BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Two unanswered goals in the final period have denied Latvia of a major upset over Czech Republic in their first game at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) World Championships. Latvia had the world champions on the ropes throughout the clash, going ahead 1-0 in the opening period and 2-1 in the second but the Czechs showed that despite coming to the championships with just six of the players who won the world crown last year, they will still be one of the sides to watch at this tournament, persevering to win 4-2. Despi...
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