Israel’s ‘ice orphans’: Survival, legacy, and the battle for hockey gold in Sofia

For the small, bruised, and fiercely dedicated community of Israeli hockey, this tournament is absolutely everything. The air surrounding the Israeli national ice hockey team these days is as thin, cold, and profoundly fragile as the very ice they glide upon and while the global sports media remains largely indifferent to the matches taking place at the Winter Sports Palace in the heart of Sofia, Bulgaria.

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