Wins over China and Turkïye gives Hungary a 3-0 record to sit in first place in the women’s ice hockey 3-on-3 event; Austria, Denmark and Latvia lead the men’s side

Hungary sits atop the women’s 3-on-3 standings after two days of the Youth Olympic Games ice hockey tournament.

Hungary’s three wins gives it nine points, with three teams tied for second place at six points (China, Italy and Korea).

Here is a recap of Day 2 games:

Women’s Day 2 summary

China 4, Italy 3
Nicole Varesco scored two goals for Italy in this back-and-forth affair – her second making it 4-3 China, but the Italians couldn’t complete the comeback and dropped its first game of the tournament.

Italy fell to 1-1 and China improves to 2-0.

Mexico 9, Netherlands 2
The two teams came into the game with winless 0-1 records and it seemed we would be destined for a close game, especially after the two teams were tied 2-2 after the first.

Mexico, though, scored four times in the second and added three in the third, without giving up any in the final 30 minutes, for a solid win over the Dutch.

Hungary 18, Turkïye 0
Reka Hiezl and her Hungarian teammates were at their goal-scoring ways again on Day 2.

Hiezl scored two goals in 30 seconds and was the star of the game as Hungary showed it won’t have trouble putting the puck in the net during the women’s 3-on-3 tournament, following up a 17-0 win over Mexico on Day 1 with an 18-0 victory over Turkïye on Day 2.

Korea 12, Australia 1
The Koreans earned their first win of the tournament with a strong opening period, when they scored three goals in the final two minutes. They had an even better second, where they found the back of the net five times. Korea led 8-0 after two and cruised to a 12-1 win.

The second period highlight came via a rush by Han Yuan, who went the length of the ice before making a perfect cross-crease pass to Shim Seohee, who one-timed the puck in.

Turkïye 11, Netherlands 2
The Turks earned their first win of the tournament and improved to 1-2 with a solid win over Netherlands, who dropped to 0-3.

Turkïye held a slim 2-1 lead after the first but exploded for seven goals in the middle frame on their way to the win.

Hungary 13, China 3
Hungary improved to 3-0 with another lopsided victory. The Hungarians have scored an astounding 48 goals in three games and are certainly medal favourites.

Italy 15, Australia 4
The Aussies dropped to 0-3 with a loss to the Italians, who are now 2-1 and definitely in contention.
Italy led 5-1 after the first and then jumped out to a 14-3 lead with nine goals in the second.

Korea 7, Mexico 0
Three goals in the first, none in the second and four in the third powered the host country to a shutout win over Mexico.

Korea is 2-1 and the Mexicans dropped to 1-2.

Men’s Day 2 summary

Austria, Denmark and Latvia all remained perfect on the men’s side, with the three teams tied for first place with 3-0 records. The three teams have set themselves apart through two days of the tournament, with Poland holding the fourth spot with six points, three back of the aforementioned teams.

Latvia 24, Great Britain 1
Latvia scored 24 goals in a game for the second-straight time, following a 24-5 win over Spain with a 24-1 victory over Great Britain.

Poland 10, Chinese Taipei 8
Among the closest games of the men’s tournament so far, Poland took a 5-2 lead in the first and an 8-3 lead in the second. Taipei would make it close in the third with five goals but the Poles held on for the win.

Denmark 15, Spain 2
Denmark exploded for four goals in the first, five in the second and six in the third en route to a comfortable win over Spain.

Austria 9, Kazakhstan 8
Tied 4-4 after the first and 8-8 after the second, it was the Austrians who broke the tie in the third.
The win improved Austria’s record to 2-0 in the men’s tournament, but the fun didn’t end there. As you’ll see below, the Austrians made it a perfect 3-for-3 later in the day.

Poland 10, Spain 5
The teams played even first and third periods, scoring two goals each in the opening frame and three each in the final one.

It was the second period that was the difference, as Poland scored five unanswered goals to take a big lead it would not relinquish.

Denmark 14, Great Britain 4
This one was close in the first, with the Danes holding onto a 3-2 lead. Denmark would open things up in the second and third, scoring five and six goals in the final two frames, for the big win.

The second period onslaught was highlighted by a beautiful breakaway goal by alternate captain Martinus Schioldan, who chipped a puck at centre ice past a defender and went in alone on the British goalie, using a forehand to backhand deke to score.

Austria 18, Chinese Taipei 1
Austria improved to 3-0 on the tournament, thanks in large part to filling the net in the final two periods. The Austrians scored eight times in the second and seven times in the third.

Austria’s onslaught included two shorthanded goals and three power play goals, to go along with 13 scored at 3 on 3.

Latvia 15, Kazakhstan 11
This one was a high-scoring game, with Kazakhstan taking a 6-5 lead into the second period. Latvia took over in the second, though, outscoring its opponents 6-0.

Although the Kazakhs held an advantage in the third with five goals to Latvia’s four, it was too little, too late.