PRAGUE, Czech Republic – Want to win a free trip to Ostrava? Then lose.
Does Canada or Sweden want to play the dreaded crossover quarterfinal game here? Or in Ostrava?
It's that simple.
It’s Sweden versus Canada here Wednesday and that’s really what it’s all about.
The whole concept was best expressed by Oliver Ekman-Larsson of Sweden.
“It’s a very important game that will decide which team it will be that will have to travel to Ostrava for the quarter-final. We want to avoid that trip,” he said.
The first place team and the Czech team will play crossover quarterfinal playoff games against Group B playoff opponents here.