MONTREAL — Tournament action resumed at the IIHF World Championship on Friday, with Vinzenz Rohrer and Emil Heineman suiting up for Austria and Sweden, respectively, at Avicii Arena.
Here’s a brief summary of their games:
AUSTRIA 5 – FRANCE 2
The Austrians jumped to a commanding 3-0 lead in the first period, courtesy of Marco Kasper, Rohrer and Ramon Schnetzer.
Rohrer scored in a second game in a row, burying a loose puck past goaltender Antoine Keller.
P1 07:58 [2]-0 Rohrer (Haudum, Lebler)
The French netminder was replaced by Quentin Papillon following Austria’s third goal.
Rohrer came close to tallying his third of the tournament on a penalty shot in the final stanza, but the goal was overturned by officials. Soon after, France’s Jordann Perret notched his side’s first goal of