On April 15, Beijing time, The 2022 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships Group B of the 2022 Women's Ice Hockey Championships held in Katowice, Poland came to an end. The Chinese women's ice hockey team gave a wonderful performance, harvested 5 consecutive wins, won the championship of the tournament, and successfully promoted to Group A. This is the first World Championship champion in the history of the Chinese women's ice hockey team, and the first time in 10 years that the team has returned to The First Division A Group!
Six teams participated in the tournament: China, South Korea, Italy, Slovenia, Kazakhstan and Poland. In the end, the Chinese team won the championship, Poland ranked second, and Italy won the third place.
The Chinese team faced the South Korean national team, which had experienced the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, in the first match, and won the opening red with a large margin of 5-0 clean sheets. In the second game, the team met italy, the host of the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics, and the Chinese women's ice team with tenacious perseverance withstood multiple penalties in the second quarter, and the starting forward showed great dominance, and finally the team won 6-3 against Italy.
In the third game, facing Slovenia, which had just been promoted, the Chinese team won 14-2 with full firepower. Next, the female ice girls played against The Asian rival Kazakhstan, and won 6-2 with a steady fight. Finally, facing Poland, the host of this World Championship, the Chinese team won 7-2, won the championship by points, and successfully promoted to Group A!
Speaking about the last game, Chinese women's ice coach Clayton Beddos said that the strong performance of the players at the beginning was a reflection of their desire to win. 'They're very desperate to win, they're on the pitch just to win and they don't need me to remind or do anything extra.'
Throughout the tournament, the players of the Chinese women's ice hockey team have played steadily. The team scored 38 goals in 5 games and conceded only 9.
The top 5 points on the scoring list are occupied by members of the Chinese team, Linney and Lin Qiqi both have 7 goals and 8 assists and 15 points, Miller has 6 goals and 6 assists for a total of 12 points, Liu Zhixin has 2 goals and 9 assists for a total of 11 points, and Zhang Xifang has 5 goals and 3 assists for a total of 8 points. Goalkeeper Tia Chan came up with a 90.11% save success rate. After the game, Miller was named the team's MVP and the best striker of the tournament.
Captain Yu Baiwei, who has been a member of the national team since 2006, said of the team: "We trust each other, I think after participating in the Winter Olympics not long ago, everyone has confidence. Starting with this title, it gives the team more confidence and allows us to go one step further next year. ”