Ice hockey Olympic qualifications begin

The national ice hockey team of Belarus launches its Olympic qualifications with a match against Poland in Bratislava today. In these qualifiers there can be no question of underestimating any opponent. After all, only one team out of four will eventually get the ticket the Beijing Olympics. Last time the teams of Belarus and Poland faced each other 5 years ago. It was also an Olympic selection, and back then the Belarusian players held the upper hand.