HISTORIC 6-0 WIN FOR ARMENIA VS IRELAND IN DIV III
European Hockey.Net News, UK
April 26 2006
First ever win for lowest seeded IIHF member country.
Armenian ice hockey history was written as Armenia’s national team
won its first game ever as it defeated Ireland 6-0 in the 2006 IIHF
World Championship, Division III in Reykjavik, Iceland.
John Ghazanchyan was the hero with two goals and three assists while
Gevork Kandakharyan had one goal and three assists. Goaltender Lavik
Ghazaryan was credited with the shutout, also a historic first.
Armenia, who going into the championship was ranked 45th out
45 nations in the IIHF World Ranking, debuted in the IIHF World
Championship program in 2004. The historic win came in Armenia’s
10th world championship game. It is a remarkable result given the
fact that Armenia lost to Ireland 23-1 only a year ago and 15-1 in
the Division III championship two years ago.
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
