The Australian women’s national team have defeated Croatia 15-0 in their third game of the 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship Division II Group B tournament. Forward Michelle Clark-Crumpton scored a hat-trick and was named best Australian player of the match. In other games of the day New Zealand defeated Ukraine 5-3 and Iceland beat Turkey 6-0. At the end of the third round Australia remain in first place, three points clear of Iceland and New Zealand. Australia takes on Ukraine today for their fourth game of the tournament. This will be the first time these two teams have met with Ukraine only entering the World Championships in 2019 at a lower level than Australia.
Further information:
– Tournament page at IIHF.com
– Livestreaming on YouTube
– Australian Women’s Facebook page
Results
– Australia 15-0 Croatia (13:00, 26 February 2020, Akureyri Ice Rink)
– New Zealand 5-3 Ukraine (16:30, 26 February 2020, Akureyri Ice Rink)
– Iceland 6-0 Turkey (20:00, 26 February 2020, Akureyri Ice Rink)
Standings
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Iceland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Turkey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Croatia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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