Theodore learns about the 2019 IIHF World Championship Group B

Theodore the turtle was excited to learn about ice hockey. His friend told him about a big tournament called the IIHF World Championship that happened in 2019. Theodore was especially curious about Group B of the tournament.

Group B had 8 teams competing:

• Russia
• Czech Republic
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Latvia
• Norway
• Italy
• Austria

The teams played lots of games against each other. At the end, Russia finished in first place with 21 points. They won all 7 of their games! The Czech Republic came in second with 18 points. Sweden was third with 15 points and Switzerland was fourth with 12 points.

These top 4 teams got to move on to the next round called the quarterfinals. The other teams were done playing.

Theodore thought it was neat how teams from different countries came together to play hockey. He liked learning about the tournament structure and how teams earned points to advance. Even though he was just a turtle, Theodore imagined how exciting it would be to watch skilled players compete on the ice.