Czech Republic's Martin Erat (C) scores a goal on Italy's goalie Guenther Hell (top) during the first period of action at the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Quebec City, May 6, 2008. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA) 

Italy's goalie Guenther Hell makes a save during the second period of action against Czech Republic at the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Quebec City, May 6, 2008. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA) 

Czech Republic's Radim Vrbata (L) scores on Italy's goalie Guenther Hell (R) during the second period of action at the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Quebec City, May 6, 2008. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA) 

Czech Republic's Radim Vrbata (R) misses the net as he shoots on Italy's goalie Guenther Hell during the first period of action at the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Quebec City, May 6, 2008. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA) 

Czech Republic's Martin Erat (C) scores a goal on Italy's goalie Guenther Hell (R) during the first period of action at the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championships in Quebec City, May 6, 2008. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA) 

Italy's goaltender Guenther Hell (L) watches his team mate Christian Borgatello (R) and Denmark's Morten Green slide into his net during their Ice Hockey World Championship qualifying round hockey match in Moscow May 7, 2007. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor (RUSSIA) 

Italy's Carter Trevisani (R) checks Denmark's Kirill Starkov (C) in front of Italy's goaltender Guenther Hell during their Ice Hockey World Championship qualifying round hockey match in Moscow May 7,2007. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA) 

Finland's Jari Viuhkola celebrates a goal with team mates Ville Peltonen (C) and Jere Lehtinen (R) in front of Italy's goaltender Guenther Hell during their Ice Hockey World Championship qualifying round hockey match in Moscow May 5, 2007. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor (RUSSIA) 

Latvia's Kaspars Daugavins (bottom L) challenges Italy's Armin Helfer (C) and Christian Borgatello (R) as goaltender Guenther Hell defends during their Ice Hockey World Championship preliminary round hockey match in Moscow May 2, 2007. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA) 

Latvia's Lauris Darzins(R) scores on Italy's goaltender Guenther Hell during their Ice Hockey World Championship preliminary round hockey match in Moscow May 2,2007. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA) 

Italy's Armin Helfer (R) challenges Latvia's Kaspars Daugavins as goaltender Guenther Hell defends during their Ice Hockey World Championship preliminary round hockey match in Moscow May 2,2007. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA)