Slovakia 82–0 Bulgaria
On 6 September 2008, Slovakia women's national ice hockey team, Slovakia and Bulgaria women's national ice hockey team, Bulgaria played an international women's ice hockey match in Liepāja, Latvia in the first round of Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's qualification, qualification for the 2010 Winter Olympics women's ice hockey Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament, tournament. Slovakia defeated Bulgaria 82–0, making this the current world record for the largest victory in a senior international ice hockey game. Background Ice hockey#Women's ice hockey, Women's ice hockey is governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) and has been played at the Winter Olympics since Ice hockey at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament, 1998. There were two rounds of qualification for the Ice hockey at the 2010 Winter Olympics – Women's tournament, 2010 Olympics, with the first round contested by teams ranked 13th and lower in t ...
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Liepāja
Liepāja () (formerly: Libau) is a Administrative divisions of Latvia, state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest city in the Courland region and the third-largest in the country after Riga and Daugavpils. It is an important ice-free port. In the 19th and early 20th century, it was a favourite place for sea-bathers and travellers, with the town boasting a fine park, many pretty gardens and a theatre. Liepāja is however known throughout Latvia as the "City where the wind is born", likely because of the constant sea breeze. A song of the same name () was composed by Imants Kalniņš and has become the anthem of the city. Its reputation as the windiest city in Latvia was strengthened with the construction of the largest wind farm in the nation (33 Enercon wind turbines) nearby. Liepāja is chosen as the European Capital of Culture in 2027. Names and toponymy The name is derived from the Livonian language, Livonian word ''Liiv,'' which means "sand" ...
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