Bratislava wins at Bystrica in Slovak ice hockey premiership

BRATISLAVA, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- Defending champion HC Slovan Bratislava defeated HC'05 Banska Bystrica in the third round of the Slovak ice hockey premiership Tipos Extraliga on Friday.

Bratislava was up 3-0 in the middle of the clash, and added two more goals in the final period to win 5-1. Bratislava's Canadian forward Brant Harris led the scoring sheet with two goals.

However, Bratislava coach Jan Par