Royal Belgian Ice Hockey Federation

SOFIA ? It seems like a fairy tale, and it is almost too good to be true. However, it is reality and not fiction. The Belgian U18 women's national team has won silver at the World Ice Hockey Championship Division 2, Group B in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. Without a doubt a great achievement since it is the first time in Belgian ice hockey history that a women's team has been sent to an U18 World Championship.

Coach Tim Vos is almost speechless: "What a team! What a performance by these girls. This is promising for the future of women's ice hockey. We are going to see some nice things from them," a very satisfied coach from Sofia.

The Belgian girls started their World Cham...