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Slovakia 82–0 Bulgaria
On 6 September 2008, Slovakia women's national ice hockey team, Slovakia and Bulgaria women's national ice hockey team, Bulgaria played an international women's ice hockey match in Liepāja, Latvia in the first round of Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification, qualification for the 2010 Winter Olympics women's ice hockey Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament, tournament. Slovakia defeated Bulgaria 82–0, making this the current world record for the largest victory in a senior international ice hockey game. Background Ice hockey#Women's ice hockey, Women's ice hockey is governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and has been played at the Winter Olympics since Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament, 1998. There were two rounds of qualification for the Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament, 2010 Olympics, with the first round contested by teams ranked 13th and lower in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liepāja
Liepāja () (formerly: Libau) is a Administrative divisions of Latvia, state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest city in the Courland region and the third-largest in the country after Riga and Daugavpils. It is an important ice-free port. In the 19th and early 20th century, it was a favourite place for sea-bathers and travellers, with the town boasting a fine park, many pretty gardens and a theatre. Liepāja is however known throughout Latvia as the "City where the wind is born", likely because of the constant sea breeze. A song of the same name () was composed by Imants Kalniņš and has become the anthem of the city. Its reputation as the windiest city in Latvia was strengthened with the construction of the largest wind farm in the nation (33 Enercon wind turbines) nearby. Liepāja is chosen as the European Capital of Culture in 2027. Names and toponymy The name is derived from the Livonian language, Livonian word ''Liiv,'' which means "sand" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships (Lower Divisions)
The 1999 IIHF World Women's Championships Pool B were held between March 21 – March 28, 1999, in the town of Colmar in France. This was the first year of the Pool B tournament which saw Japan win the Pool with a 7–1 final game victory over Norway to promote them to the World Championship. A third tier was played as well (called 2000 B Qualification) with six nations in Székesfehérvár, Hungary. 1999 Qualification Tournament Group B contained the seven teams that failed to qualify for the main World Championships through the Qualification Process and Japan. * * * * * * * * World Championship Group B The eight participating teams were divided up into two seeded groups as below. The teams played each other once in a single round robin format. The top two teams from the group proceeded to the Final Round, while the remaining teams played in the consolation round. The winning team in the tournament was promoted to the 2000 World Championship, while the bottom two teams woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamelia Drazheva
Kameliya Vladimirova Veskova (; born 10 January 1971), known mononymously as Kamelia, is a Bulgarian singer, actress and TV presenter. Early years Kamelia was born on 10 January 1971 in the town of Chiprovtsi. Her musical debut was at the age of 11, as a soloist in the school choir with which she performed a Russian song. She appeared in public for the first time, becoming the winner of the Miss Chiprovtsi and Miss Montana beauty pageants organized around that time. At the same time, Kamelia took her first steps as a singer. She started singing at weddings and baptisms in Northwestern Bulgaria as a soloist in a band led by Plamen Velinov. In the spring of 1996, Kamelia was noticed by the conductor of the Vidin Orchestra, Veni Petkov, and became part of the orchestra. Musical career 1997–1999 Kamelia was seriously involved in singing from the start of 1997. In August of that year, she signed a contract with the music company Payner in Dimitrovgrad. Her popularity was gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Kvaková
Monika Kvakova (born December 15, 1988, in Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia), is a Slovak female goaltender. Kvakova participated in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games for Slovakia. Playing career She was part of the Slovakian roster that defeated Bulgaria by an 82–0 score in September 2008 in the Olympic Pre-Qualification tournament in Latvia. In the win, she accumulated 11 points. Kavkova logged all sixty minutes of the game as she earned the shutout. Of note, the Bulgarian team was unable to record one shot on net. In 2009, she was part of the roster at the 2009 IIHF World Women’s Championship Division I, which was played in Graz, Austria. She was part of the Slovak team that qualified for the top division of the 2011 World Women's Championships. Kvakova played one game for Slovakia at the 2011 IIHF 12 Nations Tournament on August 27. Versus Canada, she allowed a hat trick from Vicki Bendus as Canada outshot Slovakia 73-8. Vancouver Winter Games She was part of the first Slo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martina Veličková
Martina Rašková Veličková (born 17 February 1989), is a Slovak women's ice hockey forward (ice hockey), forward, most recently of ŽHK Šarišanka Prešov in the 2017–18 season of the Slovak Women's Extraliiga. She served as Captain (ice hockey), captain of the Slovakia women's national ice hockey team, Slovak national team in the Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament, women's ice hockey tournament at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver. Playing career Veličková, along with fellow Slovak national team members Zuzana Tomčíková, and Iveta Karafiátová played on boys' teams until Slovak league rules prevented them from continuing with those teams once they turned 16. All three continued their careers by playing hockey in Saskatchewan for head coach Barrett Kropf at Caronport High School in 2004. Karafiátová, Tomčíková, and Veličková played for the Caronport Lady Cougars but Karafiátová and Tomčíková also played on the boys te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janka Čulíková
Janka Čulíková (born 30 June 1987 in Martin, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovakian ice hockey forward. International career Čulíková was selected for the Slovakia national women's ice hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She played in all five games, leading the team with two goals and three points. She played all three games of the qualifying campaign for the 2014 Olympics. Čulíková has also appeared for Slovakia at eight IIHF Women's World Championships, across three levels. Her first appearance came in 2004. She appeared at the top level championships in 2011, 2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R .... Career statistics International career References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Match Penalty
Match penalty is a term used in some sports for a player having committed such a serious offense that they are sent off for the rest of the game. The term is used in bandy, floorball, and ice hockey. Bandy In bandy, it is indicated with a red penalty card Penalty cards are used in many sports as a means of warning, reprimanding or penalising a player, coach or team official. Penalty cards are most commonly used by referees or umpires to indicate that a player has committed an offence. The offici .... Ice hockey In ice hockey, there are two kinds of sending-off penalties: " game misconduct penalty" and the more serious or more extreme " match penalty", which is imposed for deliberately injuring or attempting to injure another player. Many other penalties automatically become match penalties if injuries actually occur: under NHL rules, "butt-ending, goalies using blocking glove to the face of another player, head-butting, kicking, punching an unsuspecting player, spearin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fighting In Ice Hockey
Fighting is an established tradition in North American ice hockey, with a long history that involves many levels of amateur and professional play and includes some notable individual fights. Fights may be fought by Enforcer (ice hockey), enforcers, or "goons" ()—players whose role is to fight and intimidate—on a given team, and are governed by a system of unwritten rules that players, Coach (ice hockey), coaches, Official (ice hockey), officials, and the media refer to as "the code". Some fights are spontaneous, while others are premeditated by the participants. While officials tolerate fighting during hockey games, they impose a variety of Penalty (ice hockey), penalties on players who engage in fights. Unique among North American professional team sports, the National Hockey League (NHL) and most minor professional leagues in North America do not ejection (sports), eject players outright for fighting (although they may do so for more flagrant violations as part of a fight) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Džurňáková
Anna Džurňáková (born 24 January 1983 in Kežmarok, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovakian ice hockey forward. International career Džurňáková was selected for the Slovakia national women's ice hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She played in all five games, scoring one goal. She played in all three games of the 2010 Olympic qualifying campaign. Džurňáková has also appeared for Slovakia at seven IIHF Women's World Championships, across three levels. Her first appearance came in 2005. She appeared at the top level championships in 2011 and 2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R .... Career statistics International career References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petra Országhová
Petra Országhová (born 7 April 1981) is a Slovak ice hockey defender. International career Országhová was selected for the Slovakia national women's ice hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She averaged over twenty minutes of ice time in the five games, but did not record a point. She played in the 2010 Olympic qualifying campaign. Országhová also appeared for Slovakia at five IIHF Women's World Championships, across three levels. Her first appearance came in 2007. She appeared at the top level championships in 2011 and 2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R .... Career statistics International career References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Checking (ice Hockey)
Checking in ice hockey is any of a number of defensive techniques aimed at disrupting an opponent with possession of the puck or separating them from the puck entirely. Most types are not subject to penalty. Types Body checking A player drives the shoulder, upper arm and hip and elbow, equally into the opponent to separate them from the puck, using the body to knock an opponent against the boards or to the ice. This is often referred to as simply ''checking'' or ''hitting'' and is only permitted against an opponent with possession of the puck. Body checking can be penalized when performed recklessly. In women's IIHF ice hockey, body checking is considered an "illegal hit" as well as in non-checking leagues, and is punishable by a minor penalty, major penalty and automatic game misconduct, or match penalty. Body checking was allowed at the first women's world ice hockey championship in 1990 but has been considered illegal since in almost all leagues. The Swedish Women's H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
