The Chinese men’s ice hockey team wins the World Championship and returns to the first division
2022-05-01 16:52:15Source: Xinhuanet
Xinhua News Agency, Zagreb, April 30 (Reporter Li Xuejun) On the 30th, the Chinese men’s ice hockey team defeated the Spanish team 4-1 in the last match of Group A of the 2022 World Men’s Ice Hockey Championship. He won the championship with four complete victories and returned to World Championship Class A following 15 years. The runner-up and third place were the Netherlands and Croatia respectively.
An award ceremony was held on the evening of the 30th, and Fu Jiang, a member of the Chinese team, was awarded the best striker.
Ye Jinguang, captain of the Chinese ice hockey team, said in an interview with reporters that he was very excited and proud that the Chinese team might win the championship. He has been training and competing with his teammates for five or six years, and everyone’s hard work has paid off. . However, winning the championship is only the first step, and the team still has a lot of work to do to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Wang Xuan, the team leader of the Chinese team, said that the team was very united and brave to fight. The game showed its style and level and defeated strong teams such as the Netherlands. The whole game went relatively smoothly and successfully completed the task of being promoted from Class B Group A to Class B Group B. . Facing the next Olympic cycle, the team must prepare seriously from now on, and strive to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
The teams participating in this competition are China, Croatia, the Netherlands, Spain and Israel. The competition adopts a single round-robin system. The team with the highest points wins the championship and is qualified for promotion to the first division.
