Note: Most information from the IIHF website.
Standings
Team
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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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Netherlands
|
4
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
14
|
+18
|
Spain
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
12
|
+8
|
Belgium
|
1
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
-3
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Serbia
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
7
|
+2
|
Iceland
|
1
|
0
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
-7
|
China
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
-18
|
Results
April 9
Belgium 5 - Iceland 4 (SO)
Serbia 2 - Netherlands 3
China 0 - Spain 2
April 10
Belgium 4 - Serbia 2
Iceland 7 - China 4
Netherlands 3 - Spain 2 (OT)
April 12
Netherlands 3 - Iceland 0
Belgium 3 - China 2 (OT)
Serbia 3 - Spain 4 (SO)
April 14
China 0 - Netherlands 9
Iceland 3 - Serbia 6
Spain 4 - Belgium 1
April 15
Serbia 3 - China 0
Netherlands 6 - Belgium 2
Spain 5 - Iceland 2
Team Recap
Netherlands: The Netherlands kicked things off against Serbia. A scoreless first period gave way to plenty of goals in the second. The Netherlands scored three goals in the period, but gave up two by Serbia later in the period. The Netherlands would hang on to the lead, winning the game 3-2 in the process. Holland had a good start against Spain, outshooting them 16-4. Once again though, the Netherlands played through a scoreless period. The second was Spain's turn to control play, and ended up making good, scoring twice in the period. The Netherlands took back control in the third. Erik Tummers and Kevin Bruijsten connected twice in the period, with Tummers setting up Bruijsten both times. Tied 2-2, this game needed extra time to decide a winner. The Netherlands ended the game on their second shot of the extra frame, as Boet van Gestel found the back of the net (Tummers got an assist on the goal). The Netherlands won the game 3-2. The Netherlands was in control for the majority of the game against Iceland. This time, they managed to score in the first period. Raphael Joly and Max Hermens scored in quick succession. Holland would not strike again until late in the third, when Bruijsten added an empty netter. Sjoerd Idzenga stopped all 25 shots his faced, as the Netherlands shut out Iceland 3-0. The Netherlands kept their net puck-less against China. Julian van Lijden managed to get a hat trick, and five other Dutch players found the back of the net. Idzenga and Ruud Leeuwesteijn stopped a combined 23 shots, as Holland shut out China 9-0. Their dominance continued against Belgium. The Netherlands scored three times in the first, as they outshot Belgium 25-5. van Lijden added one more in the middle of the second period. Belgium would solve Holland's goaltending though, as they let in their first goal in ten periods. The Netherlands added two more in the third, while Belgium got one. Holland won their later game 6-2. The Netherlands ended the tournament in first place, resulting in a gold medal and a spot in Division I for next year.
Spain: The host kicked of their tournament against China. Pablo Munoz scored the first goal of the game midway through the first, putting Spain up 1-0. Spain would outplay their opponent for most of the game, but had a hard time getting another goal. Adrian Ubieto ended up getting a goal on the powerplay late in the third, extending Spain's lead. Ander Alcaine turned aside all 15 shots he faced, as Spain shut out China 2-0. Spain had a tough task next, as they went up against the Netherlands. Despite getting heavily outshot in the first, Spain escaped unscathed, ending the period tied 0-0. The second period was Spain's time to control the shot counter. They made good on a couple of them, as goals by Guillermo Betran and Juan Brabo bookended the period. The third period went back to the Netherlands, with Spain trying to hold their lead. It would not happen, Spain gave up a pair of goals in the period, resulting in a tied game after regulation. Overtime wasn't much better for Spain, with the Netherlands ending it in just over two minutes. Spain lost the game 3-2. Looking to rebound against Serbia, it did not look good for Spain. The host gave up the first goal to Serbia early in the first period. Betran scored on the powerplay early in the second period to tie the game for Spain. It lasted six minutes, as Serbia scored to take the lead again. Spain wasn't down though, and in the third managed to score twice in a two minute span to take the lead. Serbia was quick to respond, scoring to tie the game at 3-3. Eventually a shootout was needed. Patricio Fuentes was Spain's savour in the event, scoring twice in the shootout to lift the Spaniards to a 4-3 win. Spain didn't have much trouble getting on the scoreboard against Belgium in the first. Goals by Pablo Puyuelo, Fuentes, and Ignacio Solorzano put Spain up 3-0 after 20 minutes. Belgium scored in the second, but Munoz found the back of the net later in the period to restore Spain's three-goal lead. Alcaine played well in this game, stopping 27 of 28 shots. Spain held on to beat Belgium 4-1. Spain ended the tournament facing Iceland. Both teams were pretty even, as they ended the first period tied 1-1. Brabo's goal in the second put Spain in the lead, but Iceland responded soon after to tie the game again. Gaston Gonzalez scored with less than two minutes left in the period to put Spain back in the lead. That ended up being the winning goal, as Spain added two more in the third. They ended up beating Iceland 5-2. Spain finished the tournament in second place, and got to receive the silver medal in front of the home crowd.
Belgium: The Belgians kicked off the tournament facing Iceland. The early going wasn't kind to Belgium, as they gave up two goals. Yoren de Smet scored midway through the period, putting Belgium on the board. Maxime Pellegrims tied the game late in the first period. Iceland regained the lead in the second, but it didn't take long for Belgium to respond. The Belgians scored a pair of goals within two minutes of the Icelandic one, putting Belgium in the lead. They held on until late in the third, when Iceland tied the game with 23 seconds left. Overtime solved nothing, so a shootout was needed. de Smet was the lone goal scorer in the event, as Belgium won the game 5-4. Belgium got off to a good start against Serbia, as de Smet scored 49 seconds into the game. The later have of the period wasn't as good, as Serbia scored twice to take the lead. Belgium tied the game midway through the second period, thanks to Ben van den Bogaert's powerplay goal. van den Bogaert also got the go-ahead goal, scoring in the third. To cap off the scoring (and his hat trick) was van den Bogaert, as he added an empty net goal for insurance purposes. Belgium won the game 4-2. van den Bogart continued his goal scoring against China, as he found the back of the net early in the first. That held up as the lone goal until the second, when a couple of penalties gave way to a Chinese powerplay (5-on-3) goal. The game didn't stay tied for very long, as a minute later Alexandre Bremer stepped out of the box and scored. The Belgium lead didn't last long though, as China scored very early in the third period to tie the game once again. Overtime was needed to find a winner. Belgium was awarded a powerplay in the extra frame, and made use of it. Bremer scored with a second left on the man-advantage, lifting Belgium to the 3-2 victory. Belgium had a tough time against Spain, as they gave up three goals in the first period. Pellegrims would get Belgium on the board in the second, scoring six minutes into the period. Spain responded minutes later, putting Belgium back down by three goals. Belgium could not find a way back, as they ended up losing 4-1. It was the similar against the Netherlands, but this time Belgium was completely outplayed in the first period. For the second game in a row, Belgium would be down 3-0 after 20 minutes. The Netherlands added on more before Andy Kolodziejczyk scored late in the second to break the shutout. Belgium let up two more in the third, while Ben Vercammen scored late to give them their second goal of the game. That was all Belgium got, as they lost the game 6-2. Belgium ended up in third place, good enough for the bronze medal.
Serbia: The Serbians faced off against the Netherlands. The first wasn't that good for Serbia, as they took a couple penalties. They escaped unharmed though, as the game stayed 0-0. The second period was when the goals happened, starting with three unanswered by the Netherlands. Nenad Rakovic and Pavel Popravka scored late in the second to pull Serbia to within a goal. Serbia didn't do much in the third, as they ended up falling to the Netherlands 3-2. Serbia's start against Belgium was bad, as they gave up the opening goal less than a minute into the first. Serbia was better in the later half of the period, as goals by Srdjan Ristic and Marko Sretovic put them in the lead. Serbia held the lead until midway through the second, when they gave up a powerplay goal to tie the game. Belgium ended up being too much for Serbia. The Serbians gave up a pair of goals in the third, as they lost to Belgium 4-2. Against Spain, Serbia had a good start, as Popravka scored minutes into the game to put them ahead 1-0. Spain responded in the second with a powerplay goal. Rakovic scored six minutes later, restoring the lead for Serbia. A pair of goals midway through the third saw Spain take the lead for the first time in the game. It didn't take long for Serbia to tie it back up, thanks to Marko Milovanovic's goal a minute later. The game went all the way to a shootout. Spain scored early, Serbia managed to extend it, then after a few rounds Spain scored to end it. Serbia got a point but lost the game 4-3. Facing Iceland, Serbia did not have a good start. Iceland scored early, then added two more as the first period went on, as Serbia fell behind 3-0 after 20 minutes. Serbia kicked it into gear in the second, as they put up a four-spot in the period (two of them by Sretovic). The Serbians dominated the third period, adding two more to extend their lead. Serbia came back and beat Iceland 6-3. Serbia ended their tournament facing China. It took until the second period for the Serbians to get on the board. Sretovic and Rakovic both found the back of the net in the middle frame. Aleksa Lukovic added one more in the third. Arsenije Rankovic (16) and Petar Stepanovic (2) stopped all 18 shots by the Chinese, as Serbia shut them out 3-0. Serbia finished the tournament in fourth place.
Iceland: Iceland had the privilege of playing in the first game with Belgium. They got off to a good start, as Andri Helgason and Robert Sigurdsson scored within the first six minutes. The lead didn't last the period though, as Belgium clawed back, tying the game before the period ended. Sigurdsson's second of the game put Iceland in the lead midway through the second. But before Iceland could breathe, Belgium fired back with two goals of their own. Iceland ended the period down a goal. Time was running out, as Iceland tried tying the game in the third. With 23 seconds left, Bjorn Sigurdarson found the back of the net to tie the game. Overtime solved nothing, so a shootout was needed. Iceland failed to score in the shootout, as they ended up falling to Belgium 5-4. Iceland were more so in control against China, but despite the shot disparity, they finished the first period only up by one goal. Iceland did manage to extend their lead in the second, scoring twice in a four-minute span. Unfortunately for them, China found the back of the net twice themselves, once again making it a one goal game. Iceland scored twice more in the third, and this time they held on, as they ended up beating China 7-4. Iceland had a tougher time against the Netherlands. Iceland gave up two goals in the first, while getting outshot 23-9. It got slightly better for Iceland, but they did end up letting in one more goal (and empty netter). Dennis Hedstrom battled through it all, stopping 50 of 52 shots. Iceland was shut out by the Netherlands 3-0. Iceland's play against Serbia was better. They scored three times in the first (two of them courteous of Ulfar Andresson). It went downhill for Iceland after the first, giving up four in the second and two in the third while getting heavily outplayed. Hedstrom once again faced over 50 shots (53), and managed to stop 47 of them. Iceland lost the game 6-3. Iceland ended the tournament against Spain. A penalty in the first by Iceland lead to Spain scoring first. The lead last less than four minutes, as Andri Mikaelsson scored to tie the game. Scoring in the second happened late in the period, as two goals was Spain sandwiched one by Johann Leifsson. Iceland could not keep up on the scoreboard, as Spain added two more in the third. Iceland lost their last game 5-2. Iceland finished the tournament in fifth place.
China: China battled, but their effort wasn't enough. Starting off against Spain, the shots were low in the first, but China did give up the first goal of the game. China was outplayed in the second, but hung on, keeping the game close. A penalty in the third was costly for China, as Spain scored to extend their lead. China ran out of time, as they were shut out 2-0. Shengrong Xia did what he could to keep China in it, stopping 32 of 34 shots. China had a goalfest again Iceland in the first. Iceland scored a pair first, then Tianxiang Xia scored to cut the lead in half. Both teams swapped goals later in the period, as China ended the period down a goal. It continued into the second, with Iceland scoring twice in about four minutes. Mingxi Tang and Cheng Zhang scored for China later in the period, as China did what it could to keep the game close. Iceland ended up being too much for China, as they scored two more times in the third. China ended up losing the game 7-4. Goals were harder to come by against Belgium. Once again, China gave up the first goal, as Belgium score don the powerplay minutes into the game. China caught a break in the second, as they ended up with a 5-on-3. They made good on it, as Yang scored to tie the game. That didn't last long, as Belgium regained the lead once play went back to 5-on-5. China got off to a quick start in the third period, with Hao Zhang scoring 36 seconds into the period to tie the game. Overtime was need to tie the game. After hitting a high in the third, Zhang hit a low in overtime, taking a tripping penalty to put Belgium on the powerplay. Belgium would capitalize on that opportunity, as China lost the game 3-2. Zhang's goal actually ended up being China's last of the tournament. Against the Netherlands, China had no chance. China kept up with them in the first, as the shots were 11-11, however the scoreboard showed China down 3-0. The Netherlands kept piling on, as China ended up suffering a 9-0 defeat. China faced off against Serbia in their last game. It was like most of China's other games, as they looked to be even at times, but for the most part got heavily outplayed. Shengrong Xia did what he could, stopping 41 of 44 shots. China suffered another shutout loss, this time by the score of 3-0. China finished in sixth place, and are relegated to Group B for next year.
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