The Australian women’s national team have won their second game of the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Division II Group B tournament, defeating New Zealand 12-1. Forward Sharna Godfrey was named best Australia player of the match. In other games of the day Mexico defeated Turkey 6-1 and Spain beat Iceland 3-2. After the end of the third round Australia is sitting in second place, trailing the leaders Spain by two points. The teams have a rest day today and return to the ice on Saturday with Australia taking on Spain today in their fourth game of the tournament.
For more information on the tournament including game times and livestreaming details see the tournament page at IIHF.com or follow the team on their Facebook page.
- Australia 12 – 1 New Zealand (13:00, 3 March 2016, Pabellon de Hielo). Game Card
Standings
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Iceland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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