Ice Hockey Discussion | Qualification to Winter Olympic Games Milano-Cortina 2026 Road to Milano-Cortina 2026

[hckošice 14,822]

9 hours ago, stockblock said:

Okay since you kind of called Japan.  Let me ask you about the 2 games that matter tomorrow.

 

 

Ukraine must win to advance.  Any trouble winning over Estonia ?

 

Your take on Romania vs Great Britain ?

Frankly, I don´t think there should be any surprises in these matches.

 

The day off yesterday certainly helped the Ukrainians. They know what is at stake today. And their nature is always the same, They will go for it at full gas, I don´t believe a second that they would be able to underestimate Estonia today. Maybe some small nervousness can tie hands at the beginning of the match, but the significant difference in quality should prevail by the end. No, it´s hard to expect any other result than a Ukrainian victory.

 

The Brits are the favorite too. And I think they will make it too. The Romanians need a hell of big day of their goalie and perhaps tactical substitutions, sending their checking line against the GBR first line regularly with anti-hockey system in an attempt to make them hate the game and eliminate their power. I do not see any other way to reverse the British triumph

Edited February 11 by hckošice

[evil betty 24]

Estonia had the edge on Ukraine in 2018 and 2019, but since then Ukraine has been better.  How fun would it be to have OT in that game?

 

Romania has no real chance against GB; in recent history against this level of opponent (Division 1A or better) they have one win (against Lithuania) and not many games that were even close.

[avlar 372]

Ukraine - Estonia. Live. Frankly, I hope our players are more confident than fans, But not overconfident at the same time...

 

Edited February 11 by avlar

[hckošice 14,822]

What a drama !!!

[hckošice 14,822]

did it. Congrats neighbors. See you in Bratislava

 

[avlar 372]

5 minutes ago, hckošice said:

did it. Congrats neighbors. See you in Bratislava

 

Thank you! And I hoper you team will not have to play against us in Qualificaton. IIHF should give you direct Olympic ticket by that time.

[stockblock 39]

Glad Unkraine made it.

 

I must give credit to Estonia also. They came to play when really there was nothing at stake for them.

 

 

[rybak 3,217]

We are losing against  0-1 before last part of the match 

[hckošice 14,822]

3rd QUALIFYING ROUND

 

LAST DAY RESULTS

Round-Robin
February 8th - February 11th, 2024
12 Nations, 3 Groups, the 1st Nation from each Group will qualify for the Final Qualifying Round

 

Group H

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

 

China   7 - 5  Serbia

Period-by-Period: 3-2, 0-2, 4-1
February 11th 2024, h. 15:00, Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff

 

Great Britain   7 - 4  Romania

Period-by-Period: 2-1, 3-1, 2-2
February 11th 2024, h. 19:00, Ice Arena Wales, Cardiff

 

Group H Final Standing

 

Nation	P	W(OTW)	L(OTL)	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Great Britain	3	3(0)	0(0)	28	5	+23	9
Romania	3	2(0)	1(0)	14	8	+6	6
China	3	1(0)	2(0)	9	21	-12	3
Serbia	3	0(0)	3(0)	5	22	-17	0

The following Nation have qualified for the Final Qualifying Round

• Great Britain

Edited February 11 by hckošice

[hckošice 14,822]

3rd QUALIFYING ROUND

 

LAST DAY RESULTS

Round-Robin
February 8th - February 11th, 2024
12 Nations, 3 Groups, the 1st Nation from each Group will qualify for the Final Qualifying Round

 

Group J

Central European Time (GMT +1)

 

Ukraine   5 - 3  Estonia

Period-by-Period: 3-0, 1-2, 1-1
February 11th 2024, h. 16:30, Stadion Zimowy, Sosnowiec

 

Poland   2 - 3OT  South Korea

Period-by-Period: 0-0, 1-0, 1-2, Overtime: 0-1
February 11th 2024, h. 20:15, Stadion Zimowy, Sosnowiec

 

Group J Final Standing

 

Nation	P	W(OTW)	L(OTL)	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Ukraine	3	3(1)	0(0)	12	5	+7	8
South Korea	3	2(1)	1(0)	7	8	-1	5
Poland	3	1(0)	2(2)	8	6	+2	5
Estonia	3	0(0)	3(0)	5	13	-8	0

The following Nation have qualified for the Final Qualifying Round

• Ukraine

Edited February 11 by hckošice