WC Hockey | Media: The Slovaks put collectively the strongest staff in recent times, however they did not get a medal

“The finish of hopes of a medal. The combating was not sufficient, the Slovaks fell with Canada,” Pravda reported on the entrance web page of their web site. According to Sme, the Slovakian hockey gamers didn’t care for surprises in opposition to the favourite in Prague, they rapidly gave up two targets to start with and from then on they solely did it.

Also, Denník N known as the damaged begin as one of many causes for the lack of the staff beneath the management of Canadian coach Craig Ramsay. According to him, different causes for not succeeding are the waste of alternatives and the excessive degree of the opponent.

“The reality is that Canada had numerous alternatives and their top quality was evident, though the Slovakians tried. Although the Slovaks have put collectively the strongest squad in recent times, they merely should not have a medal,” mentioned the newspaper.

“There was no sound. “Canada has completed the tour of Slovakia,” wrote Šport.sk web site. “The dream of a medal has disappeared, the Slovaks misplaced to Canada, it has been 12 years since they’ve been out of the quarter finals,” mentioned Slovakia’s most watched TV station Markíza on its information web site. “The Slovaks are going house. Canada gained with 6:3 factors,” wrote the TV portal Joj.