The Australian men’s national team won their second game of the 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II Group A tournament, defeating Iceland 3-2. Goaltender Anthony Kimlin was named best Australian player of the match for the second game in a row after stopping 28 of 30 shots on goal. In other games of the day the Belgium defeated Spain 5-3 and Romania beat Serbia 4-1. At the end of the second round Australia have moved up to second place, trailing the leader Romania by one point. The teams have a rest day today before returning on Thursday where Australia take on Spain.
For more information on the tournament see the page at IIHF.com.
- Australia 3-2 Iceland (13:00, 4 April 2017, Galati Arena). Game Card
Standings
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Australia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Serbia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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