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A new World Champion has been crowned.

How's it going on the other side of the pond, for Lightning players and in the tournament as a whole?

Update on the World Championship tourney after one week of play.

Five Lightning players are participating this year. Here's what you need to know.

If you tried to predict the outcome of the 2012 IIHF World Championships, and I'm sure you did, chances are you were wrong. That's okay. Pretty much everyone was.

Lightning players and coaches represent their countries in the 2012 tournament. We recap their early performances.