| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries | |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 27 January – 2 February 2025 11–14 December 2024 |
| Teams | 10 |
The 2025 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III consisted of two international under-20 ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division III A represents the sixth tier and Division III B the seventh tier of the IIHF World Junior Championship. For each tier's tournament, the first-placed team was promoted to the next higher division, while the bottom-placed team from Group A was relegated to Group B.
To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2005.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | |
| City | Istanbul |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 27 January – 2 February 2025 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 152 (10.13 per game) |
| Attendance | 5,543 (370 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | |
| Official website | |
| www.iihf.com | |
The Division III A tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 27 January to 2 February 2025. [1] [2] [3]
| Team | Qualification |
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| placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated | |
| placed 2nd in Division III A last year | |
| placed 3rd in Division III A last year | |
| placed 4th in Division III A last year | |
| placed 5th in Division III A last year | |
| placed 1st in Division III B last year and were promoted |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 | +24 | 15 | Promotion to the 2026 Division II B | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 11 | +28 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 31 | −4 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 54 | −42 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 0 | Relegation to the 2026 Division III B |
All times are local (Turkey Time – UTC+3).
| 27 January 2025 13:00 | Bulgaria | 3–7 (2–3, 1–1, 0–3) | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 51 |
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| Kaloyan Stoyanov | Goalies | Chen Tai-Yu | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 January 2025 16:30 | New Zealand | 5–0 (0–0, 2–0, 3–0) | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 50 |
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| Joel Gerard | Goalies | Santiago Cucuraqui | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 20 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| 27 January 2025 20:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–9 (0–1, 0–3, 1–5) | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 631 |
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| Karim Ahmetovski Amor Sacic | Goalies | Kayra Aydos Yusuf Balli | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Shots | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 January 2025 13:00 | New Zealand | 5–0 (1–0, 3–0, 1–0) | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 93 |
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| Joel Gerard | Goalies | Nikola Stefanov | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 37 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||
| 28 January 2025 16:30 | Mexico | 4–6 (0–2, 2–2, 2–2) | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 68 |
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| Santiago Cucuraqui | Goalies | Karim Ahmetovski | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 January 2025 20:00 | Chinese Taipei | 8–2 (4–2, 1–0, 3–0) | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 850 |
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| Chen Tai-Yu Kao Hao-Hsuan | Goalies | Kayra Aydos | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 55 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | Shots | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 January 2025 13:00 | Chinese Taipei | 5–1 (2–1, 2–0, 1–0) | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 94 |
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| Kao Hao-Hsuan | Goalies | Santiago Cucuraqui | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 30 January 2025 16:30 | New Zealand | 12–4 (6–1, 5–2, 1–1) | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 87 |
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| Caleb Price | Goalies | Karim Ahmetovski Amor Sacic | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Shots | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 January 2025 20:00 | Bulgaria | 9–4 (3–0, 3–2, 3–2) | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: TBA |
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| Nikola Stefanov | Goalies | Kayra Aydos Yusuf Balli | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 January 2025 13:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–18 (0–1, 0–5, 1–12) | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 71 |
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| Amor Sacic | Goalies | Kao Hao-Hsuan | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 18 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Shots | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 January 2025 16:30 | Mexico | 1–6 (0–3, 0–2, 1–1) | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 153 |
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| Santiago Cucuraqui | Goalies | Nikola Stefanov | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 | Shots | 36 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 January 2025 20:00 | Turkey | 3–6 (0–2, 2–2, 1–2) | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 1,206 |
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| Kayra Aydos Yusuf Balli | Goalies | Joel Gerard | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 February 2025 13:00 | Bulgaria | 11–0 (4–0, 3–0, 4–0) | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 135 |
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| Kaloyan Stoyanov | Goalies | Karim Ahmetovski Amor Sacic | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 31 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 February 2025 16:30 | Chinese Taipei | 1–4 (1–2, 0–1, 0–1) | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 302 |
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| Kao Hao-Hsuan | Goalies | Joel Gerard | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 12 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 February 2025 20:00 | Turkey | 9–7 (4–4, 2–3, 3–0) | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul Attendance: 1,752 |
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| Kayra Aydos Yusuf Balli | Goalies | Santiago Cucuraqui | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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| 1 | Peng Mo | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | +11 | 4 | |
| 2 | Aleksandar Stanimirov | 5 | 11 | 5 | 16 | +7 | 0 | |
| 3 | Jacob Carey | 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +10 | 0 | |
| 4 | Chen Chiung-Yuan | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +11 | 2 | |
| 5 | Chi Kai-Yuan | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +12 | 2 | |
| 5 | Liu Kuan-Ting | 5 | 7 | 3 | 10 | +5 | 2 | |
| 7 | Ege Odabaş | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | –2 | 0 | |
| 8 | Aleksandar Kozhuharov | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +2 | 0 | |
| 8 | Tarik Mrkva | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | −2 | 8 | |
| 10 | Wang Yi-An | 5 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +11 | 0 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
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| 1 | Joel Gerard | 240:00 | 3 | 94.29 | 1.00 | 2 | |
| 2 | Nikola Stefanov | 180:00 | 10 | 88.64 | 3.33 | 0 | |
| 3 | Kaloyan Stoyanov | 120:00 | 7 | 88.14 | 3.50 | 1 | |
| 4 | Kao Hao-Hsuan | 185:39 | 6 | 86.67 | 1.94 | 0 | |
| 5 | Santiago Cucuraqui | 298:34 | 30 | 82.35 | 6.03 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF
Source: IIHF
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | |
| City | Bangkok |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 11–14 December 2024 |
| Teams | 4 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 53 (8.83 per game) |
| Attendance | 1,494 (249 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | |
| Official website | |
| www.iihf.com | |
The Division III B tournament was played in Bangkok, Thailand, from 11 to 14 December 2024. [4] [5] [6]
| Team | Qualification |
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| placed 6th in Division III A last year and were relegated | |
| placed 2nd in Division III B last year | |
| placed 3rd in Division III B last year | |
| first participation in World Championship |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | +14 | 9 | Promoted to the 2026 Division III A | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 1 |
All times are local (Indochina Time – UTC+7).
| 11 December 2024 16:00 | 7–2 (1–0, 3–2, 3–0) | Bangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 110 |
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| Emir Bolsunbekov | Goalies | Nico Janse van Rensburg | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 December 2024 19:30 | 1–6 (1–2, 0–1, 0–3) | Bangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 223 |
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| Baptiste Franck | Goalies | Vijak Niyomvong | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | Shots | 53 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 December 2024 16:00 | 6–7 OT (2–4, 4–1, 0–1) OT: (0–1) | Bangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 86 |
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| Baptiste Franck | Goalies | Nico Janse van Rensburg | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 December 2024 19:30 | 5–2 (0–1, 4–0, 1–1) | Bangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 275 |
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| Vijak Niyomvong | Goalies | Emir Bolsunbekov | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 34 | Shots | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 December 2024 16:00 | 5–2 (2–0, 2–0, 1–2) | Bangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 135 |
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| Emir Bolsunbekov Artem Vasilev | Goalies | Baptiste Franck | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 December 2024 19:30 | 2–8 (1–5, 0–1, 1–2) | Bangkok International Ice Hockey Arena, Bangkok Attendance: 665 |
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| Connor Gilbert Nico Janse van Rensburg | Goalies | James Na Phikul Vijak Niyomvong | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | Shots | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best Players Selected by the Directorate | |
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| Best Goalkeeper | |
| Best Defender | |
| Best Forward | |
Source: IIHF
| Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches | |
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| Sher Shamshybekov | |
| Charlie Springer | |
| Noam Levin | |
| Vijak Niyomvong | |
Source: IIHF