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The Australia mens team showed that they were here to win, racking up an impressive 15-2 scoreline against a very tired Chinese team, with Peter Cartwright picking up a hattrick. Coach Vlad Rubes said the game plan was to get an early lead, and that plan obviously worked out, given the size of the scoreline it is always hard to criticise any performance, but he suggested that in the second period ...

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Any updates from the first game?

I hear it was it was a composite Chinese team.  Fortunately a number of Thunder players are of Chinese heritage

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Given NZ are about to play it is time to bring up the appropriateness of the existing Haka that is performed before each game. Time they dropped the "Ka mate" haka and adopted a new suitable haka. Ka mate is a Te Rauparaha haka ( he was a nasty S.O.B to many tribes)  and not suited as a challenge on ice skates. Whats needed is a new challenge which incorporates using the hockey stick welded as a t...

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NZ Ice Fernz had a 3-1 win over Iceland today in their first game. Next up Korea, which is the highest ranked team in the competition.