Only Three Days to Go

The preparations for the 2008 IIHF World Championship Division II Group B are in their final stages. The teams for this competition, in order of IIHF world rankings are:

• China (27)
• Australia (33)
• Spain (36)
• Iceland (37)
• Mexico (38)
• New Zealand (39)

On Sunday 06 April 2008, the teams are having their final preparations and the competition starts on Monday 07 April 2008. This year, the round robin tournament is being held in Newcastle, NSW Australia at the Hunter Ice Skating Stadium.

The rosters for the teams can be found in the Championship statistics available here.

I picked up my media pass today so I'll be ready for action on Sunday to check out the teams' practices and ready for Monday's three games.