Australia has defeated Thailand and New Zealand in their second and third games, respectively, of the 2026 Youth Pan-Pacific Ice Hockey Series in Queenstown, New Zealand.
In the Thailand game, Ashton Ng led the scoring for Australia with two goals, followed by Isaiah Priday, Marcus Sande, and Jaden Zhao with one each. Defenceman Quentin Ng was awarded the second star of the match.
Against New Zealand, Marcus Sande led the scoring with four goals, followed by Ethan Qin with three, and Gabriel Duffy, Angus Hunter, Ashton Ng, MacKenzie Ouimette, George Pequignot, and Isaiah Priday with one each. Forward Dieter Lau was awarded the second star of the match.
In the other games of the day, Hong Kong defeated New Zealand 4–0 and Thailand 10–1. At the end of the preliminary round, Australia has moved into second place on the standings, three points behind the first placed Hong Kong. Competition concludes tomorrow with the playoff round where Australia will take on Hong Kong in the gold medal game.
ResultsHong Kong4–0New ZealandSOG: 58(2–0, 0–0, 2–0)SOG: 7– Game details: 09:00, 31 October 2026, Queenstown Ice Arena. Game card.Australia5–2ThailandSOG: 26(2–1, 1–1, 2–0)SOG: 29– Game details: 11:15, 31 October 2026, Queenstown Ice Arena. Game card.New Zealand6–13AustraliaSOG: 24(2–5, 1–3, 3–5)SOG: 47– Game details: 17:15, 31 October 2026, Queenstown Ice Arena. Game card.Thailand1–10Hong KongSOG: 9(0–7, 1–2, 0–1)SOG: 40– Game details: 19:30, 31 October 2026, Queenstown Ice Arena. Game card.StandingsPos+/–TeamGP W OTWOTL L PTS1–Hong Kong3300092+2Australia3200163–1Thailand3100234–1New Zealand300030Further information