2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

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2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Dates5 – 11 March 2007
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  Gold medal blank.svg Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Runner-up  Silver medal blank.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Third place  Bronze medal blank.svg Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
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2008  →

The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III was an international under-18 ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division III tournament made up the fourth level of competition at the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships and took place between 5 and 11 March 2007 in Beijing, China. The tournament was won by Spain who upon winning gained promotion, along with China who finished in second place, to Division II of the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.

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Overview

The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III began on 5 March 2007 in Beijing, China. [1] New Zealand and South Africa both returned to compete in the Division III competition after missing promotion at the previous years World Championships. [2] Turkey gained promotion back to Division III after winning the qualification game against Bulgaria which was held in January 2007. [3] Iceland and Spain entered the Division III competition after being relegated from the Division II tournaments of the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships. [4] [5] China returned to the World U18 Championships, having last played in the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group A tournament. [6]

Spain finished first after winning all five of their games and gained promotion back to Division II for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. [1] China who finished in second place also gained promotion to Division II, while Iceland finished third after winning three of their five games of the tournament. [1] Alejandro Pedraz of Spain finished as the tournaments top scoring after recording 26 points including 17 goals and nine assists. [7] Spain's Ander Alcaine finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 0.877. [8]

Division III Qualification

The Division III Qualiciation tournament was held on 28 January 2007 in İzmit, Turkey. [3] The tournament consisted of a single game between Turkey and Bulgaria who were relegated to the qualification tournament after they finished fifth and sixth in the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III tournament. [2] [3] Turkey won the game 3–2 in a shootout and qualified for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III tournament. [3]

28 January 2007
19:00		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3 – 2 GWS
(2–1, 0–1, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Izmit Ice Rink
Attendance: 200
Game reference

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 55000549+4515Promoted to Division II for 2008
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 540014616+3012
3Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 530024117+249
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 520033025+56
5Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 510041153−423
6Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 50005668−620
Source: [ citation needed ]

Fixtures

All times local.

5 March 2007
13:00		 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–18
(0–9, 1–4, 0–5)		Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Hosa Skating Center
Attendance: 101
Game reference
5 March 2007
16:30		 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg11–2
(2–1, 5–0, 4–1)		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Hosa Skating Center
Attendance: 340
Game reference
5 March 2007
20:00		 Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg16–1
(5–1, 4–0, 7–0)		Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Hosa Skating Center
Attendance: 98
Game reference
6 March 2007
13:00		 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg5–1
(0–0, 2–1, 3–0)		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Hosa Skating Center
Attendance: 111
Game reference
6 March 2007
16:30		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg0–15
(0–5, 0–5, 0–5)		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Hosa Skating Center
Attendance: 121
Game reference
6 March 2007
20:00		 Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg14–2
(4–0, 7–1, 3–1)		Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Hosa Skating Center
Attendance: 134
8 March 2007
13:00		 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–9
(0–2, 1–4, 0–3)		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Hosa Skating Center
Attendance: 101
Game reference
8 March 2007
16:30		 Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg3–6
(0–5, 1–0, 2–1)		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Hosa Skating Center
Attendance: 456
Game reference
8 March 2007
20:00		 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg16–0
(5–0, 6–0, 5–0)		Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Hosa Skating Center
Attendance: 102
Game reference
9 March 2007
13:00		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg2–5
(1–1, 0–1, 1–3)		Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Hosa Skating Center
Attendance: 102
9 March 2007
16:30		 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg2–5
(0–3, 0–1, 2–1)		Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Hosa Skating Center
Attendance: 156
Game reference
9 March 2007
20:00		 China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg4–9
(2–2, 1–4, 1–3)		Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Hosa Skating Center
Attendance: 900
Game reference
11 March 2007
13:00		 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg16–3
(2–0, 4–1, 10–2)		Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Hosa Skating Center
Attendance: 102
Game reference
11 March 2007
16:30		 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg2–10
(0–5, 0–4, 2–1)		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Hosa Skating Center
Attendance: 800
Game reference
11 March 2007
20:00		 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg6–3
(0–1, 2–2, 4–0)		Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Hosa Skating Center
Attendance: 900
Game reference

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals. [7]

PlayerGPGAPts +/− PIMPOS
Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Pedraz 517926+2229 F
Flag of Spain.svg Juan Munoz 581220+1812 F
Flag of Spain.svg Adrian Betran 58816+242 F
Flag of New Zealand.svg Martin James Lee 59615+1016 F
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Zhengyu58614+110 F
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Ling 57613+716 F
Flag of Iceland.svg Egill Thormodsson 57512+70 F
Flag of Iceland.svg Thorsteinn Bjornsson 54812+72 F
Flag of New Zealand.svg Christopher Eaden 56410+60 F
Flag of Iceland.svg Petur Maack 56410+76 F

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. [8]

PlayerMIPSOGGAGAASVS% SO
Flag of Spain.svg Ander Alcaine 210:506582.2887.690
Flag of Iceland.svg Aron Stefansson259:0499153.4784.850
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Pengfei243:0783143.4683.130
Flag of New Zealand.svg Zak Nothling 200:1299175.0982.830
Flag of South Africa.svg Zayne Campbell-Hall 178:45129237.7282.170

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