The World Championships have started well! The Chinese men’s ice hockey team defeated Ukraine 5:4

On the 23rd Beijing time, the 2023 FIFA Men’s Ice Hockey World Championships Division A and Group B match took place in Tallinn, Estonia. The Chinese men’s ice hockey team won their first game with a 5-4 victory over Ukraine, achieving a good start to the tournament.

In the first game, the Ukrainian team caught the Chinese team’s defensive mistake and Vorona scored two consecutive points, taking a 2-0 lead. In the second quarter of the game, the Chinese team strengthened their attack, with defender Zhou Colin, captain Ye Jingguang, forward Wang Taylor, and defender Kelly Oss scoring consecutive goals, scoring 4-2 against the Super League. In the third quarter of the game, the Ukrainian team launched a counterattack and tied the score to 4.

In extra time, forward Jian An scored from mid range and won the game against Ukraine, helping the Chinese team achieve a good start.

This competition is the third time in the past two years that the Chinese men’s ice hockey team has competed in the World Series, following the Beijing Winter Olympics and the 2022 World Championships. The entire team is based on the original team from the Winter Olympics, supplemented by young players such as Chen Kailin who have performed well in the World Youth League. The coach is Greg Ireland, the head coach of Kunlun Hongxing this season.

This year, there are a total of 6 teams in Group A of the First Division. The Chinese team was the champion of last year’s Group A of the Second Division and has been promoted to participate this year. The other five teams are Serbia, Japan, Ukraine, Estonia, and the Netherlands. This tournament adopts a single round robin system, with 5 rounds of matches ending. Each team will determine their final ranking based on points, and the winning team can be promoted to Group A of the World Championships.