2008 World Ice Hockey Championship (Canada)

Thanks for the information, Hero In. I think we're on the same page. I get goosebumps just thinking about the upcoming event. The World Hockey Championship is a kind of separate entity within the hockey world. It's the only spectacle that makes me want to "jump out of bed" in the middle of the night (except maybe volleyball). I'm looking forward to it...

... and the captain of the Russian national team at the last World Championship, forward Alexei Morozov, will not participate in this match - he is still recovering from an injury and is with the team in Canada...

At the last Championship, Pyotr Schastlivy was the captain, who, by the way, didn't make it into the current lineup...