2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

Last updated
2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates22–28 January 2024
25–30 January 2024
Teams9
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The 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It consisted of two tiered groups: the sixth-tier Division III A and the seventh-tier Division III B. For each tier's tournament, the team which places first will be promoted to the next higher division, while the team which places last in Group A will be relegated to Group B.

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To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player can't be born earlier than 2004.

Division III A

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III A
2024 IIHF U20 World Championship Division III A logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
City Sofia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates22–28 January 2024
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored135 (9 per game)
Attendance1,775 (118 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Israel.svg Mike Levin (17 points)
Website www.iihf.com

The Division III Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 22 to 28 January 2024. [1] [2]

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel placed 2nd in Division III last year
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria hosts; placed 3rd in Division III last year
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey placed 4th in Division III last year
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand placed 5th in Division III last year
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan placed 6th in Division III last year

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 550004114+2715Promoted to the 2025 Division II B
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 531013117+1411
3Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria (H)530112219+310
4Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 520031519−46
5Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 510041720−33
6Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 50005946−370Relegated to the 2025 Division III B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Results

All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

22 January 2024
13:00		 Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg3–4
(0–1, 3–1, 0–2)		Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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22 January 2024
16:30		 Israel  Flag of Israel.svg8–6
(1–2, 5–1, 2–3)		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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22 January 2024
20:00		 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg3–2
(0–1, 1–0, 2–1)		Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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23 January 2024
13:00		 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg12–1
(7–0, 2–0, 3–1)		Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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23 January 2024
16:30		 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg3–4
(1–2, 1–1, 1–1)		Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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23 January 2024
20:00		 Israel  Flag of Israel.svg7–3
(1–0, 3–3, 3–0)		Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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25 January 2024
13:00		 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg3–5
(0–3, 1–2, 2–0)		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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25 January 2024
16:30		 Israel  Flag of Israel.svg16–1
(5–1, 8–0, 3–0)		Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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25 January 2024
20:00		 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg5–4
(2–0, 2–2, 1–2)		Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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27 January 2024
13:00		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg1–4
(1–2, 0–0, 0–2)		Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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27 January 2024
16:30		 New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg4–3 OT
(2–0, 1–1, 0–2)
OT: (1–0)		Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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27 January 2024
20:00		 Kyrgyzstan  Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg2–6
(1–2, 0–2, 1–2)		Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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28 January 2024
13:00		 Turkey  Flag of Turkey.svg2–4
(0–1, 1–0, 1–3)		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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28 January 2024
16:30		 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg3–6
(0–2, 2–1, 1–3)		Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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28 January 2024
20:00		 Bulgaria  Flag of Bulgaria.svg8–2
(4–0, 0–2, 4–0)		Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
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Statistics

Top 10 scorers

PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/–PIM
1 Mike Levin Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 49817+116
2 Ivan Dalmatau Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 57613+72
3 Yann Raskin Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 54913+104
4 Jackson Fontaine Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 58412+86
5 Nikita Zitserman Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 57411+130
6 Aleksandar Stanimirov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 54610+32
7 Caleb Chamberlin Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 52810+72
8 Jacob Carey Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2549+60
9 Luc Taillon Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 5538+70
10 Youval Turner Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 5178+70

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGASv%GAASO
1 Andrea Karabadjakov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 240:001590.913.750
2 Santiago Cucuraqui Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 292:591989.443.890
3 Furkan Duran Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 300:001988.763.800
4 Alon Shipinel Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 180:00887.882.670
5 David Verkhovski Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 120:00685.713.000

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

Source: IIHF

Division III B

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III B
2024 IIHF U20 World Championship Division III B logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
City Sarajevo
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates25–30 January 2024
Teams3
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored73 (12.17 per game)
Attendance1,950 (325 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Belmin Sinanbegovic (12 points)
Website www.iihf.com

The Division III Group B tournament was played in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 25 to 30 January 2024. [3] [4]

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina hosts; placed 7th in Division III last year
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa placed 8th in Division III last year
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg first participation since 2003

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion
1Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina (H)431003017+1311Promoted to the 2025 Division III A
2Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 420113313+207
3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 400041043−330
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Results

All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).

25 January 2024
18:00		 Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg7–6 OT
(1–3, 2–1, 3–2)
(1–0)		Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Skenderija, Sarajevo
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26 January 2024
18:00		 Bosnia and Herzegovina  Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg9–2
(4–1, 3–0, 2–1)		Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Skenderija, Sarajevo
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27 January 2024
18:00		 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–12
(0–4, 0–3, 0–5)		Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Skenderija, Sarajevo
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28 January 2024
18:00		 Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg2–5
(0–1, 1–2, 1–2)		Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Skenderija, Sarajevo
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29 January 2024
18:00		 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg7–9
(1–3, 3–3, 3–3)		Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Skenderija, Sarajevo
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30 January 2024
18:00		 Luxembourg  Flag of Luxembourg.svg13–1
(5–0, 3–0, 5–1)		Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Skenderija, Sarajevo
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