World Championships available on web

The news release:

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Universal Sports will broadcast all U.S. Men's National Team games and several additional international games during the 2010 International Ice Hockey Federation World Men's Championship, May 7-23, from Cologne, Gelsenkirchen and Mannheim, Germany.

Universal Sports IIHF World Men's Championship Broadcast Schedule Friday, May 7
USA vs. Germany - 2 p.m.

Sunday, May 9
Slovakia vs. Russia - 2 p.m.

Monday, May 10
USA vs. Denmark - TBA
(same-day tape delay)

Wednesday, May 12
USA vs. Finland - 2 p.m.

May 14 - 18
Qualification-Round Games

Thursday, May 20
Quarterfinal Games - TBA

Sunday, May 23
Gold-Medal Game - 2:30 p.m.

Monday, May 24
Bronze-Medal Game - TBA
(next-day tape-delay)

*all times EDT; subject to change

Live coverage of the event will take place on Universal Sports and at UniversalSports.com beginning with Team USA's tournament-opening match-up against Germany on May 7 at 2 p.m. (EDT). That game, to be played at Gelsenkirchen's soccer stadium, Veltins-Arena, is expected to draw a sellout and world-record crowd of some 76,000 fans.

Additional preliminary-round coverage of the U.S. Men's National Team will include Team USA's game against Denmark on May 10 on a same-day tape-delayed basis and its contest against Finland on May 12 live at 2 p.m. Universal Sports also plans to air all of Team USA's qualification-round games, two quarterfinal games (including Team USA's game if qualified), both semifinal-round games, along with the bronze-medal and gold-medal games.

While a tentative broadcast schedule is shown, more detailed broadcast information including dates, times and platforms will be available at USAHockey.com and UniversalSports.com later next week.

All of the televised games will also be available online on a pay-per-view basis at UniversalSports.com. Prices will range from $0.99 for individual non-medal-round games to $1.99 for the bronze-medal and gold-medal games and $14.99 for the all-access pass.