The Slovakian skaters swarmed goaltender Roman Durny to celebrate on the ice after upsetting the United States at the world junior hockey championship on Thursday. “It’s like winning a medal,” forward Marian Studenic said. “It’s a big win for us. We’re a small state and this is an honourable feeling.” Samuel Bucek lifts Slovakia to […]
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Canada juniors rip Slovakia to remain perfect at worlds
Sometime during Canada’s 6-0 rout of Slovakia Jordan Kyrou realized that he and his teammates had made a mistake. They had picked the wrong song to celebrate goals to at the world junior hockey championship. After every goal “Hey Baby” by DJ Otzi blasted over the loudspeakers at KeyBank Center, sometimes twice, as replays of […]
Canada's victory over Slovakia was rousing, the empty seats are the downer
As expected, the Canadian junior team overwhelmed Slovakia 6-0 to open the 2018 IIHF World Under-20 Championship with back-to-back wins in Buffalo. The victory on Wednesday evening was stress-free, especially after Rhonda and John Bean watched from the stands as their son Jake Bean returned to action in the second period following a violent collision into the […]
Canada's Colton Point gets nod in net against Slovakia
Goaltender Colton Point will start in net for Canada against Slovakia on Wednesday at the world junior hockey championship. The six-foot-three, 220-pound Point was a fifth-round draft pick of the Dallas Stars in 2016. He has a 1.90 goals-against average with a .938 save percentage in 16 games played for the NCAA’s Colgate University this […]
England 2 – Slovakia 1: Marcus Rashford wins it for Three Lions but Dele Alli risks probe
Clement, not Dick, was the official from France and his decision not to penalise last man Kyle Walker for a foul on Vladimir Weiss on the stroke of half-time saved England from having to play the second half with 10 men. They took full advantage as the young Manchester United striker showed the character to […]
England 2-1 Slovakia LIVE: Marcus Rashford gives Three Lions the lead
GETTY England v Slovakia: Express Sport brings you LIVE World Cup qualifying updates from Wembley England v Slovakia: Express Sport brings you LIVE World Cup qualifying updates from Wembley 74: Still no changes from Gareth Southgate, which is a wise decision if you ask me. England look settled and dangerous on the break. 70: Dele […]
England U21 2 – Slovakia U21 1: Young Lions come from behind in Euro U21 Championship
Goals from Alfie Mawson and Nathan Redmond int he second half turned the tables for England on a hot afternoon in Kielce, Poland. Tensions boiled over towards the end when Branislav Ninaj appeared to elbow England striker Tammy Abraham in the chin. Slovakia had taken the lead through Martin Chrien’s near-post header on 22 minutes. […]
England U21 0-1 Slovakia: LIVE Euro U21 Young Lions go behind in Euro U21 Championship
England U21 face Slovakia in a crunch match in Group A of the European Under-21 Championship. England drew their first match 0-0 against Sweden, with goalkeeper Jordan Pickford saving a penalty last Friday. Manager Aidy Boothroyd has made squad and formational changes to his Young Lions side. John Swift replaces Jacob Murphy and will play […]