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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Romania
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+23
|
Spain
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
12
|
+23
|
Serbia
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
10
|
+25
|
Belgium
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
6
|
-7
|
Australia
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
-24
|
China
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
-39
|
Results
January 17
Australia 0 - Romania 8
China 0 - Belgium 5
Spain 4 - Serbia 1
January 18
Romania 6 - Belgium 2
Spain 9 - Australia 3
Serbia 10 - China 0
January 20
Spain 10 - China 1
Australia 0 - Belgium 6
Romania 5 - Serbia 4 (OT)
January 21
Belgium 1 - Spain 6
China 3 - Romania 12
Serbia 10 - Australia 0
January 23
Australia 8 - China 2
Romania 6 - Spain 5
Belgium 0 - Serbia 9
Team Recap
Romania: Romania kicked things off against Australia. The Romania's would steamroll the team from down under, scoring eight times. Attila Adorjan stopped 13 shots in his shutout effort, as Romania won their first game 8-0. It was a tighter game against Belgium for the Romanians, as Otto Szopos' first period goal was the only one scored in 20 minutes of play. Shots remained close in the second, but Romania managed to extend their lead with a few goals. The third was a goal fest, as Romania and Belgium swapped goals on a few occasions. Romania would be the ones to cap it off though, as they won the game 6-2. Against Serbia, Romania would have a tougher challenge. The Romanians did strike first, as a powerplay gave way to Zolton Sandor opening the scoring. Romania did add another one midway through the period. They would not end the period with a shutout, as Serbia scored with a minute left in the first. The one-goal lead didn't last long for Romania, as Serbia scored shorthanded early in the second to tie the game. Romania did take the lead in the third, as Norbert Roklay scored shorthanded. Serbia answered back with a shorthanded goal of their own minutes later, making it 3-3. The other Rokaly (Szilard) scored with over five minutes left to put Romania back in the lead. It didn't last long, as a penalty by Florin Creanga led to a powerplay goal for Serbia. The game needed overtime to decide a winner. The Rokaly connection worked it's magic again, as Norbert set up Szilard, who beat the Serbian goalie. Romania escaped with the 5-4 win. It was no contest against China, as Romania had little trouble against their Asian opponent. The Romanians found the back of the net on 12 occasions (including eight times in the second). Backup goalie Daniel Uruc stopped 14 of 17 shots, as Romania manhandled China 12-3. Romania faced Spain in what was the gold medal game. Romania looked good early, scoring twice in the first six minutes. A couple of penalties later in the period would end their shutout bid, as Spain scored on a two-man advantage. Romania restored their two-goal lead early in the second thanks to Ivan Gereb's second of the game. Once again though, late penalties by Romania gave way to a Spanish powerplay goal. The table flipped in the third, as Spain scored a couple early goals to take the lead. Sandor scored midway through the period to tie the game, but 20 seconds later Spain was back in the lead. Gereb capped off his hat trick a minute later, as Romania once again tied the game. Romania caught a break late in the period, as Spain took two penalties in four seconds. Sandor scored his second of the game on the two-man advantage, as Romania found themselves back in the lead. They hung on for the remaining three-and-a-half minutes, in the end taking the game 6-5. The win secured Romania a first place finish, the gold medal, and a spot in Group A for next year.
Spain: Spain started the tournament facing the host Serbia. Spain had control of shots, but it wasn't until midway through the second when Ignacio Granell found the back of the net for the Spaniards. Alfonso Garcia extended Spain's lead to two early in the third, but it didn't last long, as Serbia struck back 11 seconds later. Pablo Pantoja added a pair of insurance markers, as Spain won the game 4-1. Spain continued to control play, this time against Australia. Spain outscored Australia 4-1 in both the first and second periods. Third period scoring was a little more even, as both teams scored once in the period. Ignacio Garcia stopped 17 of 20 shots, as Spain beat Australia 9-3. It was much of the same against China, as Spain dominated them in the first. Outshooting China 26-2 in the first, Spain managed to score three times in the period. China did break the shutout in the second, but that was all Spain gave them for offense. The Spaniards scored three times in second and four times in the third. Alejandro Reneses stopped 16 of 17 shots, as nine different goalscorers propelled Spain to the 10-1 win. It was a closer game against Belgium, but Spain still managed to pot a couple goals early in the first. A penalty by Spain lead to a Belgian powerplay goal later in the period. Spain fell into penalty trouble in the second, as they racked up 22 PIMs (10 of them on a misconduct penalty). Despite this trouble, they did score twice in the period. Luis Jose Hernandez added a pair in the third to complete his hat trick, as Spain beat Belgium 6-1. Spain faced Romania to decide first place. It was not a good start for Spain, as they fell behind 2-0 in the first six minutes. Pantoja scored on a two-man advantage to put Spain on the board. A penalty late in the first bit Spain in the second, as Romania scored a powerplay goal early in the middle frame. Spain's powerplay clicked once again, as Oriol Rubio scored late in the period to once again pull Spain to within a goal. Goals by Rubio and Pantoja scored early in the third to put Spain in the lead. Romania tied it up minutes later, but Andres Palacios scored 20 seconds later to restore Spain's lead. It didn't last long, as Romania tied the game a minute later. Penalty trouble sank Spain's hopes late in the period, as Romania scored on a two-man advantage to take the lead. Spain had no answer for the remaining minutes, as they fell to Romania 6-5. The loss placed Spain in second for the tournament, good enough for the silver medal.
Serbia: The host had a good tournament by their standards. Their first game against Spain wasn't ideal though, as they're offense was stifled for most of the game. They held on until midway through the second, when Spain scored to open the scoring. Spain would go up 2-0 before Stefan Boskovic scored to put Serbia on the board. It was their lone goal of the game, as Serbia fell 4-1 to Spain in their opening game. Serbia had a much better time against China. They managed to score more times (three) than China had shots (zero) in the first period. Serbia exploded in the second, scoring five times. Lazar Lestaric scored twice in the third, capping off his hat trick in the process. Goaltender Jovan Feher had a light workload, stopping all 13 shots he faced. Serbia blew out China 10-0. The host had a much closer game against Romania. It was a rough start for Serbia, as they gave up the first goal just over a minute into the game. Romania scored again before Ivan Glavonjic scored to put Serbia on the board. Mirko Djumic scored shorthanded in the second, tying the game. Both teams swapped shorthanded goals in the third. Romania scored late in the third period, but a penalty by them moments later lead to Sinisa Pajic tying the game for Serbia. It looked bad for the host, as with minutes left in the game Djumic was ejected for checking to the head and neck area. Serbia held on to kill off the five-minute penalty for the remaining of the third period and part of overtime. Once it ended though, so did the game, as Romania scored in overtime. Serbia lost the game 5-4 in overtime. Serbia finished the tournament strong, as they demolished Australia (10-0) and Belgium (9-0). Feher and backup Petar Stepanovic stopped a combined 39 shots, as each earned a shutout in the process. Glavonjic got a hat trick in the Belgium game. Serbia finished the tournament in third place, earning the bronze medal.
Belgium: Belgium started off facing China. They were in control most of the game, and scored a pair in both the first and second periods. They added one more in the third before time expired. Goaltender Keanu Evers stopped all 19 shots he faced, as Belgium shut out China 5-0. Play was more even against Romania, as the teams were almost shot-for-shot. To Belgium's dismay, Romania were the only ones who would find the back of the net in the first 40 minutes. Scoring was plentiful in the third, as Romania and Belgium swapped goals a couple of times. Romania would be too much for the Belgium's, as they fell 6-2 for their first loss of the tournament. Looking to rebound against Australia, Belgium would do just that. Early in the first period, Stefaan Sweenen scored to put them up 1-0. That lead was extending in the second, thanks to a three-goal effort. Belgium scored a pair in the third to cap off the scoring. Evers stopped 13 shots for his second shutout of the tournament, as Belgium beat Australia 6-0. Belgium did not have a good start against Spain, as they gave up two goals in the first seven minutes. A powerplay goal by Jordi Laan help pull Belgium to within a goal. Unfortunate, that was as close as they got. Spain added a pair in the second and third, as Belgium fell to the Spaniards 6-1. Belgium faced Serbia in their final game for the tournament. It did not go will for the Belgians, as Serbia kept building up their lead. Belgium couldn't stop them, as Serbia increased their goals per period in the game. The end result was Belgium being shutout by Serbia 9-0. Belgium finished the tournament in fourth place.
Australia: The Aussies had a tough time in this tournament. Starting off against Romania, Australia could not get anything going. Romania was too much for the team from Down Under, as Australia opened their tournament getting shut out 8-0. It didn't get much better for them against Spain. The Aussie gave up a goal early in the first, but Sam Hordic responded minutes later on the powerplay to tie the game. Spain added three more later in the period, as Australia ended the period down 4-1. The Aussies did not get any closer the rest of the game, as Spain kept finding the back of the net. Goals by Casey Kubara in the second and Hodic in the third was the only offense Australia mustered the rest of the way, as they fell 9-3. The next two games were the low point for the Australians. They were shut out by Belgium (6-0) and Serbia (10-0). Alex Tetreault did what he could in regards of keeping pucks out of the net, stopping a combined 68 out of 82 shots. Stephan McCann saw some action against Serbia, and managed to stop 6 of 8 shots. Australia faced China in the "Loser gets Relegated" match. This time, it was Australia's turn to dominate the scoreboard. Goals early in the first by Ellesse Carini, Lynden Lodge, and Kubara gave Australia a three-goal lead before the eight minute mark. A pair of Chinese goals in the second was interrupted by Lodge's second of the game. The third period was all Australia, as they put up a four-spot in the final frame. Australia finished the tournament with an 8-2 win. The win secured Australia fifth place, good enough to stay up in this tournament for another year.
China: This tournament was anything but good for China. Starting off against Belgium, they were caved in for the first two periods, as they were outshot 37-9 and down 4-0 after 40 minutes. China managed to double their shots in the third, but it was too late, as they ended up falling 5-0. It got worse against Serbia, as China was held shot-less in the first period. They didn't get much going in the remaining two periods, as Serbia kept up the pressure. China was once again shut out, this time losing 10-0. It looked like much of the same against Spain for China, as they were heavily outplayed in the first. A breakthrough happened in the second for the Asian squad, as Lifeng Guo scored on the powerplay to give China their first goal of the tournament. It was their lone bright spot in the 10-1 loss to Spain. It looked somewhat promising for China early on against Romania. While they gave up the first goal early on, Laing He scored midway through the period to tie the game. China would end the period down 3-1. It was rough for China in the second, as they gave up eight goals in the period, changing their goalie in the process. Rui Ma and Guo scored early in the second for China, but it was too late for them to pull off any kind of comeback. China lost 12-3 to Romania. Finishing off against Australia, their was a bit of hope for the Chinese. While Australia controlled the scoreboard first, a pair of goals by Guo in the second help China pull them to within two. The third period was all downhill for China, as Australia scored four times. China ended the tournament with an 8-2 loss. China's last place finish sends them down to Division III for next year.
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