Monday, February 18, 2013

Showing Some International Love: Final Olympic Qualification - Group D Review

Note: Most information from the IIHF website.

Standings

Team

Win

OT/SOW

OT/SOL

Loss

Points

Goal Diff.

Austria

2

0

1

0

7

+5

Germany

1

1

1

0

6

+4

Italy

1

1

0

1

5

+3

Netherlands

0

0

0

3

0

-12

Results

February 7
Austria 3 - Italy 2
Germany 5 - Netherlands 1

February 8
Austria 6 - Netherlands 1
Italy 2 - Germany 1 (OT)

February 10
Netherlands 1 - Italy 4
Germany 3 - Austria 2 (OT)

Notes
  • Both Austria and Germany did not lose in regulation.
  • Goals Leader: Daniel Oberkofler (Austria), Vincent Rocco (Italy) - 3
  • Points Leader: Alexander Barta (Germany) - 6
  • GAA Leader: Robert Zepp (Germany) - 1.48
  • Save % Leader: Bernhard Starkbaum (Austria) - 0.934
  • The "No Surprise" Game: Germany beating Netherlands 5-1
  • The "Upset" Game: Italy squeezing out a 2-1 OT win against Germany
What Now?

Austria: Big boost for the Austrians. They got promoted to the main tournament last year and now are in the Olympics.

Germany: This must be disappointing for the Germans. Being the favourite and ending up short. They will now get ready for the World Championship.

Italy: The Italians were close, but an early loss against Austria was too much for a comeback. They will now get ready for Division I Group A in hopes to make it back to the main tournament.

Netherlands: Will now gear up for Division I Group B action, but should be happy for making it to the final qualification round.

No comments:

Post a Comment