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SlovakiaIce Hockey World Championship 2011
Date of Issue : 25 March 2011
The Congress of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) decided to hold the 2011 World Championship in Slovakia. World-class hockey players will be playing in Bratislava and Košice from 29 April to 15 May. Slovak candidacy received 70 votes, while the Swedish one only 20 and the Hungarian one 14 votes. The last time our country received such an honour was sixteen years ago, but at that time it was a lower category, namely Group B World Cup.
In 2000, Slovaks became the world vice-champions and won silver medals. Two years later, Slovakia made hockey history. A team led by Coach Ján Filc won a longed-for title of the world champions. In a memorable final match in Swedish Gothenburg, hockey players around Šatan, Bondra and Pálffy won 4:3 over Russia and brought home gold medals. A collection of precious metals was completed by the national team in Finland 2003, where Slovakia won the bronze medals.
Two very nice FDCs from Slovakia, with the special official seal of the famous icehockey Jozef "Gillette" Golonka - member of International Ice Hockey Hall of Fame. Thank You very much !
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