Humphries Shines for Team Australia

Jan 21, 2013

 

Mitch Humphries, a forward for the Granite City Lumberjacks, recently spent two weeks away from the team and participated in the 2013 IIHF U20 Division II Group B World Championship held in Novi Sad, Serbia, for Team Australia.

Humphries led Australia in goals and total points.  In the 5 games Australia played, Mitch ended with 3 goals and 3 assists and was a +5.  He was also named assistant captain for the team prior to their arrival in Serbia and was named player of the game versus Iceland.

At the conclusion of the 5 game round robin tournament, Mitch earned the Best Player Award for Team Australia.

Team Australia finished 4th in the final standings for the tournament.

More information on the tournament can be found at http://www.iihf.com/competition/323/statistics.html