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![Cyrill Geyer, down, from Switzerland is tackled by Sven Klimbacher, up, from Austria during the Loto Cup ice hockey match between Austria and Switzerland in Piestany, Slovakia on Saturday Dec. 18, 2004. Cyrill Geyer, down, from Switzerland is tackled by Sven Klimbacher, up, from Austria during the Loto Cup ice hockey match between Austria and Switzerland in Piestany, Slovakia on Saturday Dec. 18, 2004.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PEGHN2/cyrill-geyer-down-from-switzerland-is-tackled-by-sven-klimbacher-up-from-austria-during-the-loto-cup-ice-hockey-match-between-austria-and-switzerland-in-piestany-slovakia-on-saturday-dec-18-2004-switzerland-defeated-austria-4-2ap-photopetr-david-josek-2PEGHN2.jpg)
Cyrill Geyer, down, from Switzerland is tackled by Sven Klimbacher, up, from Austria during the Loto Cup ice hockey match between Austria and Switzerland in Piestany, Slovakia on Saturday Dec. 18, 2004.
![Severin Blindenbacher, right, from Switzerland, collides with Lubomir Vaic, left, from Slovakia during the the Lotto Cup ice hockey match between Slovakia and Switzerland in Piestany, Slovakia on Thursday Dec. 16, 2004. ( Severin Blindenbacher, right, from Switzerland, collides with Lubomir Vaic, left, from Slovakia during the the Lotto Cup ice hockey match between Slovakia and Switzerland in Piestany, Slovakia on Thursday Dec. 16, 2004. (](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PEGJ9Y/severin-blindenbacher-right-from-switzerland-collides-with-lubomir-vaic-left-from-slovakia-during-the-the-lotto-cup-ice-hockey-match-between-slovakia-and-switzerland-in-piestany-slovakia-on-thursday-dec-16-2004-ap-photopetr-david-josek-2PEGJ9Y.jpg)
Severin Blindenbacher, right, from Switzerland, collides with Lubomir Vaic, left, from Slovakia during the the Lotto Cup ice hockey match between Slovakia and Switzerland in Piestany, Slovakia on Thursday Dec. 16, 2004. (
![USA Hockey on X: "Final score from Piestany. Catch the U.S. back in action tomorrow at the #HlinkaGretzkyCup at 9:30 a.m. ET! Today's recap → https://t.co/hvuBPWyCIb https://t.co/Uj0UzloMqA" / X USA Hockey on X: "Final score from Piestany. Catch the U.S. back in action tomorrow at the #HlinkaGretzkyCup at 9:30 a.m. ET! Today's recap → https://t.co/hvuBPWyCIb https://t.co/Uj0UzloMqA" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E7z48BbVEAEuVDj.jpg:large)
USA Hockey on X: "Final score from Piestany. Catch the U.S. back in action tomorrow at the #HlinkaGretzkyCup at 9:30 a.m. ET! Today's recap → https://t.co/hvuBPWyCIb https://t.co/Uj0UzloMqA" / X
![Frank Banham, left, from Canada, trips Andrej Novotny from Slovakia during the Loto Cup Ice Hockey match between Slovakia and Canada in Piestany, Slovakia on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004. (AP Photo/Petr David Frank Banham, left, from Canada, trips Andrej Novotny from Slovakia during the Loto Cup Ice Hockey match between Slovakia and Canada in Piestany, Slovakia on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004. (AP Photo/Petr David](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PEGGR4/frank-banham-left-from-canada-trips-andrej-novotny-from-slovakia-during-the-loto-cup-ice-hockey-match-between-slovakia-and-canada-in-piestany-slovakia-on-saturday-dec-18-2004-ap-photopetr-david-josek-2PEGGR4.jpg)
Frank Banham, left, from Canada, trips Andrej Novotny from Slovakia during the Loto Cup Ice Hockey match between Slovakia and Canada in Piestany, Slovakia on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004. (AP Photo/Petr David
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