2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

The 2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

2019 IIHF U18 World Championship
Division III

Tournament details
Host countries	Bulgaria  South Africa
Dates	25–31 March (Group A) 9–12 April (Group B)
Teams	10
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
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The Group A tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 25 to 31 March and the Group B tournament was held in Cape Town, South Africa from 9 to 12 April 2019.[1] Luxembourg made their debut in the World Championships.

Group A

2019 IIHF World Championship Division III Group A

Tournament details
Host country	Bulgaria
Dates	25–31 March
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	96 (6.4 per match)
Attendance	6,206 (414 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Axel Orongan (16 points)
Website	Website

Participants

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

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen are selected for the tournament.[2]

Referees	Linesmen
Bartosz Kaczmarek Andreis Kudrjasovs Yong Chun Lim Alexei Roshchyn	Martin Boyadjiev Edward Howard Ilia Kiris Tiange Liu Jonathan Sladek Nazar Slezok Vasiliy Vasilev

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Bulgaria (H)	5	4	1	0	0	21	11	+10	14	Promotion to Division II B
2	Israel	5	2	1	1	1	17	13	+4	9[lower-alpha 1]
3	Iceland	5	3	0	0	2	23	16	+7	9[lower-alpha 1]
4	Turkey	5	3	0	0	2	14	13	+1	9[lower-alpha 1]
5	Mexico	5	0	1	0	4	8	20	−12	2[lower-alpha 2]
6	New Zealand	5	0	0	2	3	13	23	−10	2[lower-alpha 2]	Relegation to Division III B

Source: IIHF
(H) Host.
Notes:

1. 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. Mexico 5–4 (GWS) New Zealand

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

25 March 2019 14:00

Mexico

0–4 (0–3, 0–0, 0–1)

Turkey

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 120

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	2 min
	25	Shots	21

25 March 2019 16:30

New Zealand

3–4 OT (1–1, 2–2, 0–0) OT: (0–1)

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 139

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	31	Shots	23

25 March 2019 20:00

Bulgaria

7–5 (2–1, 4–3, 1–1)

Iceland

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 860

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	18 min
	29	Shots	22

26 March 2019 13:00

Iceland

2–4 (1–0, 1–2, 0–2)

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 125

Game reference
	24 min	Penalties	12 min
	43	Shots	23

26 March 2019 16:30

Turkey

3–2 (0–0, 2–1, 1–1)

New Zealand

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 135

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	32	Shots	29

26 March 2019 20:00

Mexico

1–2 (1–1, 0–1, 0–0)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 580

Game reference
	22 min	Penalties	10 min
	22	Shots	30

28 March 2019 13:00

Mexico

5–4 GWS (1–2, 2–1, 1–1) OT: (0–0) SO: (1–0)

New Zealand

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 112

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	23

28 March 2019 16:30

Iceland

5–2 (1–1, 0–1, 0–0)

Turkey

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 130

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	22 min
	35	Shots	27

28 March 2019 20:00

Bulgaria

3–2 OT (0–0, 1–2, 1–0) OT: (1–0)

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 650

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	40	Shots	15

29 March 2019 13:00

New Zealand

3–6 (1–0, 0–5, 2–1)

Iceland

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 110

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	22 min
	18	Shots	37

29 March 2019 16:30

Israel

5–2 (1–0, 2–1, 2–1)

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 125

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	38 min
	24	Shots	17

29 March 2019 20:00

Turkey

2–4 (0–1, 1–0, 1–3)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,360

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	31	Shots	27

31 March 2019 13:00

Israel

2–3 (1–1, 0–1, 1–1)

Turkey

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 120

Game reference
	33 min	Penalties	6 min
	23	Shots	40

31 March 2019 16:30

Bulgaria

5–1 (2–0, 1–0, 2–1)

New Zealand

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,400

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	12 min
	22	Shots	21

31 March 2019 20:00

Iceland

5–0 (0–0, 2–0, 3–0)

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 240

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	36	Shots	18

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

• Goaltender: Artem Loginov
• Defenceman: Nino Tomov
• Forward: İsmet Gökçen

Source: IIHF

Group B

2019 IIHF World Championship Division III Group B

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
Dates	9–12 April
Teams	4
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	54 (9 per match)
Attendance	740 (123 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Chou Hung-li (9 points)
Website	Website

Participants

Team	Qualification
Chinese Taipei	Placed 6th in Division III A and were relegated.
Hong Kong	Placed 2nd in Division III B last year.
South Africa	Host, placed 3rd in Division III B last year.
Luxembourg	First time participating in tournament.

Match officials

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

Referees	Linesmen
Viktor Birin Lee Joo-hyun Niclas Lundsgaard	Jonathan Burger Adam Harris Niko Jusi Frank Radue

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Chinese Taipei	3	3	0	0	0	22	5	+17	9	Promotion to Division III A
2	Hong Kong	3	2	0	0	1	11	15	−4	6
3	South Africa (H)	3	0	1	0	2	13	15	−2	2
4	Luxembourg	3	0	0	1	2	8	19	−11	1

Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

9 April 2019 14:00

Hong Kong

4–1 (0–0, 1–1, 3–0)

Luxembourg

Cape Town Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 60

Game reference
	Julian Mak	Goalies	Hugo Ansay	Referee: Viktor Birin Linesmen: Jonathan Burger Frank Radue
	Chu (Chang, Shum) (PP) – 30:59 1–0 1–1 39:19 – Church (Meijer) Chu (Shum) – 43:37 2–1 Yam (Shum) (PP) – 48:14 3–1 Chu (T. Ho) – 52:34 4–1
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	41	Shots	19

9 April 2019 19:00

South Africa

2–4 (1–1, 0–3, 1–0)

Chinese Taipei

Cape Town Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 250

Game reference
	Matthew Cleinwerck	Goalies	Hsaio Po-yu	Referee: Lee Joo-hyun Linesmen: Adam Harris Niko Jusi
	0–1 05:00 – Hsu (Chou, Peng) R. Venter (EA) – 12:50 1–1 1–2 28:02 – Chou (Wang W., Hsu) (PP) 1–3 30:14 – Wang W. (Chou) (PP) 1–4 35:35 – Chuang (Wu) R. Venter (Meyer) (PP) – 54:28 2–4
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	30	Shots	18

10 April 2019 14:00

Chinese Taipei

9–2 (2–1, 4–1, 3–0)

Luxembourg

Cape Town Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 50

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	38	Shots	22

10 April 2019 18:00

Hong Kong

6–5 (1–0, 3–2, 2–3)

South Africa

Cape Town Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 166

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	31 min
	30	Shots	28

12 April 2019 14:00

Chinese Taipei

9–1 (4–0, 1–0, 4–1)

Hong Kong

Cape Town Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 75

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	74 min
	34	Shots	14

12 April 2019 18:00

Luxembourg

5–6 GWS (1–2, 1–1, 3–2) OT: (0–0) SO: (0–1)

South Africa

Cape Town Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 139

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	8 min
	23	Shots	30

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

• Goaltender: Hsiao Po-Yu
• Defenceman: David Church
• Forward: Ryan Chu

Source: IIHF

References

1. "Kazakhstan, Japan get top events". new-iihf.com. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
2. "IIHF Ice hockey U18 World Championship Div III Group A – Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
3. "IIHF Ice hockey U18 World Championship Div III Group B – Competition officials" (PDF). IIHF. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 22 April 2019.