German Ice Hockey Expelled While Denmark Debuts Qualify
German Ice Hockey Knocked Out While Debutant Denmark Qualified – Defending silver medalists Germany were eliminated from the men’s ice hockey competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Meanwhile, Olympic debutants Denmark advance to the quarter-finals on Tuesday (15 February) as the tournament meets its unexpected bill. Germany, which was a surprise package from the 2018 Pyeongchang Games. Surprisingly eliminated after losing 4-0 to Slovakia in the qualifying round. While Olympic newcomers Denmark took on the spoiler role, advancing after beating Latvia 3-2.
“They were tough on us, they won more battles. And that’s how you win hockey games, and we didn’t do it consistently enough throughout the game. Obviously, this tournament didn’t go the way we planned, as we expected, but it’s just a small setback. We have to work on the small details, and we will come back stronger.” said Germany striker Tom Kuhnhackl.
Denmark Makes Top 8 Ice Hockey
Germany was beaten at both ends of the arena by the Slovaks. And when they got their scoring chances, couldn’t get the ball past Patrik Rybar’s netminder. Which made 21 saves to get cover. Libor Hudacek scored the only goal in a tight opening period before Slovakia took control in the second half. When Peter Cehlarik and Michal Kristof scored with a difference of 1:44. Captain Marek Hrivik closed the score in the third quarter. 2-2 deadlock ahead of the third round, Markus Lauridsen’s powerplay goal brought Denmark through to the last eight.
The two teams exchanged goals in the opening two periods, led by Morten Poulsen and Julian Jakovsens for Denmark. While Lauris Darzins has both Latvian goals. Denmark and Slovakia join the defending gold medalists of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), the United States, and Finland. They have secured their place in the quarter-finals by winning their group, and Sweden with the best second-place record. The final two spots will be decided on Tuesday, with Canada facing China and Switzerland taking on the Czech Republic.
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