Note: Most information from the IIHF website.
Standings
Team
|
Wins
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OTW/SOW
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OTL/SOL
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Losses
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Points
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Goal Diff.
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France
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
+8
|
Poland
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
+5
|
Great
Britain
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
8
|
-3
|
Ukraine
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
-1
|
Slovenia
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
-9
|
Results
December 12
Great Britain 3 - Slovenia 2 (OT)
France 3 - Ukraine 2 (OT)
December 13
Poland 9 - Great Britain 3
Slovenia 1 - France 4
December 15
Ukraine 0 - Poland 1 (OT)
Great Britain 4 - France 3
December 16
Ukraine 2 - Great Britain 3
Poland 3 - Slovenia 0
December 18
Slovenia 3 - Ukraine 5
Poland 2 - France 7
Team Recap
France: The host provided the dramatics of the tournament, and it started early against Ukraine. Bastien Maia scored as the period wind down to put France up 1-0. Ukraine struck twice in the second, but Fabien Colotti scored shorthanded near the end of the period to tie the game. Things looked bad for France in the third, as Gabin Ville was booted from the game for checking from behind. Maia was also penalized for abuse of an official at the same time (he was assessed a 10 minute misconduct). The game would remain 2-2, making overtime necessary. A too many men by Ukraine in the extra frame gave France an opportunity, which they capitalized on. Colotti scored his second of the game, as France won their opening game 3-2 in overtime. France had an easier time against Slovenia. Goals in the first and second gave the host a 2-0 lead heading into the third period. Slovenia did break the shutout, but in the end it didn't matter. France added two more, as they beat Slovenia 4-1. Against Great Britain, France came out firing. Half-a-minute into the game, Ville scored to put the host in the lead. A 2-man advantage minutes later saw Maia score to make it 2-0. France would concede a goal later in the period, as they ended the period up 2-1 despite outshooting the Brits 20-2. The second period was a little closer in play. Great Britain scored early to tie the game, but Maia scored shorthanded halfway through the period to restore the lead for France. Penalty trouble in the third turned the game against France, as they gave up the tying goal minutes into the third after Kevin Marion got called for hooking. Just under two minutes remaining in the third, Rudy Matima got ejected for checking from behind. That open the door for Great Britain, and they took advantage of it. France's 4-3 loss was their first of the tournament. France had a chance to win gold against Poland, provided that not only win the game in regulation, but also beat Poland by four goals. France managed to open the scoring in the first, as Colotti scored on the powerplay late in the period. Maia scored minutes into the second before Poland answered back with a goal of their own. Ville and Loic Couland added goals in the period to but France up 4-1 heading into the third. Maia's powerplay goal minutes into the final frame put France up 5-1. Poland answered back minutes later though, closing the gap to 5-2. Julien Guillaume goal a minute later restored France's 4-goal lead and spot in first place. Maia added an insurance goal (and completed his hat-trick), as France won the game 7-2. The 5-goal win propelled France into first place, earning the gold medal and a promotion to Group A next year.
Poland: Poland was the last team to start their tournament, as they faced Great Britain a day after the tournament started. That extra day seemed very beneficial for the Pols as they came out firing. They scored three times in the first period. Poland added three more in the second, as all three goals came within the first half of the period. The shutout would be broken thanks to a Great Britain powerplay goal. Poland added three more in the third period, as they ended up blowing out Great Britain 9-3 for their first win of the tournament. Poland looked to continue rolling against Ukraine, but ended up running into a hot goalie. Despite throwing 52 shots at Ukraine's goalie, Poland had no answer, as the game was scoreless through three periods. Poland finally found the back of the net in overtime, as Oskar Jaskiewicz late in the extra frame to give Poland the 1-0 win. Michal Czernik stopped all 19 shots he faced in the shutout effort. Poland started slow against Slovenia, as they were outshot 14-5 in the first period. Play started to shift Poland's way in the second, thanks to two quick goals. Marcin Horzelski's powerplay goal in the third was the last of it, as Poland shut out Slovenia 3-0. Czernik had a little more work this time around, needing to make 24 saves to continue his shutout streak. Poland looked to have first place locked up heading into there game against France, as they needed a win or to lose by three or less to earn the promotion. The first was pretty even, but a Polish penalty saw France end the period up 1-0. France added another in the second before Jakub Jaworski's powerplay goal put Poland on the board. Poland conceded two more goals before the period ended, as they headed into the third down 4-1. A powerplay goal by France threatened Poland's chances at first place. Kamil Wrobel scored midway through the period to pull Poland within three and put them back in first place. Both those things didn't last long as France answered back less than a minute later. France added an insurance goal, as Poland went on to lose the game 7-2. That result pushed Poland down to second place, as they finished the tournament with a silver medal.
Great Britain: The tournament didn't look like it would start out Great Britain's way. Kicking it off against Slovenia, the Brits would be outshot in the first and give up the opening goal in the second. Things changed early in the third, as goals by Macaulay Heywood and Owen Griffith put the Brits up 2-1. Slovenia managed to tie the game midway through the period, which ended up pushing the game into overtime. The extra frame didn't last long, as Lewis Hook scored 37 seconds after it started to give Great Britain the 3-2 win. Against Poland, Great Britain looked like they had no chance. Poland scored six unanswered before Ivan Antonov found the back of the net in the second period. Great Britain's lone bright spot in the game might have been Alexander Forbes two powerplay goals in the third. In the end, Great Britain suffered a 9-3 loss. It didn't look like the Brits would get back on track against France, as they were outshot 20-2 in the first period. Despite the shot discrepancy, Great Britain managed to escaped the period down 2-1. Hook scored minutes into the second to tie the game, but a shorthanded goal by France later on put the Brits behind a goal again. Great Britain's powerplay came alive in the third. Heywood scored first on the man-advantage to tie the game. After France was assessed a major penalty for checking from behind, Oliver Betterbridge scored to put Great Britain in the lead for the first time this game. 31 seconds later, the game was over, and Great Britain upset the host 4-3. Great Britain finished their tournament facing Ukraine. They would be down 1-0 after the first period. Michael Stratford scored late in the second to tie the game. Duncan Speirs and Heywood scored in the third to put Great Britain up 3-1. They would only concede one goal the rest of the way, as Great Britain won the game 3-2. With the result in the France-Poland game, Great Britain finished third in the standings, and get to go home with a bronze medal.
Ukraine: The Ukrainians started off their tournament facing France. They were down 1-0 until Vadym Mazur and Ivan Radetsky scored in quick succession in the second to put Ukraine ahead. France ended the period with a goal to tie the game. The game would go to overtime, where things didn't play out Ukraine's way. A too many men penalty by Ukraine cost them, as they gave up the winning goal shortly after. Against Poland, Ukraine had a secret weapon, and his name is Bogdan Dyachenko. Dyachenko kept Ukraine in it all game, stopping 52 shots through three periods. Ukraine's skaters could not help their goalie much though, as they failed to score in that time. Overtime was needed to solve this game. Ukraine had a prime chance in the extra frame, but Vitali Andreikiv could not capitalized on a penalty shot. Poland would finally find a way to beat Dyachenko, as Ukraine lost the game 1-0. Ukraine looked to rebound against Great Britain. They looked good in the first, as they outshot the Brits and ended the period up 1-0. Play evened up in the second, as Ukraine conceded the tying goal late in the period. The third was not kind to Ukraine, as Great Britain scored twice to take the lead. Radetsky scored on the powerplay to pull Ukraine to within a goal. That was as close as Ukraine got though, as they lost 3-2. Ukaine faced off against Slovenia to end their tournament. Yevgen Tymchenko's powerplay goal in the first put Ukraine up 1-0. That lead extended in the second, as a penalty shot goal by Olexi Vorona and a powerplay goal by Radetsky made it 3-0 for the Ukrainians. Both teams swapped goals in the later half of the period, as Ukraine led 4-1 after 40 minutes. Radetsky added another powerplay goal in the third to make it 5-1. Late in the period, Olexander Vlad was ejected for head-butting, putting Ukraine shorthanded for the rest of the game. They conceded two goals, but managed to hang on from there, as Ukraine won the game 5-3. Ukraine finished the tournament in fourth place.
Slovenia: Slovenia's descent down the rankings continued this year. Facing Great Britain to start the tournament, it didn't look bad for the Slovenians. It took until the second period for the scoring to open, as Janez Orehek's goal put Slovenia up 1-0. The third period wasn't as good for Slovenia, as they conceded two quick goals. Marko Tarman scored midway through the period to tie the game. Overtime came and went, as Slovenia gave up the winning goal less than a minute into the extra frame to lose 3-2. It didn't get much better against France, as Slovenia found themselves down 2-0 after two periods. Zan Jesovsek scored minutes into the third to close the gap, but that ended up being the only offence Slovenia could muster. France added two more goals, as Slovenia lost there second game in a row. Slovenia came out firing against Poland, outshooting them 14-5 in the first period. However, the score remained 0-0 after 20 minutes. The game started to shift Poland's way, as Slovenia still could not find an answer. Slovenia ended up getting shut out 3-0. Looking to end on a high note, Slovenia finished off their tournament against Ukraine. Penalty trouble hurt Slovenia, as they gave up a two powerplay goals and a penalty shot within a period and a half. Rok Avsenek scored midway through the second to put Slovenia on the board. Ukraine would answer back shortly after, as Slovenia ended the second period down 4-1. Slovenia conceded one more powerplay goal early in the third. They did get a break later in the period, as a Ukrainian player was kicked out for head-butting. Slovenia capitalized on the major penalty, scoring twice to close the gap. That was all for Slovenia though, as they ended up losing 5-3. Slovenia ended the tournament in fifth place, earning a single point after a lackluster tournament.
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