Slovakia beat Austria 2-1 for Olympic ice-hockey qualifying tournament
BRATISLAVA, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Slovakia men's ice-hockey team beat Austria 2-1 on Thursday to enter a four-team tournament in Bratislava offering a spot at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
The Slovaks, led by veteran Canadian coach Craig Ramsay, were off to a solid start with HC Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk forward Libor Hudacek scoring an early goal only 2 minutes into the game.
After a successful penalty kill, Mar