The Australian men’s national under-18 team are currently in Chomutov, Czech Republic on a training camp before they head to Novi Sad, Serbia for the 2015 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II Group B tournament. On the second day of their camp the team had a morning practice and an official jersey presentation. Following the presentation the team took part in their first exhibition game of the camp against HC Litomerice U18. The Australian’s had the game all tied up at 1-1 at the end of the first however lost their lead by the end of the second period, trailing 2-3. The Australians scored early in the third to bring the scores back to 3-3 but fell apart in the last 14 minutes letting through five unanswered goals to finish the game with a 3-8 loss.
Today the team play their second exhibition game, taking on SK Kadan U18 at the Sportovini Klub Kadan.
For more information see the tournament page at IIHF.com or follow the team on their Facebook page.
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