The Australian women’s national under-18 team have won their opening game of the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 Women’s World Championship Division I Group B Qualification tournament, beating Turkey 6-0. Goaltender Taylah Pearson earned a shutout and was named the best Australian player of the match. Australia currently sits second in Group A, trailing Kazakhstan on goal difference. Australia returns to action on 15 January where they take on Kazakhstan.
Further information:
- Australia Women U18 Facebook page
- Tournament page at IIHF.com (includes livestream details)
Game summary
- Australia 6-0 Turkey (13:00, 13 January 2019, Pabellon de Hielo). Game Card
Other games
- Mexico 2-4 Chinese Taipei (13:00, 12 January 2019)
- Kazakhstan 15-0 Turkey (16:30, 12 January 2019)
- Spain 0-1 South Korea (20:15, 12 January 2019)
- South Korea 5-0 Mexico (16:30, 13 January 2019)
- Spain 3-4 OT Chinese Taipei (20:00, 13 January 2019)
Group A
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Australia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Turkey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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