Kazakhstan on top of the IHWC Div. IB after 3 rounds of 5

20 Apr 2011 | Henrik Lundqvist

Kazakhstan beat Lithuania 7-0 and since Poland lost to Great Britain, Kazakhstan is the only team with 9 points after 3 games but Great Britain, Poland or Ukraine can also still finish on top.

20 Apr 2011, 13:30 | Regular season | Palace of Sports Kyiv

Kazakhstan

7:0

Lithuania

Periods:
Shots:

2:0
(14:5)

3:0
(18:2)

2:0
(9:5)

Referees: Ruud van Baast (NED) | Spectators: 1002

The third day of the World Championship Division IB in Kyiv opened with a comfortable 7-0 win for Kazakhstan against Lithuania.

"It was a pretty easy game for us," said Konstantin Pushkarev to iihf.com. "We scored some quick goals. We were focused on working on all areas of our game, from defence and offence to power plays and penalty kill’s. This game was like a practice for us."

20 Apr 2011, 17:00 | Regular season | Palace of Sports Kyiv

Estonia

0:7

Great Britain

Periods:
Shots:

0:7
(10:16)

0:0
(6:2)

0:0
(8:2)

Referees: David Lewis (CAN) | Spectators: 1248

Great Britain won a strange game against Estonia. The first period was won 7-0 and the remaining two periods were scoreless.

20 Apr 2011, 20:30 | Regular season

Ukraine

4:1

Poland

Periods:
Shots:

1:0
(12:2)

3:1
(12:12)

0:0
(9:11)

Referees: Jan Hribik (CZE) | Spectators: 6676

Ukraine won the must-win game against Poland and both teams are still in the competition.

With 3 of 5 rounds played Kazakhstan is on top with 9 points, but Great Britain, Poland and Ukraine all have 6 and still a chance to win the group.