The Australian men’s national inline hockey team have defeated Brazil 7-0 in their opening game of the 2017 IIHF Inline World Championship Division I tournament. Goaltender Michael James was named best Australian player of the match. In other games of the day Slovenia defeated New Zealand 12-1, Hungary beat Argentina 6-1 and Latvia beat Great Britain 7-4. At the end of the first-round Australian sit on top of the Group D standings while Slovenia lead Group C. Australia take on Latvia today in their second game of the tournament.
For more information on the tournament see the page at IIHF.com.
- Australia 7-0 Brazil (15:00, 25 June 2017, Ondrej Nepela Arena Rink 2). Game Card
Group C
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Group D
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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