The Australian men’s under-20 team have won their final game of the 2015 IIHF U20 World Championship Division II Group B tournament, defeating Iceland 5-1. The win sees Australia jump Belgium into third in the standings and take home the bronze medal. Sam Hodic was named best Australian player of the game, while Charlie Smart was awarded best goaltender of the tournament and best player of the Australian team for the tournament. In other games of the day Serbia defeated Belgium 3-2 in overtime and Croatia beat Spain 3-2 to win the gold medal.
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- Australia 5 – 1 Iceland (16:30, 19 December 2014, Pabellon de Hielo). Game Card
Standings and the end of the tournament:
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Australia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Serbia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Iceland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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