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Indian Army Ice Hockey Team Wins Inaugural Challengers' Cup

Indian Army Ice Hockey Team Wins Inaugural Challengers' Cup
Inaugural Challengers’ Cup: Indian Army Ice Hockey Team crowned champs · thehansindia.com

Two ice hockey teams played a very important game on ice in a town called Leh, which is in Ladakh, India.

The teams were the Indian Army Ice Hockey Team and the Leh Kings, and this was the final match of the very first Challengers' Cup.

The Leh Kings scored the very first goal, but the Army team fought back and was winning 2-1 after the first part of the game.

The two teams kept tying the score over and over, so everyone watching was very excited.

A Leh Kings player named Stanzin Angchok scored three goals all by himself, something called a hat-trick.

That made the Leh Kings lead 5-4, but then the Army team scored again to tie the game.

With the end of the game very close, an Army player named Padma Namgail scored the final goal.

His teammate Phuntsog Namgail passed him the puck to help him do it.

The Army team won the game 6-5 and became the champions of the very first Challengers' Cup.

Key facts

Event
Inaugural Challengers' Cup final
Winner
Indian Army Ice Hockey Team
Runner-up
Leh Kings
Final Score
6-5
Venue
Nawang Dorjay Stobdan (NDS) Stadium, Leh
Location
Leh, Ladakh
Match-Winning Goal
Padma Namgail, assisted by Phuntsog Namgail
Hat-Trick
Stanzin Angchok (Leh Kings)

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