• 02/24/2025

Ukraine’s U-20 ice hockey team wins second match of 2025 World Cup, defeating Poland

Pravda Ukraine

The Ukrainian U-20 national ice hockey team played the second match of the 2025 World Cup in Division IV on Sunday, 12 January.

Source: Champion, a sports news platform within Ukrainska Pravda’s holding company

Details: Following a strong victory over Estonia, the Ukrainian team prepared to face Poland, which had previously lost 4-7 to Italy.

The first period ended without a goal, but the next 20 minutes changed that.

Mykhailo Haponenko scored on a power play in the ninth minute, and Oleksii Yevtiekhov doubled the lead a minute and a half later. Later, Maksym Zherebko increased the score to a crushing one.

The third period of the match likewise yielded no goals, therefore the final siren announced Ukraine’s second victory, 3-0.

Ukrainian hockey players are rated top in their division, with a perfect record.

The Ukrainian national team will next face the Italian national team, which is presently placed second. The stand-off will take place on 14 January.

Background: A total of 15 regular season matches of the National Hockey League took place last night.

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