Gold Medal For Ice Blacks

The New Zealand Ice Blacks won a gold medal this morning by winning the International Ice Hockey Federation Division 3 Championships at the Dundalk Ice Dome in Dublin, Ireland.

In their final game, the Ice Blacks convincingly beat South Africa 7 - 0 with goalkeeper Gareth Livingstone achieving only the second shutout of the tournament.

Goal Scorers            NZIHF Team                      Goals
Brett Speirs            Southern Stampede               2
Simon Glass             Southern Stampede               1
Joshua Hay South        Auckland Swam           1
Daniel Smith            West Auckland Admirals  2
Braden Lee              Southern Stampede               1
The Ice Blacks best player for the game was Southern Stampede player Brett Speirs.
Gareth Livingstone was named Goalkeeper of the Tournament and Andrew Hay was named best Defenceman.
The New Zealand Ice Blacks having remained unbeaten throughout the tournament finished first, hosts Ireland beat Luxembourg in their final match to take 2nd, and Luxembourg placed 3rd.

The Ice Blacks will next year move into Division 2 Pool B.

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