Ice Hockey

The Melbourne Marauders played blitzkrieg ice hockey in their first game and will be the team to beat for the division two gold medal.

Dunedin ice hockey players are in for a major boost with the appointment of Janos Kaszala as the Dunedin Thunder coach.

Luana Frear was a proud mother when she watched son Mitchell captain the New Zealand under-20 side to a win against Turkey at the Dunedin Ice Stadium on Sunday night.

The Iceland team showed emotion as their national anthem was played and they received their gold medals in Dunedin last evening.

Ryan Cairns is an international referee and ice hockey is his vehicle to visit the world.

Iceland gave New Zealand an ice hockey lesson with a commanding 7-1 win at the Dunedin Ice Stadium last night.

New Zealand beat Bulgaria 3-1 but it will need to lift its game when it faces top seed Iceland in the under 20 world third division ice hockey championships tonight.

Bulgaria gave China an unexpected fright with its aggressive play in Dunedin yesterday.

Anything can happen in age-group sport.

Fans will get a chance to witness international ice hockey when the world under-20 division three world championships are played in Dunedin next week.