Czechs score first World Championship win over Swedes in five years

The Czech Republic beat Sweden 2:1 at the ice hockey World Championship in Germany on Thursday night. The goals came from Tomáš Rolinek and Petr Hubáček in what was the Czechs’ first victory over the Swedes in the competition since 2005. It followed a shock defeat to Norway two days earlier. Jaromír Jágr and his teammates now advance to the next round at the World Championship, with their next game against Switzerland on Saturday.