epa02151487 Swiss (L-R) Thibaut Monnet, Goran Bezina, Paul Savary, Roman Josi and scorer Damien Brunner celebrate their 2-0 lead goal during the Ice Hockey World Cup group B match Switzerland vs Italy at SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany, 10 May 2010. Switzerland beat Italy 3-0. EPA/ARNE DEDERT

epa02154399 Finnish supporters cheer their team during the 2010 IIHF World Championship group D ice hockey match between Finland and USA in Cologne, Germany, 12 May 2010. EPA/ACHIM SCHEIDEMANN

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epa02161212 Finnish fans cheer their team during the Ice Hockey World Championship group E match Finland vs Slovakia at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, 17 May 2010. EPA/ACHIM SCHEIDEMANN

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epa02162647 Germany's goalkeeper Dennis Endras saves a puck during the Ice Hockey World Championship group E match Slovakia vs Germany at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, 18 May 2010. EPA/FEDERICO GAMBARINI

epa02162663 Czech Jakub Klebis celebrates his 3-1 score during the Ice Hockey World Championship group F match Canada vs Czech Republic at SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany, 18 May 2010. EPA/BERND WEISSBROD

epa02166375 Sweden's Niklas Persson (C) and Denmark's Peter Regin (L) and Patrick Galbraith (R) vie for the puck during IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships quarter-finals match Sweden vs Denmark in Mannheim, Germany, 20 May 2010. EPA/RONALD WITTEK

epa02166407 Czech Republic'Jan Marek (R) and Finland's Pekka Rinne (L) vie for the puck during IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships quarter-finals match Finland vs Czech Republic in Cologne, Germany, 20 May 2010. EPA/ACHIM SCHEIDEMANN

epa02166630 Russia's Alexander Owetschkin (C) vies with Brent Burns (back) of Canada during the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships quarter-finals match Russia vs Canada in Cologne, Germany, 20 May 2010. EPA/ACHIM SCHEIDEMANN

epa02166603 Goran Benzina (R) of Switzerland vies for the puck with Patrick Hager (L) of Germany during the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships quarter-finals match Switzerland vs Germany in Mannheim, Germany, 20 May 2010. EPA/RONALD WITTEK

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epa02166644 Felicien Du Bois (L) of Switzerland vies for the puck with Patrick Hager (C) of Germany during the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships quarter-finals match Switzerland vs Germany in Mannheim, Germany, 20 May 2010. EPA/RONALD WITTEK

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epa02169905 Germany's Marcel Mueller (L) fights for the puck with Sweden's Oliver Ekman Larsson during the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships third-place play-off match Sweden vs Germany at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany, 23 May 2010. EPA/FEDERICO GAMBARINI

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epa02170969 Czech ice hockey team celebrates at The Old Town Square in central Prague Czech Republic, 24 May 2010. Czech Republic Hockey Team arrived to Prague celebrating their victory at the IIHF IceHockey World Championships in Germany. EPA/FILIP SINGER