One of the most lopsided victories in the history of hockey happened last weekend, and no, it didn’t involve a powerhouse like Canada or Russia. The U-18 Asian and Oceania Championship took place over the weekend and Thailand absolutely decimated Kuwait with a truly incomprehensible 57-0 score.
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Thailand, which has transformed into a youth hockey juggernaut in recent years, outshot Kuwait 122-1 in the win. They scored 17 goals in the first period, followed that with 28 in the second — then decided to casually coast to another 12 goals in to close out the game.
Digging inside the numbers reveals some absolutely ludicrous stats.
- Natapat Patong led all skaters with 13 points, made up of 7 goals and 6 assists
- Natchayatorn Yannakornthannapunt plays defense, and still finished with 11 points — 7 goals and 4 assists
- Kuwait’s poor goalie Faisal Allenqawi was kept in all game and to his credit managed to actually make 65 saves (along with the 57 he let in)
- Thailand have a player named Kenneth Nathan Thongsong, which I mention as as excuse to post this photo of Sisqo.
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Thongsong finished with four points.
Thailand has become one of the best, DGAF teams in international hockey. After years of getting stomped in international competition they’ve now developed such a youth powerhouse, and are getting revenge on everyone standing in their way.
Thailand next play Iran on Thursday, who lost 19-0 to Uzbekistan in their opening game. So, in other words, prepare for another big day for the Thai team. We’ll be following along.