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2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

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2019 IIHF U18 World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Bulgaria
 South Africa
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates25–31 March 2019
9–12 April 2019
Teams10
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The 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division III A and Division III B tournaments represent the sixth and the seventh tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

Division III A

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2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates25–31 March
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored96 (6.4 per game)
Attendance6,206 (414 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Iceland Axel Orongan (16 points)
Official website
Website

The Division III A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 25 to 31 March 2019.[1] At the time of the tournament, Iceland was awarded second place;[2] however, they ended up sharing the medal with Turkey.[3]

Participants

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Team Qualification
 Iceland Placed 6th in Division II B and were relegated.
 Mexico Placed 2nd in Division III A last year.
 Bulgaria Host, placed 3rd in Division III A last year.
 Israel Placed 4th in Division III A last year.
 Turkey Placed 5th in Division III A last year.
 New Zealand Placed 1st in Division III B qualification last year.

Match officials

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4 referees and 7 linesmen are selected for the tournament.[4]

Referees Linesmen
  • Poland Bartosz Kaczmarek
  • Latvia Andreis Kudrjasovs
  • Malaysia Yong Chun Lim
  • Spain Alexei Roshchyn
  • Bulgaria Martin Boyadjiev
  • New Zealand Edward Howard
  • United Kingdom Ilia Kiris
  • China Tiange Liu
  • United States Jonathan Sladek
  • Belarus Nazar Slezok
  • Bulgaria Vasiliy Vasilev

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Bulgaria (H) 5 4 1 0 0 21 11 +10 14 Promoted to the 2022 Division II B
2  Israel 5 2 1 1 1 17 13 +4 9[a]
3  Iceland 5 3 0 0 2 23 16 +7 9[a]
4  Turkey 5 3 0 0 2 14 13 +1 9[a]
5  Mexico 5 0 1 0 4 8 20 −12 2[b]
6  New Zealand 5 0 0 2 3 13 23 −10 2[b] Relegated to the 2022 Division III B
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c In head-to-head all three have 3 points, in head-to-head goal differential Israel is +1, Iceland +1, and Turkey –2. Israel defeated Iceland 4–2.
  2. ^ a b Mexico 5–4 (GWS) New Zealand

Results

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All times are local (UTC+2).

25 March 2019
14:00
Mexico 0–4
(0–3, 0–0, 0–1)
 TurkeyWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 120
Game reference
10 minPenalties2 min
25Shots21
25 March 2019
16:30
New Zealand 3–4 OT
(1–1, 2–2, 0–0)
OT: (0–1)
 IsraelWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 139
Game reference
12 minPenalties14 min
31Shots23
25 March 2019
20:00
Bulgaria 7–5
(2–1, 4–3, 1–1)
 IcelandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 860
Game reference
14 minPenalties18 min
29Shots22
26 March 2019
13:00
Iceland 2–4
(1–0, 1–2, 0–2)
 IsraelWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 125
Game reference
24 minPenalties12 min
43Shots23
26 March 2019
16:30
Turkey 3–2
(0–0, 2–1, 1–1)
 New ZealandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 135
Game reference
4 minPenalties2 min
32Shots29
26 March 2019
20:00
Mexico 1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 580
Game reference
22 minPenalties10 min
22Shots30
28 March 2019
13:00
Mexico 5–4 GWS
(1–2, 2–1, 1–1)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)
 New ZealandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 112
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
29Shots23
28 March 2019
16:30
Iceland 5–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)
 TurkeyWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 130
Game reference
16 minPenalties22 min
35Shots27
28 March 2019
20:00
Bulgaria 3–2 OT
(0–0, 1–2, 1–0)
OT: (1–0)
 IsraelWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 650
Game reference
16 minPenalties10 min
40Shots15
29 March 2019
13:00
New Zealand 3–6
(1–0, 0–5, 2–1)
 IcelandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 110
Game reference
12 minPenalties22 min
18Shots37
29 March 2019
16:30
Israel 5–2
(1–0, 2–1, 2–1)
 MexicoWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 125
Game reference
8 minPenalties38 min
24Shots17
29 March 2019
20:00
Turkey 2–4
(0–1, 1–0, 1–3)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,360
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
31Shots27
31 March 2019
13:00
Israel 2–3
(1–1, 0–1, 1–1)
 TurkeyWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 120
Game reference
33 minPenalties6 min
23Shots40
31 March 2019
16:30
Bulgaria 5–1
(2–0, 1–0, 2–1)
 New ZealandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,400
Game reference
18 minPenalties12 min
22Shots21
31 March 2019
20:00
Iceland 5–0
(0–0, 2–0, 3–0)
 MexicoWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 240
Game reference
4 minPenalties10 min
36Shots18

Awards

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Best Players Selected by the Directorate

Source: IIHF

Division III B

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2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III B
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates9–12 April
Teams4
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored54 (9 per game)
Attendance740 (123 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Chinese Taipei Chou Hung-li (9 points)
Official website
Website

The Division III B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 9 to 12 April 2019.[5]

Participants

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Team Qualification
 Chinese Taipei Placed 6th in Division III A and were relegated.
 Hong Kong Placed 2nd in Division III B last year.
 South Africa Host, placed 3rd in Division III B last year.
 Luxembourg First time participating in tournament.

Match officials

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3 referees and 4 linesmen are selected for the tournament.[6]

Referees Linesmen
  • Russia Viktor Birin
  • South Korea Lee Joo-hyun
  • Denmark Niclas Lundsgaard
  • South Africa Jonathan Burger
  • Canada Adam Harris
  • Finland Niko Jusi
  • South Africa Frank Radue

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 0 0 22 5 +17 9 Promoted to the 2022 Division III A
2  Hong Kong 3 2 0 0 1 11 15 −4 6
3  South Africa (H) 3 0 1 0 2 13 15 −2 2
4  Luxembourg 3 0 0 1 2 8 19 −11 1
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Results

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All times are local (UTC+2).

9 April 2019
14:00
Hong Kong 4–1
(0–0, 1–1, 3–0)
 LuxembourgCape Town Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 60
Game reference
Julian MakGoaliesHugo AnsayReferee:
Russia Viktor Birin
Linesmen:
South Africa Jonathan Burger
South Africa Frank Radue
Chu (Chang, Shum) (PP) – 30:591–0
1–139:19 – Church (Meijer)
Chu (Shum) – 43:372–1
Yam (Shum) (PP) – 48:143–1
Chu (T. Ho) – 52:344–1
6 minPenalties12 min
41Shots19
9 April 2019
19:00
South Africa 2–4
(1–1, 0–3, 1–0)
 Chinese TaipeiCape Town Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 250
Game reference
Matthew CleinwerckGoaliesHsaio Po-yuReferee:
South Korea Lee Joo-hyun
Linesmen:
Canada Adam Harris
Finland Niko Jusi
0–105:00 – Hsu (Chou, Peng)
R. Venter (EA) – 12:501–1
1–228:02 – Chou (Wang W., Hsu) (PP)
1–330:14 – Wang W. (Chou) (PP)
1–435:35 – Chuang (Wu)
R. Venter (Meyer) (PP) – 54:282–4
16 minPenalties12 min
30Shots18
10 April 2019
14:00
Chinese Taipei 9–2
(2–1, 4–1, 3–0)
 LuxembourgCape Town Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 50
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
38Shots22
10 April 2019
18:00
Hong Kong 6–5
(1–0, 3–2, 2–3)
 South AfricaCape Town Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 166
Game reference
12 minPenalties31 min
30Shots28
12 April 2019
14:00
Chinese Taipei 9–1
(4–0, 1–0, 4–1)
 Hong KongCape Town Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 75
Game reference
12 minPenalties74 min
34Shots14
12 April 2019
18:00
Luxembourg 5–6 GWS
(1–2, 1–1, 3–2)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (0–1)
 South AfricaCape Town Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 139
Game reference
16 minPenalties8 min
23Shots30

Awards

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Best Players Selected by the Directorate

Source: IIHF

References

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  1. ^ Division III A statistics
  2. ^ Iceland with silver plaque and medals
  3. ^ Tchechankov, Ivan (1 April 2019). "Historic gold for Bulgaria U18". IIHF.com. IIHF. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  4. ^ "IIHF Ice hockey U18 World Championship Div III Group A – Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  5. ^ Division III B statistics
  6. ^ "IIHF Ice hockey U18 World Championship Div III Group B – Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.