Our women’s hockey team is trying to do just that: Lisa Haley’s elite world squad is set to qualify for the Olympics at the Chomutov Tournament that begins Thursday.
| The task is difficult but not impossible: Lisa Haley is battling Czechs, Poles and Norwegians for the right to leave Beijing (Photo: Chapa Dumotor) |
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We’ve said many times that in hockey, getting to the Olympics is a tougher than average job because of the sport’s special qualification system.
For men, for example, it falls into the category of an almost impossible task, since the top eight in the IIHF world rankings are always an automatic entrant in the five-ring tournament, and the ninth team (China in 2022) can participate in the games . He fights for the remaining three places in the qualifying series. (As you know, we only lost in the last round, the four championships in Riga in August.)
In the women’s case, our prospects are a little better, with ten teams in the Olympic field, the top six in the world rankings and three other countries fighting for the manager, but as you know, our national team is already in the world’s elite. The competitors are not as strong on paper as They are on men.
This special tournament will start on Thursday in Chumutov, Czech Republic, in the world rankings 10. The host promises to be the strongest opponent of the Hungarian national team: among the Czech, Polish and Norwegian trio, he will overtake our team on the leaderboard, but only manage to beat Lisa Haley’s team 4 -2 at the Canadian World Championships in August. cup.
So the task is difficult but not impossible…
The chosen frame of the Hungarian woman
Goalkeepers: Aneko Nemeth (Mac), Zsuzsa Révész (DHK), Frosina Szabo (Mac)
Defenders: Taylor Baker (Mac), Simon Francisca kiss (KMH), Sarah Knee (KMH), Martin Adele (BJA), Mayer Frosina (HTI Stars – Canada), Bernadette Nemeth (Mac), Odnoja Loti (Dartmouth College – USA), Enikő Toth (KMH)
Forwards: Rika Dabbasi (KMH), Garni-Gasparics Fanni (Mac), Gundos Tamara (Mac), Alexandra Joy (Mac), Horvat Imola (Gothenburg HC – Sweden), Alexandra 1920s (KMH), Kinga Gokai Szilagy (Vienna Sabers – Austria), Krish Emma (Stansted College – Canada), Metzler Regina (Axe) , Zsófia Pázmándi (Mac), Alexandra Ronai (Mac), Starling Mira (University of Maine – USA), Strobel Lara (BJA), Petra from Szamosfalvi (KMH), Nina Cellini (BJA), Hayley Williams (KMH)
Federal Captain: Lisa Haley (Canadian)
Olympic qualification course, Chumutov
Thursday
12.00: Hungary and Poland
16.00: Czech Republic-Norway
Saturday
16.00: Poland and the Czech Republic
20.00: Hungary and Norway
Sunday
16.00: Czech Republic-Hungary
20.00: Norway and Poland
