Slovakia finished atop the Division IB World Championships in Riga, Latvia earning promotion to the Division IA tournament.
Slovakia finished atop the Division IB World Championships in Riga, Latvia earning promotion to the Division IA tournament.
Slovakia will advance to the Division IA World Championships next season after earning promotion winning gold at the Division IB tournament in Riga, Latvia.
Slovakia finished their run with four wins and a loss to end the tournament with 12 points, just ahead of second place Latvia who impressed in front of their home crowd.
Slovakia beat Poland in their final game of the round robin tournament winning 5-1 outscoring their opponents 25-6 in the tournament.
Slovak forward Janka Hlinkova was named the tournament's best forward with three goals and eight points in five games.
Latvia's Karina Silajane was voted MVP by the media leading the tournament in scoring with nine points in five games. The 21-year-old played for Riga in the Baltic league this season scoring 38 points in 16 games.
Pia Dukaric was again named the Best Goaltender at the Division IB tournament putting in a heroic effort for Slovenia to keep them from relegation. Dukaric faced nearly 100 shots more than any other goaltender in the tournament and made 72 more saves than the next closest goaltender posting a 0.951 save percentage in five games.
Italy's Laura Lobis was named the tournament's Top Defender.