The Australian men’s national under-18 team have lost 1-7 to Lithuania in their final game of the 2018 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship Division II Group A tournament. Goaltender James Downie was named best Australian player of the match and best Australian player of the tournament. In other games of the day Great Britain defeated South Korea 4-3 and Poland beat Estonia 4-3 in overtime. Australia finishes the tournament in last place and are relegated to Division II Group B for 2019. Great Britain finish at the top of the standings ahead of Lithuania and gain promotion to Division I Group B for 2019.
For more information on the tournament see the page at IIHF.com.
- Australia 1-7 Lithuania (13:00, 7 April 2018, Tondiraba Icehall). Game Card
Standings
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Poland | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| South Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Estonia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Australia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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