2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

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2019 IIHF U18 World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of South Africa.svg  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.

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Division III A

2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A
2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III A logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Bulgaria.svg  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) Flag of Iceland.svg Axel Orongan (16 points)
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

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

Match officials

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

RefereesLinesmen
  • Flag of Poland.svg Bartosz Kaczmarek
  • Flag of Latvia.svg Andreis Kudrjasovs
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Yong Chun Lim
  • Flag of Spain.svg Alexei Roshchyn
  • Flag of Bulgaria.svg Martin Boyadjiev
  • Flag of New Zealand.svg Edward Howard
  • Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ilia Kiris
  • Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tiange Liu
  • Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Sladek
  • Flag of Belarus.svg Nazar Slezok
  • Flag of Bulgaria.svg Vasiliy Vasilev

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria (H)541002111+1014Promoted to the 2022 Division II B
2Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 521111713+49 [lower-alpha 1]
3Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 530022316+79 [lower-alpha 1]
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 530021413+19 [lower-alpha 1]
5Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 50104820−122 [lower-alpha 2]
6Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 500231323−102 [lower-alpha 2] Relegated to the 2022 Division III B
Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 Mexico 5–4 (GWS) New Zealand

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

25 March 2019
14:00		 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg0–4
(0–3, 0–0, 0–1)		Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 120
Game reference
10 minPenalties2 min
25Shots21
25 March 2019
16:30		 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg3–4 OT
(1–1, 2–2, 0–0)
OT: (0–1)		Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 139
Game reference
12 minPenalties14 min
31Shots23
25 March 2019
20:00		 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg7–5
(2–1, 4–3, 1–1)		Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 860
Game reference
14 minPenalties18 min
29Shots22
26 March 2019
13:00		 Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg2–4
(1–0, 1–2, 0–2)		Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 125
Game reference
24 minPenalties12 min
43Shots23
26 March 2019
16:30		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg3–2
(0–0, 2–1, 1–1)		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 135
Game reference
4 minPenalties2 min
32Shots29
26 March 2019
20:00		 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)		Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 580
Game reference
22 minPenalties10 min
22Shots30
28 March 2019
13:00		 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg5–4 GWS
(1–2, 2–1, 1–1)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (1–0)		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 112
Game reference
8 minPenalties10 min
29Shots23
28 March 2019
16:30		 Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg5–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0)		Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 130
Game reference
16 minPenalties22 min
35Shots27
28 March 2019
20:00		 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg3–2 OT
(0–0, 1–2, 1–0)
OT: (1–0)		Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 650
Game reference
16 minPenalties10 min
40Shots15
29 March 2019
13:00		 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg3–6
(1–0, 0–5, 2–1)		Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 110
Game reference
12 minPenalties22 min
18Shots37
29 March 2019
16:30		 Israel  Flag of Israel.svg5–2
(1–0, 2–1, 2–1)		Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 125
Game reference
8 minPenalties38 min
24Shots17
29 March 2019
20:00		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg2–4
(0–1, 1–0, 1–3)		Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,360
Game reference
6 minPenalties8 min
31Shots27
31 March 2019
13:00		 Israel  Flag of Israel.svg2–3
(1–1, 0–1, 1–1)		Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 120
Game reference
33 minPenalties6 min
23Shots40
31 March 2019
16:30		 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg5–1
(2–0, 1–0, 2–1)		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,400
Game reference
18 minPenalties12 min
22Shots21
31 March 2019
20:00		 Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg5–0
(0–0, 2–0, 3–0)		Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 240
Game reference
4 minPenalties10 min
36Shots18

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

Source: IIHF

Division III B

2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III B
2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III B logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of South Africa.svg  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) Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chou Hung-li (9 points)
Website Website

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

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Placed 6th in Division III A and were relegated.
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Placed 2nd in Division III B last year.
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Host, placed 3rd in Division III B last year.
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg First time participating in tournament.

Match officials

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

RefereesLinesmen
  • Flag of Russia.svg Viktor Birin
  • Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Joo-hyun
  • Flag of Denmark.svg Niclas Lundsgaard
  • Flag of South Africa.svg Jonathan Burger
  • Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Harris
  • Flag of Finland.svg Niko Jusi
  • Flag of South Africa.svg Frank Radue

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 33000225+179Promoted to the 2022 Division III A
2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 320011115−46
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (H)301021315−22
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 30012819−111
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

9 April 2019
14:00		 Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg4–1
(0–0, 1–1, 3–0)		Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Cape Town Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 60
Game reference
Julian Mak Goalies Hugo Ansay Referee:
Flag of Russia.svg Viktor Birin
Linesmen:
Flag of South Africa.svg Jonathan Burger
Flag of South Africa.svg 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  Flag of South Africa.svg2–4
(1–1, 0–3, 1–0)		Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Cape Town Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 250
Game reference
Matthew Cleinwerck Goalies Hsaio Po-yu Referee:
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Joo-hyun
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Adam Harris
Flag of Finland.svg 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  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg9–2
(2–1, 4–1, 3–0)		Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Cape Town Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 50
Game reference
6 minPenalties10 min
38Shots22
10 April 2019
18:00		 Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg6–5
(1–0, 3–2, 2–3)		Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Cape Town Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 166
Game reference
12 minPenalties31 min
30Shots28
12 April 2019
14:00		 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg9–1
(4–0, 1–0, 4–1)		Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Cape Town Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 75
Game reference
12 minPenalties74 min
34Shots14
12 April 2019
18:00		 Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg5–6 GWS
(1–2, 1–1, 3–2)
OT: (0–0)
SO: (0–1)		Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Cape Town Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 139
Game reference
16 minPenalties8 min
23Shots30

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

Source: IIHF

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References

  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.
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