82-0 hockey score in Women's Olympic Qualifier

[Tickle Fiend]

At some point you think that they would start using those sticks to their heads. If you won't use them to score, use them to keep the other team from scoring.

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) -- With more goals than minutes in the game, Slovakia's women's ice hockey team claimed an amazing 82-0 victory over Bulgaria in Olympic qualifying.

Slovakia outshot the Bulgarians 139-0 during the 60-minute game, played in Latvia. The margin of victory is a record for a women's International Ice Hockey Federation-sanctioned event.

"We took it as training," Slovakia coach Miroslav Karafiat said after Saturday's game.

Janka Culikova led Slovakia with 10 goals, while Martina Velickova scored nine. Fourteen different players scored at least one goal.

Slovakia, which also beat Croatia, Latvia and Italy, advanced to another qualifying group with Germany, Kazakhstan and France. The winner will secure a spot at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Bulgaria was eliminated after scoring one goal and conceding 192 in the tournament.

The Slovakian men's team clinched its biggest ever victory against the Bulgarians 14 years ago when they won 20-0.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/more/09/09/bulgaria.hockey.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

 

[Adam]

Wow. That's gotta be one bad opponent.

 

[slacker2114]

At some point, did it ever occur to Bulgaria to just say hell with it and go home? After which they should burn anything in their country that is hockey related and take up needlepoint or something.

 

[shark]

Does anyone know how many saves the Bulgarian goalie made, or did they opt for the 6 man attack strategy?

 

[Sandrock74]

Geez...and here I thought the Red Wings beating the Canadiens 12-1 which forced Patrick Roy to go to the Avalanche was a vicious beating! At least that game was still kinda/sorta winnable as opposed to 82-0.

 

[milagros317]

No quote from the Bulgarian coach or team captain? 😛