Gb Make Winning Start At Ice Hockey Worlds

Great Britain made a winning commencement to their Ice Hockey World Championship Division I Group A run acknowledgment to a punishment shootout triumph complete Ukraine successful Sfantu Gheorghe, Romania.

GB led 2-0 done strikes from Josh Waller and Brett Perlini, but past had to travel from 3-2 down pinch Ben O'Connor sending nan crippled to overtime which grounded to output immoderate further goals for either side.

O'Connor and Ben Lake netted successful nan shootout, pinch Ben Bowns redeeming each 4 Ukraine penalties to unafraid a 4-3 triumph connected his 82nd headdress arsenic he equalled Stevie Lyle for nan astir appearances by a GB netminder.

It is nan first of 5 games for GB successful nan tournament, pinch hosts Romania their adjacent opponents connected Monday followed by Japan, Italy and Poland.

The apical 2 teams will beryllium promoted to nan apical section for nan 2026 World Championship successful Switzerland.