Belgium and England ran up big scores against Poland and Austria, respectively, to finish in fifth and sixth place overall in the men’s EHC.
For the Red Lions, the highlight of their 7-1 win over the Poles was Thibeau Stockbroekx’s opening goal in the 18th minute, a magnificent punch shot into the ground that reached the top corner.
It started a run of four goals in 11 minutes for a healthy lead at half-time and Nelson Onana made it five in Q3. Gracjan Jarzyński pulled one back but Tom Boon and Onana got their second of the game in the closing quarter.
Six first half goals earned England sixth place overall as they had too much in the tank for Austria in a comprehensive 7-0 victory. Zach Wallace got two of the early ones while Sam Hooper got his first two goals of the competition to build their lead to six.
Sam Ward’s brilliant first time volley meant they finished their tournament on a high.
