With the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi less than one month away, all 12 nations participating in the men's hockey tournament have announced the 25-man rosters that will carry their nations' hopes.
Now fans can move onto the next stage of analysis—studying the three groups that will make up the round-robin portion of the tournament and predicting who will triumph heading into the medal round.
These are the groupings:
Group A: Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, USA
Group B: Austria, Canada, Finland, Latvia
Group C: Czech Republic, Latvia, Sweden, Switzerland
Here's a look at the favorite and dark horse for each group and how they'll fare in the tournament as a whole.
All tournament info from IIHF.com.
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The Favorite and Dark Horse in Each Group for Hockey at the 2014 Winter Olympics
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