2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
International ice hockey competition
2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III Host countries Bulgaria South Africa Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities) Dates 25–31 March 2019 9–12 April 2019 Teams 10
The 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation . The Division III A and Division III B tournaments represent the sixth and the seventh tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship .
Division III A
International ice hockey competition
2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A Host country Bulgaria Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 25–31 March Teams 6 Games played 15 Goals scored 96 (6.4 per game) Attendance 6,206 (414 per game) Scoring leader(s) Axel Orongan (16 points)Website
The Division III A tournament was played in Sofia , Bulgaria, from 25 to 31 March 2019.[ 1] At the time of the tournament, Iceland was awarded second place;[ 2] however, they ended up sharing the medal with Turkey.[ 3]
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.[ 4]
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
Source:
IIHF (H) Host
Notes:
^ a b c 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.
^ a b Mexico 5–4 (GWS) New Zealand
Results
All times are local (UTC+2 ).
Awards
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
Source: IIHF
Division III B
International ice hockey competition
2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III B Host country South Africa Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city) Dates 9–12 April Teams 4 Games played 6 Goals scored 54 (9 per game) Attendance 740 (123 per game) Scoring leader(s) Chou Hung-li (9 points)Website
The Division III B tournament was played in Cape Town , South Africa, from 9 to 12 April 2019.[ 5]
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.[ 6]
Referees
Linesmen
Viktor Birin
Lee Joo-hyun
Niclas Lundsgaard
Jonathan Burger
Adam Harris
Niko Jusi
Frank Radue
Standings
Results
All times are local (UTC+2 ).
Awards
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
Source: IIHF
References