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June 2018
| 1.6.2018 | World Cup Accompanying Program | Derek O´Brien At the Ball Hockey Junior World Cup in Přerov and in Zlín, there´s more going on than just two championships. What else is happening? |
| 22.6.2018 | All about the U16 boys´ tournament | Derek O´Brien The 2018 Ball Hockey Junior World Cup starts next Thursday, June 28, and over the course of four days, 10 teams of young ball hockey players from all over the world will battle each other for precious medals. Read below to see how the tournament is structured. |
| 22.6.2018 | Canadians are the favourites, Czechs and Slovaks should again compete for medals | Redakce It´s coming! In late June and the first day of July, Zlín and Přerov will host ball hockey´s most prestigious event for U16 boys. Here is a brief overview of what we can expect from the teams that will compete. The North American teams are expected to dominate again, with the Czechs and Slovaks hoping to give them a strong challenge. And what about the Brits and the Poles? |
| 23.6.2018 | All-day tickets and low prices! Organizers reveal ticket details | Johan Čáp A fantastic opportunity to watch some of the world´s best young ball hockey players at the Junior World Cup in Přerov and Zlín! The latest event of International Street and Ball Hockey Federation will be the sport festival of youth, which will provide four days full of entertainment and top-notch ball hockey featuring U16 boys and U20 girls national teams. The Organizing Committee has arranged a simple ticketing system for all spectators, with daily passes allowing fans to visit both tournament venues on the same day withou buying another ticket. |
| 23.6.2018 | Upstart Canadians oust reigning Slovaks; last U16 ISBHF championship was full of surprises | Johan Čáp The last ISBHF Junior Ball Hockey Championship took place in 2016 in Sheffield, England. For the last time, the U18 category was the part of this tournament. The "Bix Six" (USA, Canada, Switzerland, Great Britain, Slovakia, Czech Republic) of ball hockey showed its biggest talents here, but in fact the Canadian roster was the most successful and most talented. The Canadians won all their games at the tournament, and not surprisingly received the gold medals after a big final win against the defending champion from Slovakia. |
| 24.6.2018 | All about the U20 girls´ tournament | Redakce The 2018 Ball Hockey World Cup also includes a women´s championship, which includes five teams. The U20 teams start their tournament on Thursday, 28 June with the final games being played on Sunday, 1 July. Read below to find out more. |
| 28.6.2018 | Czechs win first game against Great BritainGBA - CZE 0:7, 1.kolo | | Šimon Albrecht The host Czech Republic won the first game of the Women´s Junior World Cup in Prerov, defeating Great Britain 7-0. Adéla Jůzková scored two goals, Barbora Patočková recorded four assists, and two Czech goalies combined for the shutout. |
| 28.6.2018 | Lucie Kubínová: The first goal was motivating for usGBA - CZE 0:7, 1.kolo | | David Sokol The first ever U20 women´s game at the Junior World Cup pitted the host Czech Republic and Great Britain against each other. The Czechs were dominant from the game´s beginning, didn´t let the Brits play with the ball, and with ease won 7-0. After her three-assist performance, Czech forward Lucie Kubínová spoke about the game. |
| 28.6.2018 | Swiss start strong vs PolandPOL - SWI 1:6, 8.kolo | | Derek O´Brien The Zlín part of the Junior Under 16 Championship kicked off the first Group B game between Poland and Switzerland. In front of their enthusiastic supporters, the Swiss confronted Poland and won convincingly 6-1. |
| 28.6.2018 | Slovaks decimate GB, open Group A with huge winSVK - GBA 14:0, 5.kolo | | David Sokol The first game of Group A of U16 boys´ tournament was a meeting between Slovakia and Great Britain. The Slovaks got into the lead at the game´s very beginning, as it took just two minutes for them to score. In the first period they took advantage of their great offence and built up an impressive four-goal lead. They stayed with their offensive play throughout the game and, although there were some fisticuffs on the floor, they decimated Team GB 14-0. |
| 28.6.2018 | Canada West wins big in ZlinCAW - USB 7:0, 9.kolo | | Derek O´Brien Seven different players scored as Canada West displayed a balanced attack, defeating USA Blue 7-0 in the first game for both teams in Zlin. |
| 28.6.2018 | Battle of tournament favorites! Canadian women beat Slovaks 3-0SVK - CAN 0:3, 2.kolo | | Johan Čáp The Slovaks and Canadians have been two of the most dominant teams in women´s ball hockey this decade and therefore, not surprisingly, the head-to-head game between them was very entertaining and tough right from the start. Eventually, Canada prevailed 3-0. |
| 28.6.2018 | First no-problem win for US women! Americans defeat Great Britain GBA - USA 0:4, 3.kolo | | Johan Čáp The USA under-20 women made their debut at this year´s Junior World Cup against Great Britain, who were shut out earlier in the day by the host Czechs. While the score was closer this time, they lost again 4-0, still searching for their first goal. Julia Cutler scored three goals and Victoria Biagetti recorded the shutout for the victorious Americans. |
| 28.6.2018 | That´s my first career hat-trick in a world tournament, says Julia Cutler of Team USAGBA - USA 0:4, 3.kolo | | Šimon Albrecht Team USA U20 played its first game against Great Britain, and although the Americans were favoured to win, they started slowly. The British team was very passive, but the Americans couldn´t score any goals in the first period. During the game the USA´s fortunes improved, they started to get better and and easily won. But was it so easy? A lot of things, answered Julia Cutler, who scored three goals in the game. |
| 28.6.2018 | Clash of North American giants for USA RedUSR - CAE 2:0, 6.kolo | | David Sokol The North American derby between USA Red and Canada West was without any doubt the most attractive game so far. Both teams adopted a very fast-paced and physical style of play with no boring periods whatsoever, and the game was really entertaining. |
| 28.6.2018 | "They were amazing," USA Red goalie O´Connel says about matesUSR - CAE 2:0, 6.kolo | | Šimon Albrecht Another interesting chapter in a huge rivalry. That´s what the game between Canada East and USA Red was, with Team USA emerging triumphant 2-0 in a mildly surprising result. Although Canada had more chances, the Americans were more opportunistic, which was the deciding factor. Goaltender Calvin O´Connel played a huge role as well. It was his first shutout at an international tournament. What does he think about the game? Was it so hard to guard the net against the tough Eastern Canadians? |
| 28.6.2018 | Czech U16 team starts tournament in styleSWI - CZ6 0:9, 10.kolo | | Vojtech Jurak The Czechs entered the tournament with an impressive victory over Switzerland. Their offensive performance started late in the first by scoring two goals within 17 seconds. |
| 28.6.2018 | Czech U15s steamroll GB 12-0GBA - CZ5 0:12, 7.kolo | | David Sokol In their first game, the Czech U15 national team played against the team from Great Britain, and the hosts absolutely decimated their opponents. They added goal after goal until the scoreboard stopped at an unbelievable result of 12-0 in favour of the young Czechs. |
| 28.6.2018 | Shock! USA women lose 5-1 to CzechsCZE - USA 5:1, 4.kolo | | Johan Čáp The United States women´s U20 team had no problem against Great Britain on Thursday afternoon, but after less than five hours later, fell 5-1 to the host Czechs. The Czechs played with lots of effort and had a wide edge in play in all three periods. The lone goal-scorer from the US team was Jennifer Fisher, who got her first goal at Junior World Cup, but it was very late help for the USA. The Czech women have six points after the first day of the tournament and now have a very good chance to be playing for a medal on Sunday. |
| 28.6.2018 | USA Blue rebound from opening loss, beat PolandPOL - USB 1:5, 11.kolo | | Derek O´Brien After losing their opener earlier in the day to Canada West, the USA Blue team earned its first win of this Junior World Cup, defeating Poland 5-1 in the last game of the day in Zlin. After also losing their opener, the Poles are still searching for their first points. |