Team Kazakhstan

Italy and Great Britain have been relegated from the men's World Hockey Championship, while Denmark pulled off a historic upset over Canada and Czechia shut out USA with one day remaining in round-robin play.

Finland, Germany, Latvia and Slovakia were all victorious on a Friday that helped set the stage for a crazy final few days of round-robin play at the World Championship.

Canada is still perfect, Germany and USA earned shutouts and Czechia bounced back in a big way – and a fire spawned a lot of conversation – during Thursday's World Hockey Championship action in Finland.

Austria's first win ever against Czechia was a notable result in a day that saw Sweden, Denmark and Switzerland all take victories.

Canada and Switzerland remain perfect, Sweden won with a short lineup, France and Norway won important games and USA avoided total disaster against Austria on Day 3 of the World Hockey Championship.

Day 2 saw Sweden, Demark, Switzerland, Czechia, Finland and Germany grab wins, with every team now having played at least one game in a wide-open start to the World Championship.

A total of 16 teams will battle to win the World Hockey Championship in Finland this month. Here's a look at a player to watch on every squad, featuring a large contingent of NHL talent.

USA, Finland, Russia and Slovakia continue their bids to win their respective groups with great performances on Saturday. Plus, Kazakhstan and the Czech Republic won big despite competitive first halves by their opponents.

Canada is still in the hunt for a quarter-final spot in Riga, while Sweden and Denmark also left with a smile on their faces. Meanwhile, Latvia's road to the playoffs just got a little bit harder.

Canada has finally taken a win at the 2021 World Championship after an eventual bout with Norway. Plus, Kazakhstan and Great Britain win big games and Russia shuts out Denmark.

There weren't any odd upsets on Tuesday, but many of the tournament bigwigs were able to show their muscle after days of chaotic hockey in Riga.

In a tournament dominated by upsets, Belarus and Kazakhstan defeated two of the tournament heavyweights for two of the biggest victories for their respective nations. Plus, Canada loses again, Switzerland and Slovakia stay strong and more.