Despite plenty of hard work and, at times, an upper hand in the physical collisions department, Team Austria couldn’t find any way to gain a grip on Germany’s combination of skillful puck possession and strong board work over 60 minutes of play. The women from the Alpine Republic also couldn’t figure out a way to get any rubber past Germany’s star goaltender Sandra Abstreiter, who made 18 saves in leading Germany to the 2-0 shutout victory.
With that, host Germany ends the first day of the IIHF Group I Women’s Ice Hockey Final Olympic Qualification tournament in Bremerhaven tied with Hungary atop the table.
Taking place in front of 1360 attendees, the game kicked off with both teams somewhat…