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Tuesday, October 16, 2007 : National team prepares for return to World Championships
The Greece national ice hockey team is back in the World Championships after nine years away from the tournament.Greece will take part in a qualifying tournament in Sarajevo in February with Armenia and Bosnia-Herzegovena ahead of the World Championship Division III tournament in Luxembourg.
It is the culmination of two years of trying to persuade the
International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) that the National Team is still active and that development of the sport is continuing in Greece despite not having a rink. The last one closed down in 2003.
National ice hockey boss Dimitris Kalyvas got the support of the Hellenic Ice Sports Federation and between them they convinced the IIHF decided to send two delegates to Athens to investigate.
After a review done by the IIHF, Greece retained it's status within the IIHF, and will take part in a qualification tournament against Armenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina in Sarajevo prior to the 2008 Division III championship in Luxembourg.
The qualification tournament:
February 15: Armenia v Bosnia-Herzegovina
February 16: Greece v Armenia
February 17: Bosnia-Herzegovina v Greece
More information at: http://www.icehockey.gr
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Created on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 07:00
Last updated on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 14:51
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