Australia Lose
to Hungary for Bronze Medal
IHA National Inline Team suffered their second disappointing loss
going down to Hungary 6 - 5 in Passau, Germany. The loss gave
Hungary the Bronze after both Australia and Hungary were knocked
out of the Gold Medal game the previous day.
Hungary scored 30 seconds into the opening frame. Australia tied
the game minutes later when Madden scored on a pass from Casaceli.
Hungary went ahead 2 - 1 minutes later and Australia again tied
the game on a goal from Jones to end the period 2 - 2.
The second period remained scoreless as Australia were unable
to capitalise on Hungary's three and only penalties for the period.
McClauchlan put Australia up 3 - 2 early in the third. Hungary
replied to tie it up and scored two unanswered goals to take a
5 - 3 lead.
Australia narrowed the gap 5 - 4 with Martin scoring an early
goal in the fourth.Midway through the period Hungary extended
the lead 6 - 4 taking advantage of a slashing penalty to Australia.
Minutes later Gunn gave Australia some reprieve with a goal and
brining within one to tie the game. Neither team were able to
capitalise in the final minutes ending the game 6 - 5 in Hungary's
favour.
Shots on goal by Australia 37. Muir for Australia faced 36 shots.
In the Gold Medal game New Zealand lost to Brazil 5 -4 in overtime.
Australia finished the Championship in 4th place behind Brazil
with Gold, New Zealand with Silver, Hungary with Bronze.
Australia Go
Down to New Zealand at World Inline Championships
After having a 13 - 2 win against New Zealand in the preliminary
round, New Zealand triumphed when it counted, knocking out Australia
from the Gold Medal game with a 7 - 3 win at the IIHF World Inline
Championships.
Australia struck first when just after 5 seconds into the game
Ollie Rozdarz put Australia on the board. Five minutes later New
Zealand took advantage of an Australian penalty to Australia to
tie the game.
In the second New Zealand scored their second goal on a power
play. The period remained scoreless with New Zealand taking a
2 - 1 lead.
In the third, Madden for Australia tied the game with a power
play goal and a 2 - 2 score. Towards the end of the period, McLauchlan
took a penalty for tripping giving New Zealand a man advantage
and who scored to take the lead 3 - 2.
The fourth and final frame saw a penalty filled contest with New
Zealand scoring 4 goals to Australia's one. All but one were power
play goals. New Zealand pumped in three unanswered goals to increase
their lead to 6 - 2 before Casaceli notched Australia's third.
New Zealand countered with their 7th to end the game 7 - 3 and
advancement to the Gold Medal game against Brazil.
Muir for Australia faced 44 shots while Australia only managed
28 on New Zealand.
Australia now face Hungary for the Bronze.
Australia to the Medal Round
At The World Inline Championships
Victorian, Sean Jones, scored two goals to move IHA's National
Inline Team to the medal round of Groups C & D with a 5 -
3 win over Namibia.
Namibia jumped out in front with two quick power play goals. Minutes
later, Victorian Danny Gunn notched one for the Aussies. The remainder
of the period was a close checking match and remained scoreless
to complete the period 2 - 1 in favour of Namibia.
A minute and a half into the second period, New South Waler, Mike
Casaceli, replied for Australia to tie the game. Namibia scored
seconds later taking the lead 3 - 2. Minutes later, Victorian,
Lee McLauchlan tied the game. The teams remained scoreless for
the rest of the period. Only one penalty was recorded for the
period.
Three minutes into the 3rd period Jones gave Australia a 4 - 3
lead. Both teams remained scoreless and battled on with neither
teams taking any penalties.
In the 4th and final frame, it was Jones again, taking advantage
of the only penalty in the period to score a power play goal giving
the Aussies a final 5 - 3 score.
Shots on goal by Australia was 30. Muir for Australia faced 29.
Australia's Tasman friends, New Zealand, created a championship
upset taking out 2nd place Japan 4 - 3. Hungary upset the bottom
eight favourite Great Britain also with a score of 4 - 3.
The upsets, and Australia and New Zealand wins, have Australia
playing New Zealand to determine who will advance to the Gold
Medal game.
Australia Moves To 2nd Place
At Inline World Championships
Australia met arch rivals New Zealand in their preliminary round
of the IIHF World Inline Championships in Landshut, Germany, completing
the round with a 13 - 2 win. This places Australia in second place
in Group D with two wins and one loss finishing behind Brazil
who finished in first place.
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Ollie Rozdarz is 4th in overall points with 5 goals and 3 assists.
Casacelli and Fritchley also join Rozdarz in the top 10 overall.
Muir and Collins have shared the goaltending duties.
Australia now move to the main arena in Passau to take on Namibia
who finished 3rd in their division. The contest is for a spot
in the final four teams and entry to the medal round. A win will
see the Aussies up against Great Britain or Japan who finished
1st and 2nd respectively.
Australia Loses Thriller
Against Brazil
Playing a man short for 7 minutes in the 2nd period , Australia
went down to Brazil 6 - 5 in their first game at the IIHF World
Inline Championships in , Landshut, Germany. Australia fought
back from a 5 - 2 deficit outshooting Brazil 35 - 31, but came
up short at the buzzer. Australia's Madden and Rozdarz accounted
for two goals each.
Australia Defeats Hungary
In a fast skating game, Australia defeated Hungary 8 - 5 to record
their first win at the IIHF World Inline Championships in Landshut,
Germany. Jordie Gavin notched a hat-trick with Ollie Rozdarz getting
one goal and two assists. Jacob Collins was outstanding in the
net for the Aussies and was a major factor in the win.
IHA
2007 National Inline Team Preparing for IIHF Inline World Championships
IHA's National Inline Team have commenced training sessions and
a series of exhibition games in preparation for the IIHF 2007
World Inline Championships in Munich, Germany.
In their first exhibition game, Australia recorded a 10 - 2 win
over a local Junior Inline Team. In their second exhibition match
against Landsut, Germany, the team recorded a convincing win of
11 - 2.
The team has two more days of training before meeting Brazil in
their first Championship game on Sunday the 27th May 2007. The
Championship, touted to be the top World Championship for Inline
Hockey, kicks off on Saturday the 26th May with one single game
between Group A power house teams Team Czech Republic and host
Team Germany. All 16 teams take to the floor on Sunday in two
inline stadiums.
Australia is in one of one of four groups, of four teams each,
participating in the Championship. In addition to Brazil, Australia
will meet Hungary and New Zealand in their group before playing
cross-over games with the other groups.
Members of the 2007 Team are:
Casaceli, Michael ~ NSW
Collins, Jacob (Goal) ~ VIC
Fritchley, Luke ~ NSW
Gavin, Jordan ~ ACT
Gunn, Daniel ~ VIC
Higgins, Matthew ~ ACT
Jones, Sean ~ VIC
Madden, Adrian ~ QLD
Martin, Aubyn ~ SA
McLauchlan, Lee ~ Vic
Mock, Laurie ~ ACT
Muir, Jeremy (Goal) ~ VIC
Philps, Stu ~ ACT
Rozdarz, Ollie ~ ACT
York, Michael ~ NSW
Team Officials
Connelly, Clive (Chef de Mission) ~ VIC
Flaherty, Michael (Team Manager) ~ VIC
Hunt, Brad (Coach) ~ ACT
Gavin, Gary (Equip Manager) ~ ACT
Fans can track the Team's performance via IIHF's
Website at : www.iihf.com.
IHA National Inline Team
Announces Team Line-Up For IIHF 2007 World Inline Championships
The IHA 2007 Inline Team have completed their selection
of players for participation at the IIHF 2007 World Inline Championships
to be held in Passau and Lanshutt Germany from the 26th May –
2nd June 2007.
The team will depart for Germany on the 19th May for a 5 day camp
in Lanshutt prior to the Championship, returning to Australia
on the 5th June.
Rated as the World's premier inline championship comprising of
16 top ice hockey and inline countries, a number of countries
have pro ice hockey players in their line-up resulting in the
highest level of competition in the world. Australia is seeded
in the bottom eight teams and are looking forward to improve their
ranking.
Previous championships has seen Australia losing to their rivals
in overtime, and in 2006, three times in succession with one game
in double overtime. Japan has been victorious over Australia on
a number of previous encounters which Australia is keen to change
in 2007.
Players selected to the team are:
Casaceli, Michael ~ NSW
Collins, Jacob (Goal) ~ VIC
Fritchley, Luke ~ NSW
Gavin, Jordan ~ ACT
Gunn, Daniel ~ VIC
Higgins, Matthew ~ ACT
Jones, Sean ~ VIC
Madden, Adrian ~ QLD
Martin, Aubyn ~ SA
McLauchlan, Lee ~ Vic
Mock, Laurie ~ ACT
Muir, Jeremy (Goal) ~ VIC
Philps, Stu ~ ACT
Rozdarz, Ollie ~ ACT
York, Michael ~ NSW
Team Officials
Connelly, Clive (Chef de Mission) ~ VIC
Flaherty, Michael (Team Manager) ~ VIC
Hunt, Brad (Coach) ~ ACT
Gavin, Gary (Equip Manager) ~ ACT
For
information on the 2006 National Inline Team, click
here.
For
information on the 2005 National Inline Team, click
here.
