The trio of young stars will lead Slovakia into its semifinal matchup with the U.S. on Friday, realizing a dream that was formed long ago.

MILAN (AP) — Juraj Slafkovsky has been here before. He was tournament MVP in 2022 when, at 17, he led Slovakia to its first medal of any color at the Olympics with bronze in Beijing. That was without NHL participation.

Hungary is considering cutting off power and gas exports to Ukraine unless Kyiv resumes Russian oil shipments, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's chief of staff told a briefing Thursday. Hungary and Slovakia,

The Minnesota Wild minor-leaguer has an .884 save percentage in the AHL this season. He's at .932 in the Olympics.

MILAN — Canada general manager Doug Armstrong looked like he’d narrowly avoided a car crash after his team escaped overtime Wednesday against Czechia with a 4-3 win. NBC’s cameras caught Team USA GM Bill Guerin during his team’s overtime against Sweden looking like he had the flu.

EADaily, February 19th, 2026. The program for granting temporary asylum to Ukrainian refugees in Slovakia will be extended. This was reported in the Slovak government.

Band of brothers' respond to hit on Slafkovsky with 2 goals in 33 seconds to spark quarterfinal win against Germany

Slovakia had already proven that they were better than people gave them credit for, but the dark horses have pulled off yet another upset in a tournament full of them.