Global Courant 2023-04-11 22:54:10
A women’s hockey game between Romania and Bulgaria on Sunday during the Division III Group A Women’s World Hockey Championship on Sunday turned into a brawl.
The teams battled for fourth place.
Romania was already well ahead in the matchup and was on the verge of securing victory with a 10-2 win. Bulgarian players had already received two game misconducts and a penalty for fighting. Things took a more violent turn after the third period.
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Romanian and Bulgarian players got caught near a net and all hell broke loose just as the final horn was about to sound. Players left their benches and started fighting. The Romanian goalkeeper rushed off the ice to help her teammates.
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According to Hockey Worldwide, the two teams were assessed a total of 554 penalty minutes.
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) tournament ran from April 3 to April 9. Romania and Bulgaria were joined in the group by Hong Kong, Ukraine, Lithuania and Estonia. Romania finished fourth and Bulgaria fifth in the standings.
Hong Kong took first place.
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Romania’s Ana Voicu finished with five goals. Bulgaria got goals from Simona Asparuhova and Maria Runevska.
