2016 IIHF World Championship Division III

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2016 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host nation  Turkey
Dates 31 March–6 April
Teams 6
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 162  (10.8 per game)
Attendance 2,706  (180 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Georgia Boris Kochkin

The 2016 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in Istanbul, Turkey, from 31 March to 6 April 2016.[1] The host team, Turkey, won all of its games and was promoted to Division II B for 2017.

The United Arab Emirates withdrew shortly before the tournament, leaving six teams to play.[2] Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded their first victory in an IIHF tournament, defeating Hong Kong 5–4.[3] Georgia's results were later recorded as 5–0 forfeits due to the use of ineligible players.[4]

Participants

Host nation Turkey won the tournament and were promoted to Division IIB for 2017.
Team Qualification
Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa Placed 6th in Division II B and were relegated.
Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey Host, placed 2nd in Division III last year.
Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg Placed 3rd in Division III last year.
Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png Hong Kong Placed 4th in Division III last year.
Flag of Georgia.svg.png Georgia Placed 5th in Division III last year.
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png Bosnia and Herzegovina Placed 7th in Division III last year.

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]

Standings

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GDF PTS
Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey 5 5 0 0 0 35 7 +28 15
Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa 5 4 0 0 1 29 10 +19 12
Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg 5 3 0 0 2 29 14 +15 9
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 2 0 0 3 12 35 -23 6
Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png Hong Kong 5 1 0 0 4 12 26 -14 3
Flag of Georgia.svg.png Georgia 5 0 0 0 5 0 25 -25 0

Results

  • Due to eligibility violations all of Georgia's games were declared 5–0 forfeits.[6]
31 March
13:00
Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png 2–3
(1–1, 0–1, 1–1)
Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 112
31 March
16:30
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png 5–4
(1–2, 3–1, 1–1)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png Hong Kong Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 156
31 March
20:00
Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg.png 5–4
(0–1, 3–1, 2–2)
Flag of Georgia.svg.png Georgia Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 378
1 April
13:00
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg.png 9–1
(0–0, 4–1, 5–0)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png Hong Kong Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 79
1 April
16:30
Georgia Flag of Georgia.svg.png 8–0
(4–0, 2–0, 2–0)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png Bosnia and Herzegovina Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 93
1 April
20:00
Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg.png 10–2
(3–0, 4–2, 3–0)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 383
3 April
13:00
Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png 7–1
(3–0, 3–1, 1–0)
Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png Hong Kong Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 83
3 April
16:30
Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg.png 8–2
(4–0, 3–2, 1–0)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png Bosnia and Herzegovina Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 381
3 April
20:00
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg.png 5–6
(4–2, 0–1, 1–3)
Flag of Georgia.svg.png Georgia Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 92
4 April
13:00
Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png 1–5
(1–2, 0–2, 0–1)
Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 282
4 April
16:30
Georgia Flag of Georgia.svg.png 5–0
(1–0, 3–0, 1–0)
Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png Luxembourg Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 33
4 April
20:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png 0–10
(0–2, 0–7, 0–1)
Flag of South Africa.svg.png South Africa Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 65
6 April
13:00
South Africa Flag of South Africa.svg.png 2–7
(1–3, 0–2, 1–2)
Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 451
6 April
16:30
Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg.png 3–14
(0–4, 2–6, 1–4)
Flag of Georgia.svg.png Georgia Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 51
6 April
20:00
Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg.svg.png 13–0
(4–0, 3–0, 6–0)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg.png Bosnia and Herzegovina Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 67

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