The World Hockey Championship in Denmark will begin on May 4, but the chances of the Russian national team to win are reduced, as it does not include well-known and strong athletes. At the competition, the defender of "Philadelphia" Ivan Provorov, who became the bronze medalist at the World Cup in 2017. This was told by his agent Mark Handler. "I do not see a chance for Provorov to play at the World Championships. the third period of the last match, he simply played without a hand. Considering how he felt, I practically do not see the chance that he will perform in Denmark, "- quotes him as" Sport-Express ". This is not the first loss of our team. Previously, Ilya Kovalchuk decided not to compete because of the intense season in the KHL (Continental Hockey League), as well as participation in the Olympics in Pyeongchang, where Russia took the gold. The national team will also not help the main defender Victor Antipin. In one of the matches, he received a concussion, and the doctors did not allow him to participate in the World Cup.

In Denmark, Alexander Radulov does not exactly arrive, and the participation of the leaders of the national team of Alexander Ovechkin and Yevgeny Malkin. Their clubs now are fighting for the Stanley Cup. Thus, Russia will go to competitions in a weakened composition, but despite this the chances of a gold medal still exist. Recall, at the World Cup 2017 our team took third place.

The winners of the tournament were the Swedes, the second - the Canadians.