After both Slovenia and Austria had reached promotion to the 2013 IIHF World Championship in Stockholm and Helsinki in the second-last round, the neighbours faced each other for the gold medals in the tournament-closing game on Saturday night. Slovenia succeeded before 10,500 fans on home ice at Arena Stozice, edging Austria 3-2. Hungary took home the bronze medals despite a 5-4 loss to Great Britain on the last day, which helped the British stay in the Division I Group A.
April 23, 2012Preberi več
The Slovenian national team wins the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group A on home ice after defeating Austria for gold, 3-2. Ukraine wins on the last day, but loses the battle for survival.
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21 April 2012
First game of the last day on the 2012 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship DIV I Group A was Ukraine against Japan. This was the first game Ukraine won, but only after penalty shoots.