2009 IIHF World Championship Division III

The 2009 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from 10 to 16 April 2009 in Dunedin, New Zealand.[1] Mongolia withdrew from the tournament and therefore forfeited all of their games. Division III represents the fourth level of the Ice Hockey World Championships.

2009 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host country New Zealand
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates10–16 April 2009
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  New Zealand
Runner-up  Turkey
Third place  Luxembourg
Tournament statistics
Games played10
Goals scored91 (9.1 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Luxembourg Robert Beran (12 pts)
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Venue

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Dunedin Ice Stadium interior

All matches were contested at the Dunedin Ice Stadium, St. Kilda, Dunedin. This venue is the home ice of the Dunedin Thunder ice hockey team. The Dunedin Ice Stadium was used later the same month for the 2009 World Senior Curling Championships.

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
  Ireland Placed 6th in Division II Group A last year and were relegated
  New Zealand Hosts; placed 6th in Division II Group B last year and were relegated
  Luxembourg Placed 3rd in Division III last year
  Turkey Placed 4th in Division III last year
  Greece Placed 5th in Division III last year
  Mongolia Placed 6th in Division III last year

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1   New Zealand (H) 5 4 1 0 0 32 7 +25 14 Promoted to the 2010 Division II
2   Turkey 5 4 0 0 1 28 14 +14 12
3   Luxembourg 5 3 0 0 2 26 18 +8 9
4   Greece 5 2 0 1 2 18 21 −3 7
5   Ireland 5 1 0 0 4 12 31 −19 3
6   Mongolia 5 0 0 0 5 0 25 −25 0 Withdrew
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Match results

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All times are local (UTC+12).

10 April 2009
13:00
Mongolia  0–5 (forfeit)  TurkeyDunedin Ice Stadium
10 April 2009
16:30
Ireland  3–7
(0–2, 1–2, 2–3)
  GreeceDunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 200
Game reference
Adam PepperGoaliesNtalimpor PloutsisReferee:
  Fabio Lottaroli
0–113:59 - Kalyvas (Papadopoulos) (PP1)
0–219:18 - Kalyvas (Adamidis, Koufis) (PP1)
0–323:49 - Apostolidis (Kalyvas) (PP1)
25:14 - Morrison1–3
1–427:24 - Kalyvas (Iatridis)
1–543:19 - Adamidis (Lambridis)
1–645:20 - Koufis (Kalyvas) (PP2)
50:52 - Reynolds (O'Driscoll, Jackson-Wyatt)2–6
54:39 - Morrison (Leckey) (SH1)3–6
3–755:01 - Kalyvas (Adamidis, Apostolidis) (PP1)
28 minPenalties16 min
54Shots37
10 April 2009
20:00
Luxembourg  2–6
(1–1, 1–2, 0–3)
  New ZealandDunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 780
Game reference
Michel WelterGoaliesZak NothlingReferee:
  Hideki Yamauchi
0–17:27 - Soffer
12:55 - Welter (Beran) (SH1)1–1
1–227:52 - Speirs (Lee, Down) (PP1)
33:44 - Welter (Beran, Scheier) (PP1)2–2
2–339:07 - Oak (Ball) (PP1)
2–445:27 - Smith
2–548:13 - Down (Soffer) (PP1)
2–649:07 - Speirs (Oak, Nicholls) (PP1)
20 minPenalties16 min
18Shots41
11 April 2009
13:00
Greece  5–0 (forfeit)  MongoliaDunedin Ice Stadium
11 April 2009
16:30
Ireland  3–8
(2–2, 0–5, 1–1)
  LuxembourgDunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 180
Game reference
Adam Pepper
Scott Bickerstaff
GoaliesMichel Welter
Philippe Lepage
Referee:
  Nigel Boniface
0–18:04 - Beran (Welter) (PP2)
10:43 - Jackson-Wyatt (Roberts)1–1
15:20 - Roberts (McCabe, Morrison) (PP1)2–1
2–218:42 - Schram (Skamarakas)
2–321:19 - Dessouroux (Holtzem)
2–424:35 - Beran (Minden)
2–526:56 - Welter (Beran, Scheier) (PP2)
2–635:59 - Beran (Welter) (PP1)
2–739:17 - Dessouroux
56:31 - Morrison (O'Driscoll) (PP1)3–7
3–858:54 - Schons
30 minPenalties42 min
41Shots39
11 April 2009
20:00
New Zealand  8–2
(2–1, 4–1, 2–0)
  TurkeyDunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 560
Game reference
Rick ParryGoaliesEray Atali
Baris Ucele
Referee:
  Jamie Miller
0:11 - Argyle (Hay)1–0
1–10:49 - Toptaner (Solak)
10:32 - Eaden (Harrop, Hay)2–1
2–222:12 - Ozmen (Tasdemir)
24:38 - Eaden (Nicholls)3–2
29:11 - Hay (Harrop)4–2
34:53 - Argyle (Idoine, Soffer) (PP1)5–2
35:51 - Speirs (Lee, Smith)6–2
41:03 - Hay (Oak)7–2
43:21 - Argyle (Speirs)8–2
26 minPenalties38 min
53Shots18
13 April 2009
13:00
Ireland  5–0 (forfeit)  MongoliaDunedin Ice Stadium
13 April 2009
16:30
Luxembourg  4–7
(0–1, 1–4, 3–2)
  TurkeyDunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 200
Game reference
Michel Welter
Philippe Lepage
GoaliesEray AtaliReferee:
  Hideki Yamauchi
0–12:36 - Solak
0–220:55 - Solak (Ozmen, Toptaner)
0–323:05 - Ozmen (Hamarat, Solak) (SH1)
0–432:03 - Yapicilar (SH1)
35:11 - Welter (Beran, Scheier) (PP1)1–4
1–538:25 - Tasdemir (Solak)
1–642:00 - Ozmen (Toptaner, Solak)
52:32 - Mossong2–6
55:28 - Beran (Scheier, Welter)3–6
56:50 - Schons4–6
4–758:41 - Hamarat
16 minPenalties16 min
23Shots34
13 April 2009
20:00
New Zealand  4–3 (OT)
(0–2, 2–0, 1–1)
(1–0)
  GreeceDunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 610
Game reference
Zak NothlingGoaliesNtalimpor PloutsisReferee:
  Nigel Boniface
0–111:02 - Kalyvas (Papadopoulos) (PP)
0–212:21 - Papadopoulos (Apostolidis, Tilios) (PP)
25:12 - Oak (Lee, Speirs) (PP)1–2
36:23 - Speirs (Lee)2–2
2–347:00 - Papadopoulos (Kalyvas)
56:41 - Soffer (Oak, Ball)3–3
61:07 - Eaden (Speirs)4–3
10 minPenalties22 min
47Shots15
15 April 2009
13:00
Greece  2–7
(0–3, 0–2, 2–2)
  LuxembourgDunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 180
Game reference
Ntalimpor Ploutsis
Georgios Fiotakis
GoaliesMichel Welter
Philippe Lepage
Referee:
  Fabio Lottaroli
0–17:08 - Dessouroux (PP)
0–212:06 - Welter (Beran) (SH)
0–315:20 - Welter (Beran, Schons) (SH)
0–433:37 - Holtzem (Dessouroux) (PP)
0–537:02 - Funk (Scheier, Schram)
40:42 - Apostolidis (Kalyvas)1–5
1–647:36 - Minden (Beran) (PP)
48:25 - Adamidis (Koufis, Lempesis)2–6
2–755:14 - Scheier (Beran, Schons) (PP)
54 minPenalties16 min
28Shots41
15 April 2009
16:30
Turkey  7–1
(3–0, 2–0, 2–1)
  IrelandDunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 170
Game reference
Eray AtaliGoaliesAdam Pepper
Scott Bickerstaff
Referee:
  Jamie Miller
5:18 - Toptaner (Hamarat) (PP)1–0
6:51 - Yapicilar (Hamarat, Ozmen)2–0
16:32 - Yapicilar (Karakoc, Ozturk)3–0
27:11 - Ozmen4–0
35:33 - Halil (Tasdemir)5–0
5–143:46 - Morrison (Reynolds, Kelly) (PP)
45:53 - Gumus (SH)6–1
51:37 - Tasdemir (Karakoc, Gumus) (PP)7–1
46 minPenalties36 min
37Shots28
15 April 2009
20:00
Mongolia  0–5 (forfeit)  New ZealandDunedin Ice Stadium
16 April 2009
13:00
Turkey  7–1
(1–1, 0–0, 6–0)
  GreeceDunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 250
Game reference
Eray AtaliGoaliesNtalimpor PloutsisReferee:
  Hideki Yamauchi
15:39 - Gumus (Cetinkaya) (PP)1–0
1–118:25 - Kalyvas (Papadopoulos, Apostolidis) (PP)
42:26 - Karakoc (Tasdemir)2–1
43:07 - Karakoc (Yapicilar)3–1
47:35 - Yapicilar (Karakoc, Gumus) (PP)4–1
50:23 - Karakoc (Yapicilar, Ozturk)5–1
55:09 - Yapicilar (Karakoc, Tasdemir)6–1
58:36 - Ozmen (Solak, Hamarat)7–1
37 minPenalties20 min
45Shots24
16 April 2009
16:30
Luxembourg  5–0 (forfeit)  MongoliaDunedin Ice Stadium
16 April 2009
20:00
New Zealand  9–0
(1–0, 3–0, 5–0)
  IrelandDunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 1210
Game reference
Rick ParryGoaliesScott BickerstaffReferee:
  Nigel Boniface
10:29 - Harrop (Hay, Ball) (PP)1–0
23:34 - Rout2–0
24:24 - Lee (Speirs, Nicholls)3–0
24:59 - Ball (Eaden)4–0
43:17 - R. Idoine (Eaden, L. Idoine)5–0
47:10 - Lee (Speirs, Argyle) (PP)6–0
49:49 - Speirs (Lee)7–0
53:26 - Lee (SH)8–0
54:07 - Eaden (SH)9–0
42 minPenalties10 min
35Shots27

Statistics

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Tournament Awards

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Scoring leaders

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List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
  Robert Beran 4 4 8 12 0 20 F
  Brett Speirs 4 5 5 10 +5 0 F
  Benny Welter 4 6 3 9 0 2 F
  Braden Lee 4 3 5 8 +5 10 F
  Emrah Ozmen 4 5 2 7 +6 18 F
  Serkan Yapicilar 4 5 2 7 +3 20 F
  Yavuz Karakoc 4 3 4 7 +5 12 F
  Alper Solak 4 2 5 7 +4 2 F

Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

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

Player MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
  Rick Parry 120:00 45 2 1.00 95.56 1
  Eray Atali 209:11 98 10 2.87 89.80 0
  Ntalimpor Ploutsis 221:07 175 19 5.16 89.14 0
  Michel Welter 180:00 116 13 4.33 88.79 0
  Zak Nothling 121.07 33 5 2.48 84.85 1

Source: IIHF.com

References

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  • Bill Meltzer (2009-07-02). "Hockey still going Down Under". nhl.com. Across the Pond. nhl.com. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  • "Ice Blacks claim world crown". Howick and Pakuranga Times. 2009-04-27. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-02-16.