May 06, 2016
2016 Hockey World Championship
This Doodle’s Key Themes
The Hockey World Championship is underway in Russia, and fans everywhere are teeming with anticipation. Will Russia reclaim its elite status? Will Canada defend its title as the ice hockey world champions? The stakes couldn’t be higher.
The sport is an institution in Russia, where the games were last hosted decades ago. Doodler Mark Holmes alludes to this in his depiction of players against the backdrop of the Russian flag.
We’re waiting on baited, icy breath to see who emerges as the 2016 world champion. Let the games begin.
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