Standings
1 (Qualify) - Great Britain 2W - 1OTL -0L - 7PTS - +3GD
2 - South Korea 1W - 1OTW - 1OTL - 0L - 6PTS - +2GD
3 - Japan 1W - 1OTW - 1L - 5PTS - +2GD
4 - Romania 0W - 3L - 0PTS - -7GD
Results
November 9
Great Britain 4 - South Korea 5 (SO)
Japan 2 - Romania 0
November 10
Romania 0 - Great Britain 3
Japan 3 - South Korea 2 (OT)
November 11
South Korea 2 - Romania 0
Great Britain 2 - Japan 1
Notes
- I put it as the upset game, but is anyone really surprised that a national team from England lost in a shootout?
- It is amazing how South Korea didn't lose a (regulation) game and yet does not advance.
- Former Kings goalie (and announcers nightmare) Fukufuji did all he could, but Japan just didn't have the firepower.
- Kind of sad that Romania was not able to get 1 goal in this tournament. Their goaltending was the lone bright spot.
- Goals Leader: Won Jung Kim (South Korea), Shuhei Kuji (Japan), Ben Connor (Great Britain) - 3
- Points Leader: Sang Wook Kim (South Korea) - 6
- GAA Leader: Yutaka Fukufuji (Japan) - 1.32
- Save % Leader: Adrian Catrinoi Cornea (Romania) - 0.955
- The "No Surprise" Game: Great Britain shutting out Romania 3-0
- The "Upset" Game: South Korea beating Great Britain in the shootout 5-4
Great Britain: Gearing up for the next qualifying round in February.
South Korea: Should build on this momentum for April. This was a great showing by this team, being able to hang around against the higher ranked Brits and Japanese squads.
Japan: Could not seal the deal in the last game. Will get ready for Division I Group A in April.
Romania: Will now focus on hanging around in Division I Group B. Maybe work on hitting the back of the net.
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