Login

***Jexter*** · 01-06-2024, 05:55 PM

Howdy, folks! On behalf of the IIHF HO, we are very happy to announce that the S74 IIHF Tournament will be held in Riga, Latvia!

[Image: photostudio_1704567099122.png?ex=65ac170...7f847a1b2&]

[Image: photostudio_1704567099122.png?ex=65ac170...7f847a1b2&]

Our hosts this year were unable to make it to the playoffs last tournament, but are hoping for a boost from their enthusiastic home crowd. The Latvians will be aided by the return of their top points producer Benjamin Surkhi-Ze'ev and are adding the young Lily Jin Morrow, who had a massive year in the SMJHL for Vancouver and the aging Nikolaj (Nikolaj) Boyle.

Last season, Sweden took the crown, alongside the three already on their chests. The Northern Baltic countries swept the medals in the S73 Tournament with Norway taking the silver and Finland taking the bronze. Will we see another domination in the playoffs by the northern nations? Will the former top seed Ireland bounce back after getting eliminated by Great Britain in the first round? Will someone new take center stage?

We are hoping to start the tournament on January 19th, but keep an eye for additional announcements and events around the tournament.

Rosters for the tournament can be found here.

Best of Luck to Everyone, especially our new head of Switzerland and person whose chair I've taken at the HO table, Valpix.