The Australian men’s national team won their opening game of the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II Group A tournament, defeating Serbia 4-3 in overtime. Goaltender Anthony Kimlin was named best Australian player of the match after stopping 41 of 44 shots on goal. In other games of the day the Iceland defeated Spain 3-2 and Romania beat Belgium 9-1. At the end of the first round Australia sit in third place, trailing the leader Romania by one point. Australia take on Iceland today in their second game of the tournament.
For more information on the tournament see the page at IIHF.com.
- Australia 4-3 OT Serbia (13:00, 3 April 2017, Galati Arena). Game Card
Standings
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Australia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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