On Tuesday, 14 January, the third match of the IIHF World Youth Championship in Division IB took place.
The leaders faced off in the round’s centre match: Ukraine and Italy, who had won both previous games.
With this victory, Ukraine became the only Division IB leader, having won all three matches. Italy, however, slid to third place, passing Japan, which has a higher goal difference.
Ukraine’s U-20 team is up against South Korean opponents in the next round. This meeting will take place on 16 January.
The Ukrainian ice hockey championship match between teams “Dnipro” and “Kryzhynka” is also due to take place today.