Ukraine’s youth team wins the World Cup in the IP division and returns to the U-20 elite
17 January 15:42
The Ukrainian youth hockey team has won the world championship in Division I. In the last game of the tournament, which is taking place in Tallinn, Estonia, the Ukrainian U-20 team defeated rivals from Japan 7-2. This was reported by the Ukrainian Ice Hockey Federation, Komersant ukrainskyi reports.
Earlier, Ukrainian hockey players scored maximum points, defeating the national teams of Estonia (8:1), Poland (3:0), Italy (6:5) and South Korea (5:2) in turn.
The championship standings are as follows:
1. Ukraine – 15 points (5 matches), 29:10 (goal difference)
2. Japan – 9 points (5), 26:24
3. Italy – 6 points (4), 19:18
4. Estonia – 6 points (4), 13:19
5. South Korea – 2 points (4), 9:17
6. Poland – 1 point (4) 12:20
The Ukrainian youth team was ranked first before the decisive game against Japan. In order to become the winners of the tournament, it was enough for the Ukrainians not to lose to the Japanese in regular time. And that’s exactly what the Ukrainian boys did, winning.
After becoming the world champion in Division IV, Ukraine won a ticket to Division I, where it had not played for 14 years.
Ukrainian hockey players continue to compete at the 2025 Universiade
on January 17, the Ukrainian university team will play its fourth match at the 2025 Winter Universiade. In a tense confrontation, our athletes will meet the US team. The beginning is at 21:00. This was also reported by the Ukrainian Ice Hockey Federation.
The American team confidently passed the group stage, winning three victories: defeated Poland 6-2, defeated Japan 5-1 and won a tough match against Slovakia 6-5.
The Ukrainian national team had a more difficult group fight. After losing the first match against Slovakia (2:4), the team convincingly rehabilitated itself by defeating Poland (8:2). However, in the match against Japan, the Ukrainians lost with a score of 4:7.
