2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

The 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III was played with one group of six teams, as well as a two-team qualification tournament for the 2019 tournament. Israel won all their games and were promoted to Division II B. The team which placed first in the qualification tournament was expected to be promoted to Division III, swapping places with the sixth place team in Division III, but the 2019 organizers chose to make Division III a single tournament making these placings irrelevant.

2018 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Bulgaria
 South Africa
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates22–28 January 2018
5–7 February 2018
Teams8
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The tournament was a round-robin tournament format, with two points allotted for a win, one additional point for a regulation win, and one point for an overtime or game winning shots loss.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player could not be born earlier than 1998.

The main tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, while the qualification was played in Cape Town, South Africa. The qualification was supposed to have the debut of the Turkmenistan national junior team, though they dropped out prior to it starting.

Division III main tournament edit

 
The Winter Sports Palace (on right), hosted the tournament.

The Division III main tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 22 to 28 January 2018.[1][2]

2018 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host country  Bulgaria
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates22–28 January 2018
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored126 (8.4 per game)
Attendance4,090 (273 per game)
Scoring leader(s)  Mark Revniaga (15 points)
Websitewww.iihf.com

Participating teams edit

Team Qualification
  Australia placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated
  China placed 2nd in Division III last year
  Iceland placed 3rd in Division III last year
  New Zealand placed 4th in Division III last year
  Israel placed 5th in Division III last year
  Bulgaria hosts; placed 6th in Division III last year

Final standings edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1   Israel 5 5 0 0 0 25 11 +14 15 Promoted to the 2019 Division II B
2   China 5 3 0 0 2 30 12 +18 9
3   Bulgaria (H) 5 3 0 0 2 22 24 −2 9
4   Iceland 5 2 0 1 2 20 15 +5 7
5   Australia 5 1 1 0 3 18 24 −6 5
6   New Zealand 5 0 0 0 5 11 40 −29 0
Source: IIHF.com
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

Match results edit

All times are local (UTC+2).

22 January 2018
13:00
Iceland  1–2 OT
(0–0, 0–0, 1–1)
(OT: 0–1)
  AustraliaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 300
Game reference
Maksymillian MojzyszekGoaliesAlex TetreaultReferee:
  Petr Amosov
Linesmen:
  Luchezar Stoyanov
  Toivo Tilku
0–155:17 – Kubara (Sillato) (PP2)
Orongan (PS) – 59:101–1
1–260:37 – Sillato
28 minPenalties16 min
20Shots28
22 January 2018
16:30
China  2–3
(1–1, 1–0, 0–2)
  IsraelWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 280
Game reference
Ren MingweiGoaliesRaz WernerReferee:
  Marcus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
  Joona Elonen
  Deividas Kuneikis
0–104:45 – Revniaga (PP)
Zhang P. (Ying) (PP) – 16:371–1
Ying (Guo) (PP) – 26:182–1
2–245:45 – Revniaga (Avraham)
2–352:07 – Aharonovich (Valeev, Revniaga) (PP)
8 minPenalties22 min
36Shots12
22 January 2018
20:00
Bulgaria  5–3
(2–1, 1–1, 2–1)
  New ZealandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 550
Game reference
Ivan StoynovGoaliesTayor GoodallReferee:
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Liu Tiange
  Tobias Schwenk
0–113:44 – Aguirre-Landshoeft
V. Dikov (Vasilev) (PP) – 18:501–1
Gatsev (Abdi) – 19:052–1
Dilkov – 23:453–1
3–228:48 – Hill (Taylor, Hopkins)
Vasilev (Gatsev) – 46:554–2
4–353:34 – Hill (SH)
Vasilev (ENG) – 59:075–3
12 minPenalties14 min
29Shots20
23 January 2018
13:00
China  1–2
(1–0, 0–1, 0–1)
  IcelandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 83
Game reference
Ren MingweiGoaliesMaksymillian MojzyszekReferee:
  Marcus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
  Deividas Kuneikis
  Rafal Noworyta
Zhu (Hou, Ying) – 09:181–0
1–136:17 – Thorsteinsson (Induss) (PP)
1–253:19 – Orongan (Atlason)
6 minPenalties10 min
30Shots25
23 January 2018
16:30
Australia  6–3
(2–1, 1–1, 3–1)
  New ZealandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 150
Game reference
Alex TetreaultGoaliesTaylor GoodallReferee:
  Konstantin Chubenko
Linesmen:
  Joona Elonen
  Liu Tiange
0–107:04 – Brown (Aguirre-Landshoeft)
Rye (Sillato) – 13:091–1
Wood (Steven, Kubara) (PP) – 16:422–1
Ruck (Wood, Haley) – 34:373–1
3–238:02 – Hill (Martinoli)
Sillato (Rye, Kubara) – 50:524–2
4–351:59 – Martinoli
Flanagan (Steven, Sillato) – 52:145–3
Wood (Kubara, Tripp) – 57:576–3
14 minPenalties8 min
35Shots15
23 January 2018
20:00
Israel  4–3
(1–1, 2–1, 1–1)
  BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 580
Game reference
Yehonatan ReisingerGoaliesIvan StoynovReferee:
  Petr Amosov
Linesmen:
  Tobias Schwenk
  Toivo Tilku
Kozev – 17:321–0
1–118:09 – Abdi (Perchemliev)
1–222:40 – Vasilev (Dilkov)
Mostovoy (Revniaga – 24:282–2
Ignatovich (Valeev, Mostovoy) (PP) – 26:493–2
3–345:17 – Dilkov (Vasilev, V. Dikov) (PP)
Ignatovich – 52:464–3
38 minPenalties10 min
26Shots27
25 January 2018
13:00
Australia  4–7
(1–1, 1–4, 2–2)
  IsraelWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 80
Game reference
Alex Tetreault
Sebastian Woodlands
GoaliesRaz WernerReferee:
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Deividas Kuneikis
  Rafal Noworyta
0–108:07 – Revniaga (Avraham)
Steven (Sillato, Flanagan) (PP) – 18:371–1
Wood (Sillato, Steven) (PP) – 21:262–1
2–223:02 – Revniaga (Avraham, Aharonovich) (PP)
2–330:53 – Avraham (Revniaga, Aharonovich) (PP)
2–432:51 – Valeev (Mostovoy, Lonkry)
2–537:54 – Halpert (Hoffman) (PP)
2–641:45 – Revniaga (Aharonovich, Mostovoy)
Ruck (Steven) – 49:403–6
3–750:28 – Revniaga (Avraham, Mostovoy) (PP)
Wood (Ruck, Steven) – 51:024–7
18 minPenalties18 min
29Shots29
25 January 2018
16:30
Iceland  13–3
(3–0, 6–2, 4–1)
  New ZealandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 90
Game reference
Amar HjaltestedGoaliesTaylor Goodall
Finley Forbes
Referee:
  Petr Amosov
Linesmen:
  Tobias Schwenk
  Luchezar Stoyanov
Atlason (G. Arason, Orongan) (PP) – 01:531–0
K. Arnason (Stefansson) (SH) – 04:402–0
J. Árnason (Induss, Kristveigarson) – 14:303–0
Kristinsson (Induss) – 24:274–0
Orongan – 25:015–0
Atlason (Orongan) – 28:126–0
6–128:35 – Graham (Vince, Morley-Hall)
Induss (J. Árnason) – 29:337–1
7–232:28 – Martinoli
Atlason (Orongan) – 32:538–2
Induss (V. Arason, Kristinsson) (PP) – 35:149–2
Induss (Orongan) (PP) – 47:5610–2
10–351:42 – Rawiri (Martinoli, Hill) (PP)
Kristveigarson (Grant) – 54:4711–3
Atlason (Orongan) (PP) – 55:3412–3
Maack (Kristinsson) – 56:4513–3
32 minPenalties16 min
32Shots20
25 January 2018
20:00
China  10–4
(3–1, 5–2, 2–1)
  BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 620
Game reference
Ren Mingwei
Zhang Yuhang
GoaliesIvan Stoynov
Yavor Yordanov
Referee:
  Konstantin Chubenko
Linesmen:
  Joona Elonen
  Toivo Tilku
0–102:14 – Dilkov (Vasilev) (PP)
Wang J. (Guo, Huang) – 03:231–1
Xie (Zuo) – 11:482–1
Huang (Wang J., Zhang D.) (PP) – 19:453–1
3–223:29 – Dilkov (PP)
Hou (Zhang P.) – 26:254–2
Hou (Zhang P., Ying) (PP) – 28:085–2
Ying – 29:506–2
6–334:52 – Vasilev (Dilkov)
Guo (Ying, Wang J.) – 37:227–3
Wang J. (Huang) (SH) – 39:098–3
Ying – 51:499–3
Huang (Ying) – 54:2010–3
10–459:31 – V. Dikov (K. Dikov, Dilkov)
20 minPenalties24 min
39Shots14
26 January 2018
13:00
Israel  6–2
(3–0, 0–0, 3–2)
  IcelandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 71
Game reference
Yehonatan ReisingerGoaliesMaksymillian Mojzyszek
Arnar Hjaltested
Referee:
  Konstantin Chubenko
Linesmen:
  Liu Tiange
  Tobias Schwenk
Revniaga (Aharonovich) – 08:071–0
Ignatovich – 11:032–0
Marziko (Shahar) – 19:263–0
3–141:02 – Orongan (Kristveigarson, G. Arason)
Mostovoy (Aharonovich, Kapulkin) – 43:224–1
Revniaga (Aharonovich) (PP) – 48:445–1
5–251:35 – Kristveigarson (Atlason, Orongan)
Revniaga (Aharonovich, Ignatovich) (PP) – 57:086–2
24 minPenalties14 min
26Shots25
26 January 2018
16:30
New Zealand  2–11
(0–3, 0–6, 2–2)
  ChinaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 50
Game reference
Taylor Goodall
Finley Forbes
GoaliesZhang YuhangReferee:
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Rafal Noworyta
  Luchezar Stoyanov
0–101:23 – Zhu (Yuyang)
0–204:31 – Ying (Zhang D., Wang J.) (PP)
0–311:33 – Feng
0–420:46 – Guo (Yan, Huang)
0–526:13 – Hou (Ying, Zhu)
0–626:57 – Li (Xie)
0–707:41 – Huang (Wang J.)
0–830:04 – Huang (Wang J.)
0–931:46 – Ying (Zhang P., Zhang D.) (PP)
0–1041:29 – Ying
Egan (Hill) (PP) – 51:171–10
Egan (Martinoli) (PP) – 56:402–10
2–1159:20 – Yu (Guo)
12 minPenalties26 min
9Shots44
26 January 2018
20:00
Bulgaria  7–5
(1–0, 2–3, 4–2)
  AustraliaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 410
Game reference
Ivan StoynovGoaliesSebastian WoodlandsReferee:
  Marcus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
  Joona Elonen
  Deividas Kuneikis
Dilkov (SH) – 06:531–0
1–122:18 – Kubara (Brunt, Sillato) (PP)
1–226:25 – Steven (Flanagan)
1–329:27 – Kubara (Sillato)
Dilkov (Vasilev, V. Dikov) – 36:582–3
Petkov – 38:113–3
Ivanov (K. Dikov) – 45:304–3
4–449:39 – Ruck
4–550:47 – Steven (Wardlaw)
V. Dikov (Petkov, Georgiev) – 51:065–5
K. Dikov (Vasilev) (PP) – 55:586–5
Vasilev (Dilkov, V. Dikov) (ENG) – 59:477–5
10 minPenalties14 min
37Shots26
28 January 2018
13:00
New Zealand  0–5
(0–1, 0–3, 0–1)
  IsraelWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 51
Game reference
Taylor GoodallGoaliesRaz WernerReferee:
  Marcus Wannerstedt
Linesmen:
  Luchezar Stoyanov
  Toivo Tilku
0–119:28 – Avraham (Hoffman, Tamir) (PP)
0–229:51 – Aharonovich (Mostovoy, Revniaga) (PP)
0–331:04 – Revniaga (Lavon, Hoffman)
0–434:19 – Lavon (Hoffman) (PP)
0–552:36 – Revniaga (Kozev, Merkulov)
35 minPenalties10 min
26Shots35
28 January 2018
16:30
Iceland  2–3
(1–0, 0–1, 1–2)
  BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 670
Game reference
Arnar HjaltestedGoaliesIvan StoynovReferee:
  Konstantin Chubenko
Linesmen:
  Liu Tiange
  Rafal Noworyta
Induss (Sverrisson, Kristinsson) – 02:521–0
1–133:08 – Dilkov (Vasilev)
Orongan (PP) – 41:322–1
2–248:04 – Dilkov (Vasilev, Mladenov)
2–359:46 – V. Dikov (Dilkov, Mladenov)
8 minPenalties10 min
28Shots29
28 January 2018
20:00
Australia  1–6
(0–2, 1–2, 0–2)
  ChinaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 105
Game reference
Alex Tetreault
Sebastian Woodlands
GoaliesZhang YuhangReferee:
  Michael Tscherrig
Linesmen:
  Joona Elonen
  Tobias Schwenk
0–100:16 – Guo (Huang, Wang J.)
0–205:28 – Ying (Zhang D., Wang J.) (PP)
0–325:26 – Ying
0–429:09 – Zhu (Ying, Hou) (EA)
Wood (Sillato) – 38:281–4
1–547:16 – Wang J. (Hou, Zhang D.) (PP2)
1–653:42 – Huang (Wang J., Guo)
30 minPenalties18 min
21Shots41

Statistics edit

Top 10 scorers edit

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/- PIM
1 Mark Revniaga   Israel 5 11 4 15 +7 6
2 Rudi Ying   China 5 8 6 14 +10 4
3 Daniel Dilkov   Bulgaria 5 8 5 13 +4 6
4 Miroslav Vasilev   Bulgaria 5 5 7 12 +2 16
5 Huang Qianyi   China 5 5 6 11 +14 4
5 Axel Orongan   Iceland 5 5 6 11 −1 12
7 Wang Jing   China 5 3 8 11 +9 22
8 Tomer Aharonovich   Israel 5 3 7 10 +3 18
9 Aiden Sillato   Australia 5 2 8 10 +1 6
10 Thomas Steven   Australia 5 3 5 8 +1 2

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

Goaltending leaders edit

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
1 Raz Werner   Israel 180:00 6 93.41 2.00 1
2 Maksymillian Mojzyszek   Iceland 165:51 7 91.14 2.53 0
3 Yehonatan Reisinger   Israel 120:00 5 90.38 2.50 0
4 Zhang Yuhang   China 153:57 5 87.80 1.95 0
5 Arnar Hjaltested   Iceland 134:32 8 85.19 3.57 0

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

Awards edit

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

Division III Qualification edit

The Division III Qualification tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 5 to 7 February 2018.[3]

Participating teams edit

Team Qualification
  Chinese Taipei placed 7th in Division III last year and were relegated
  South Africa hosts; placed 8th in Division III last year and were relegated

The tournament originally included Turkmenistan, but they withdrew before the event began.

Final standings edit

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1   South Africa (H) 2 2 0 0 0 6 4 +2 6 Promoted to the 2019 Division III
2   Chinese Taipei 2 0 0 0 2 4 6 −2 0
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) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Match results edit

All times are local (UTC+2).

5 February 2018
20:00
Chinese Taipei  0–1
(0–0, 0–1, 0–0)
  South AfricaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 150
Game reference
Huang Sheng-chunGoaliesRyan BoydReferees:
  Pierre Dehaen
  Vladimir Snášel
Linesmen:
  Botond Pálkövi
  Gil Haim Tichon
0–128:47 – Johnson (R. Venter, Phakathi) (PP)
12 minPenalties29 min
22Shots29
6 February 2018
20:00
South Africa  5–4
(2–3, 2–0, 1–1)
  Chinese TaipeiThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 125
Game reference
Ryan BoydGoaliesHuang Sheng-chunReferees:
  Pierre Dehaen
  Vladimir Snášel
Linesmen:
  Botond Pálkövi
  Gil Haim Tichon
Taljaard (Kruger, Alford) – 01:501–0
1–108:12 – Lin C. (Kuo, Chen K.) (PP)
R. Venter (Johnson, J. Venter) – 13:072–1
2–214:19 – Lin K. (Chen K.) (PP)
2–317:34 – Chiang (Lin C.) (PP)
Johnson (Cerff) (PP) – 23:313–3
Schuurman (Beukes) (PP) – 26:504–3
4–440:53 – Chiang (Lee) (PP2)
Bremner (J. Venter, Schuurman) – 53:055–4
34 minPenalties32 min
37Shots33
7 February 2018
20:00
Chinese Taipei  6–4 (exhibition only)  South AfricaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
The third game was officially cancelled by the IIHF directorate, but an exhibition game was still played

References edit

External links edit