U-18 world hockey: At an arena near you
Posted on April 1st, 2009 – 5:11 PMBy Roman Augustoviz
The International Ice Hockey Federation’s under-18 men’s world championships will be held in Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn., from April 9-19, but Twin Citians can get a glimpse at the top young players from 10 countries this week.
Ten teams will be practicing and scrimmaging at the Super Rink in Blaine and Ridder Arena at the U of M. For scrimmages, tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for youth.
Team USA is made almost exclusively of players from the under-18 national development team in Ann Arbor, Mich. (One defenseman was added.)
The only Minnesotan on the roster is forward Nick Mattson of Chanhassan. He has committed to North Dakota.
The schedule:
2009 IIHF World Under-18 Championship Pre-Tournament Camp Practice Schedule
|
Date |
Team |
Location |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu., April 2 | Norway | Ridder Arena |
8:30 a.m. |
| Czech Republic | Ridder Arena |
10:15 a.m. |
|
| Sweden | Ridder Arena |
12:15 p.m. |
|
| Switzerland | Schwan Super Rink 5 |
1:00 p.m. |
|
| Slovakia | Schwan Super Rink 7 |
1:30 p.m. |
|
| Finland | Ridder Arena |
2:00 p.m. |
|
| Czech Republic | Ridder Arena |
5:15 p.m. |
|
| Canada | Ridder Arena |
7:30 p.m. |
|
| Fri., April 3 | Norway | Ridder Arena |
8:30 a.m. |
| Switzerland | Schwan Super Rink 5 |
9:30 a.m. |
|
| Slovakia | Schwan Super Rink 7 |
9:45 a.m. |
|
| Czech Republic | Ridder Arena |
10:15 a.m. |
|
| Sweden | Ridder Arena |
12:15 p.m. |
|
| Finland | Ridder Arena |
2:15 p.m. |
|
| USA | Ridder Arena |
4:00 p.m. |
|
| Canada | Ridder Arena |
5:45 p.m. |
|
| Switzerland | Schwan Super Rink 7 |
5:45 p.m. |
|
| Germany | Schwan Super Rink 5 |
6:30 p.m. |
|
| Russia | Schwan Super Rink 7 |
7:00 p.m. |
|
| Czech Republic | Ridder Arena |
7:30 p.m. |
|
| Sat., April 4 | Norway | Ridder Arena |
9:00 a.m. |
| Germany | Schwan Super Rink 5 |
9:30 a.m. |
|
| Sweden | Ridder Arena |
10:00 a.m. |
|
| Switzerland | Schwan Super Rink 7 |
10:00 a.m. |
|
| Slovakia | Schwan Super Rink 5 |
10:30 a.m. |
|
| USA | Ridder Arena |
11:00 a.m. |
|
| Finland | Ridder Arena |
12:00 p.m. |
|
| Russia | Schwan Super Rink 7 |
12:00 p.m. |
|
| Canada | Ridder Arena |
1:45 p.m. |
|
| Czech Republic | Ridder Arena |
3:30 p.m. |
|
| Sun., April 5 | Finland | Ridder Arena |
8:00 a.m. |
| Canada | Ridder Arena |
8:45 a.m. |
|
| Switzerland | Schwan Super Rink 5 |
9:00 a.m. |
|
| Czech Republic | Ridder Arena |
9:30 a.m. |
|
| Slovakia | Schwan Super Rink 5 |
10:00 a.m. |
|
| Norway | Ridder Arena |
10:15 a.m. |
|
| USA | Ridder Arena |
11:00 a.m. |
|
| Russia | Schwan Super Rink 7 |
11:00 a.m. |
|
| Germany | Schwan Super Rink 8 |
11:30 a.m. |
|
| Sweden | Ridder Arena |
12:30 p.m. |
|
| Mon., April 6 | Sweden | Ridder Arena |
8:00 a.m. |
| USA | Ridder Arena |
8:45 a.m. |
|
| Russia | Schwan Super Rink 5 |
9:00 a.m. |
|
| Canada | Ridder Arena |
9:30 a.m. |
|
| Switzerland | Schwan Super Rink 5 |
10:00 a.m. |
|
| Germany | Schwan Super Rink 7 |
10:00 a.m. |
|
| Finland | Ridder Arena |
10:45 a.m. |
|
| Slovakia | Schwan Super Rink 7 |
11:30 a.m. |
|
| Czech Republic | Ridder Arena |
12:15 p.m. |
|
| Norway | Ridder Arena |
2:00 p.m. |
|
| Germany | Schwan Super Rink 7 |
4:00 p.m. |
|
| Tue., April 7 | Finland | Ridder Arena |
8:30 a.m. |
| Czech Republic | Ridder Arena |
9:15 a.m. |
|
| Slovakia | Schwan Super Rink 7 |
9:15 a.m. |
|
| Germany | Schwan Super Rink 5 |
9:30 a.m. |
|
| Canada | Ridder Arena |
10:00 a.m. |
|
| Russia | Schwan Super Rink 7 |
10:00 a.m. |
|
| Switzerland | Schwan Super Rink 5 |
11:00 a.m. |
2009 IIHF World Under-18 Championship Pre-Tournament Camp Game Schedule
Blaine & Minneapolis, Minn. - Schwan Super Rink & Ridder Arena
|
Date |
Match-up |
Location |
Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat., April 4 | Sweden vs. Norway | Ridder Arena |
7:00 p.m. |
| Germany vs. USA | Schwan Super Rink 5 |
8:00 p.m. |
|
| Sun., April 5 | Canada vs. Finland | Ridder Arena |
3:30 p.m. |
| Norway vs. Czech Republic | Ridder Arena |
7:00 p.m. |
|
| Slovakia vs. Switzerland | Schwan Super Rink 5 |
7:00 p.m. |
|
| Mon., April 6 | Switzerland vs. Russia | Schwan Super Rink 5 |
7:00 p.m. |
| USA vs. Sweden | Ridder Arena |
7:30 p.m. |
|
| Tue., April 7 | Czech Republic vs. Finland | Ridder Arena |
3:30 p.m. |
| Slovakia vs. Canada | Ridder Arena |
7:00 p.m. |
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