The Australian women’s national under-18 team have won their opening game of the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship Division I Group B Qualification tournament, defeating Spain 3-1. Defenceman Lara Azzopardi was named best Australian player of the match. In the other game of the day Mexico defeated Romania 8-1. Australia currently sits second in the standings, trailing Mexico on goal difference. The teams have a rest day today and return on Saturday with Australia taking on Mexico.
For more information on the tournament see the page at IIHF.com.
- Spain 1-3 Australia (20:00, 26 January 2017, Palacio del Hielo Txuri Urdin). Game Card
Standings
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Romania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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