The Australian men’s national under-20 team have lost their second game of the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II Group B tournament, losing to Mexico 5-6 in overtime. Goaltender Alexandre Tetreault was named best Australian player of the match. In other games of the day South Korea defeated Belgium 3-1 and Spain beat Serbia 4-2. After the end of the second round Australia remain in last place on the standings, five points behind the leaders Spain. The teams have a rest day today and return on Tuesday with Australia taking on South Korea.
For more information on the tournament see the page at IIHF.com.
- Australia 5 – 6 OT Mexico (16:30, 8 January 2017, Pista De Hielo Lobete). Game Card
Standings
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mexico | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Serbia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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