NIGHTWISH - 'The Last Ride Of The Day' Chosen As Official Anthem For 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship

According to MTV3.fi, NIGHTWISH's Imaginaerum track, 'The Last Ride Of The Day', has been chosen as the official "anthem" for the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship being held May 4th-20th being held in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden.

"When I heard that we might be available to be involved in, I called all the band members right away, and we were all pretty excited," says Nightwish keyboardist and composer-lyricist Tuomas Holopainen.

The IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship is the biggest annual winter sports event worldwide.

In 2012 a new championship format will be introduced and 16 teams will play in two preliminary round groups with eight teams in each, using the IIHF World Ranking for seeding. This means that each team will play seven preliminary round games against beforehand known opposition.

The top four teams in each preliminary round group will advance to the quarterfinals. The medal games will be played in Helsinki as well.

For more details visit IIHF.com.