Unlucky EIHC tournament for Norway
12 Feb 2011 | Henrik Lundqvist
Norway lost all three games in the EIHC home tournament in Lørenskog. Latvia won the tournament with a small margin before Italy and Ukraine.
Latvia lost the opening game 2-1 to Ukraine in the EIHC tournament in Lørenskog, Norway. Thanks to wins against Italy (7-1) and Norway (5-4) they still managed to finish on top as Ukraine lost to Italy on the third day. Norway, without Patrik Thoresen and of course their NHL players, lost all 3 games with a small margin - 3-4, 0-1 (SO) and 4-5.
Latvia's Gints Meija was the best scorer with 1 goal and 5 assists. Behind him followed teammates Roberts Bukarts and Andris Dzerins (both 3+2).
Latvia-Ukraine 1-2
Norway-Italy 3-4
Latvia-Italy 7-1
Ukraine-Norway 1-0 (SO)
Italy-Ukraine 3-1
Norway-Latvia 4-5
Latvia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
Italy | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 6
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Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Norway | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 |