edition of the hockey championship will take place from December 26, 2018 to January 5, 2019. The ice fights will be hosted by the Canadian cities of Vancouver and Victoria.

Hockey players will have two sports complexes at their disposal: Rogers Arena and Save-on-Foods Memorial Center. The first insurance company is located in the Canadian capital, and the second is in the city of Victoria.

Rogers Arena

Home playground competition, which seats almost 19,000 spectators. It is on its territory that the final of the 2019 World Cup among youth teams will take place. In addition to the climactic match, the Vancouver arena will host Group A matches.

Save-on-Foods Memorial Center

A multifunctional building on the territory of which exhibitions, concerts and large-scale sporting events are equally successful.

The capacity of the Save-on-Foods Memorial Center is modest - just over 7,000 seats.

Schedule of games for the 2019 World Youth Hockey Championship

The competition will last 11 days. This is what the preliminary calendar of future fights looks like:

• December 26 – 31, 2018: group stage matches;
• January 2 and 4, 2019: repechage round (2 head-to-head matches in which the two worst teams of groups A and B will challenge the right to remain in top division);
• January 2: quarter-finals;
• January 4: semi-final;
• January 5: final and bronze medal match.

Teams 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship

The tournament trophy will be competed by 10 teams. At the first stage they will be divided into two quintets:

Group A:

1. Canada;
2. Russia;
3. Czech Republic;
4. Denmark;
5. Switzerland.

Group B:

1. Sweden;
2. Finland;
3. Slovakia;
4. Kazakhstan.

Based on the results of the meetings, the four best participating teams from each quintet will advance to the playoff round. The two worst teams will compete for the right to stay in major league. The loser of the confrontation will go to seek his fortune in division B.

Russian national team at the 2019 Youth Hockey World Cup

The attention of domestic fans, of course, is focused on the Russian team - a constant contender for the gold medals of the championship.

Our guys ended up in the same company with the “maple leaves”. Therefore, already at the group stage, spectators of the hockey world championship will be treated to an epic confrontation between the two strongest teams in the world!

All other opponents are quite tough for Valery Bragin’s team. In fact, domestic hockey players in the quintet have only two serious opponents - Canadians and Czechs. Switzerland and Denmark are unlikely to confuse the Russians' plans.

Results of the 2019 Hockey World Championship among youth teams

The current champion is Team Canada. At the last World Cup, the North Americans defeated the Swedes in the final match. This is a record 17th gold for the Maple Leaves!

Canadians will fight on their own soil. And at home, as you know, even the walls help. Therefore, the Canadian squad is the No. 1 contender for the championship title!

Other hockey teams may also try for the trophy. First of all, these are the neighbors of the “maple leaves” - the Americans, as well as the Swedes and Finns. The chances of the remaining participating teams to take first place in the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship standings are minimal.

Another potential winner is the Russian team. IN modern history domestic hockey players were able to listen to their native anthem 4 times in the World Cup finals. Last time Our guys won the title in 2011. Since then, the Russians played in the climactic match three more times, but were always content with silver.

Valery Bragin’s team cannot count the last edition of the competition. Domestic hockey players performed poorly in the group, and already had ¼ of their chances for medals. The fans were upset... So the Russians will have to work hard to regain the trust of their fans!