Australian U18 Men defeat Bulgaria in tournament opener

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The Australian men’s national under-18 team have won their opening game of the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division III Group A tournament, defeating Bulgaria 4–3. Goaltender Alexandre Tetreault was named best Australian player of the match. In other games of the day Israel defeated Mexico 3–1 and Turkey beat Chinese Taipei 5–4 in overtime. After the end of the first round Australia sit in second place, equal on points with leaders Israel. The team takes on Chinese Taipei today in their second game of the tournament.

Game summary

1st2nd3rdFinal
Australia2114
Bulgaria1113
– Game details: 20:00, 14 March 2016, Winter Sports Palace. Game card

Standings

TeamGPWOTWOTLLPTS
Israel110003
Australia110003
Turkey101002
Chinese Taipei100101
Bulgaria100010
Mexico100010

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