Kopitar-less Slovenia opening IIHF World Championship

Riga, 13 May - The Slovenian men's ice hockey team, which is back in the elite division of the IIHF World Championship, will open the tournament co-hosted by Finland's Tampere and Latvia's Riga on Saturday against Switzerland. Slovenia will play without superstar Anže Kopitar, who decided to skip the tournament to recuperate from injuries.

Ljubljana The Slovenian men's team at the Ice Hockey World Championship Division I. Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA

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The Slovenian men's team at the Ice Hockey World Championship Division I.
Photo: Anže Malovrh/STA

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