Wanted: New Women's Ice Hockey Head Coach and, perhaps, Whole Team

Well, I guess I was wrong when I came to Bulgaria thinking that they have a strong ice hockey tradition. After a drubbing at the hands of the Slovakians, I think the Bulgarian Olympic Committee will need to look into some possible changes for their women's team. I, for one, will be demanding some changes at the top and will not stop until some heads roll.

Let's examine some remarkable statistics:

• 82 goals scored by Slovakia
• 0 goals scored by Bulgaria
• 1 goal every 44 seconds of playtime (82 goals in a 60 minute game)
• 139 shots for the Slovakians
• 0 shots for the Bulgarians (how can you not shoot once in a game?)
• the Bulgarian team scored 1 lone goal in four games
• they gave up 192 goals during those four games

It's about time that women's hockey institutes a mercy rule. How do players feel after losing 82-0?

Branch
read the whole article here:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/more/09/09/bulgaria.hockey.ap/index.html