2015 IIHF World Championship Division III

2015 IIHF World Championship Division III
Tournament details
Host nation	Turkey
Dates	3–12 April
Teams	7
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played	21
Goals scored	215  (10.24 per game)
Attendance	7,955  (379 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Alec Koçoğlu

The 2015 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in İzmir, Turkey, from 3 to 12 April 2015. Seven nations participated, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, who joined the world championships for the first time since 2008. After three consecutive years of finishing in the second place, North Korea won the tournament and was promoted to Division II Group B for 2016.

Divisional tournaments are designed, by the rules, to include six teams, however the Bosnian federation asked to be included and the Turkish organizers agreed. Georgia recorded their first victory, defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–1.

Participants

Team	Qualification
Turkey	Host, placed 6th in Division II B and were relegated.
North Korea	Placed 2nd in Division III last year.
Luxembourg	Placed 3rd in Division III last year.
Hong Kong	Placed 4th in Division III last year.
United Arab Emirates	Placed 5th in Division III last year.
Georgia	Placed 6th in Division III last year.
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Did not enter last year. Last played in 2008.

Standings

Promoted to Division II B for 2016

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
North Korea	6	5	1	0	0	50	9	+41	17
Turkey	6	5	0	1	0	59	11	+48	16
Luxembourg	6	4	0	0	2	39	19	+20	12
Hong Kong	6	3	0	0	3	30	30	0	9
Georgia	6	1	1	0	4	20	56	−36	5
United Arab Emirates	6	1	0	1	4	14	44	−30	4
Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	0	0	0	6	3	46	−43	0

Results

All times are local (UTC+3).

3 April 13:00

North Korea

13–0 (3–0, 3–0, 7–0)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 55

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	4 min
	56	Shots	6

3 April 16:30

Luxembourg

15–3 (3–2, 3–1, 9–0)

Georgia

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 67

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	66	Shots	9

3 April 20:00

Hong Kong

8–3 (1–0, 2–2, 5–1)

United Arab Emirates

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 73

Game reference
	20 min	Penalties	10 min
	30	Shots	18

4 April 13:00

Georgia

4–12 (2–3, 1–5, 1–4)

North Korea

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 93

Game reference
	26 min	Penalties	12 min
	17	Shots	40

4 April 16:30

United Arab Emirates

2–7 (1–2, 0–2, 1–3)

Luxembourg

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 115

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	12 min
	9	Shots	47

4 April 20:00

Turkey

11–0 (3–0, 4–0, 4–0)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 1,583

Game reference
	28 min	Penalties	10 min
	68	Shots	12

6 April 13:00

Hong Kong

8–0 (5–0, 2–0, 1–0)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 85

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	12 min
	37	Shots	15

6 April 16:30

North Korea

7–0 (5–0, 1–0, 1–0)

United Arab Emirates

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 72

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	40	Shots	16

6 April 20:00

Turkey

13–1 (3–0, 6–0, 4–1)

Georgia

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 728

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	29 min
	90	Shots	5

7 April 13:00

Bosnia and Herzegovina

0–5 (0–3, 0–1, 0–1)

Luxembourg

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 61

Game reference
	20 min	Penalties	32 min
	10	Shots	41

7 April 16:30

Georgia

3–11 (1–3, 1–4, 1–4)

Hong Kong

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 69

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	6 min
	18	Shots	47

7 April 20:00

United Arab Emirates

0–15 (0–7, 0–3, 0–5)

Turkey

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 773

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	2 min
	10	Shots	64

9 April 12:30

Georgia

4–1 (1–1, 0–0, 3–0)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 83

Game reference
	22 min	Penalties	12 min
	36	Shots	42

9 April 16:00

Turkey

10–1 (3–0, 5–1, 2–0)

Hong Kong

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 745

Game reference
	26 min	Penalties	18 min
	51	Shots	13

9 April 19:30

North Korea

5–2 (1–1, 1–0, 3–1)

Luxembourg

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 126

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	28 min
	33	Shots	20

10 April 12:30

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2–5 (0–2, 2–0, 0–3)

United Arab Emirates

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 87

Game reference
	26 min	Penalties	10 min
	25	Shots	42

10 April 16:00

Luxembourg

5–7 (2–0, 2–3, 1–4)

Turkey

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 653

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	25	Shots	36

10 April 19:30

Hong Kong

0–9 (0–3, 0–3, 0–3)

North Korea

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 73

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	28 min
	13	Shots	40

12 April 11:00

United Arab Emirates

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

Georgia

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 47

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	10 min
	26	Shots	38

12 April 14:30

Luxembourg

5–2 (2–1, 2–0, 1–1)

Hong Kong

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 232

Game reference
	22 min	Penalties	18 min
	40	Shots	17

12 April 18:00

Turkey

3–4 OT (1–2, 0–0, 2–1) (OT 0–1)

North Korea

Bornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir Attendance: 2,135

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	12 min
	41	Shots	28

External links

• IIHF website

This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia (view authors).