2016 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
| 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship Division IIII | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host nations |  Bulgaria /  South Africa
|
| Dates | 14 – 19 February 2016 14 – 20 March 2016 |
| Teams | 12 |
The 2016 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group A and 2016 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group B were a pair of international under-18 men's ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Group A and Group B tournaments made up the sixth and seventh level of competition at the 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament took place between 14 March and 20 March 2016 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The tournament was won by Australia who gained promotion back to Division II Group B for 2017 while Mexico finished last and was relegated to Division III Group B for 2017. The Group B tournament took place from 14 February to 19 February 2016 in Cape Town, South Africa. New Zealand won the tournament and gained promotion to Division III Group A for 2017.
Division III Group A tournament
| 2016 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group A | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | Bulgaria
|
| Dates | 14–20 March 2016 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  Australia ( titles)
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 109 (7.27 per game) |
| Attendance | 11,180 (745 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Ferhat Bakal
|
The Division III Group A tournament began on 14 March 2016 in Sofia, Bulgaria at the Winter Sports Palace.[1] Bulgaria, Chinese Taipei, Israel and Mexico returned to compete in Division III Group A after missing promotion in the 2015 tournament.[2] Turkey gained promotion to Division III Group A after finishing first in last years Division III Group B tournament and Australia was relegated from Division II Group B after finishing last in the 2015 tournament.[3][4]
Australia won the tournament after winning four of their five games, finishing first in the group standings and gained promotion back to Division II Group B for the 2017 IIHF World U18 Championships.[1][5] Turkey finished in second place, one point behind Australia, and Bulgaria in third place.[5] Mexico finished the tournament in last place after losing all five of their games and was relegated to Division III Group B for 2017.[1][5] Turkey's Ferhat Bakal finished as the top scorer of the tournament with 14 points and Tolga Bozaci led the tournament in goaltending with a save percentage of 91.95.[6][7] Bakal was also named the best forward by the IIHF directorate.[8] Raz Werner of Israel was named the best goaltender of the tournament and Bulgaria's Atanas Genkov was named best defenceman.[8]
Standings
| Team | GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 22 | +3 | 12 |
 Turkey
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 11 |
| Bulgaria
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 9 |
 Israel
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 8 |
 Chinese Taipei
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 5 |
 Mexico
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 0 |
| Promoted to the 2017 Division II Group B tournament | Relegated to the 2017 Division III Group B tournament |
Fixtures
All times are local. (EET – UTC+2)
| 14 March 2016 13:00 |
Mexico 
|
1 – 3 (0–0, 1–2, 0–1) |
Israel
|
Winter Sports Palace Attendance: 258 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 28 | Shots | 21 | ||
| 14 March 2016 16:30 |
Turkey 
|
5 – 4 OT (4–1, 0–1, 0–2, 1–0) |
Chinese Taipei
|
Winter Sports Palace Attendance: 268 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||
| 37 | Shots | 37 | ||
| 14 March 2016 20:00 |
Bulgaria 
|
3 – 4 (1–2, 1–1, 1–1) |
Australia
|
Winter Sports Palace Attendance: 1150 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 33 | Shots | 32 | ||
| 15 March 2016 13:00 |
Israel 
|
1 – 4 (0–1, 0–2, 1–1) |
Turkey
|
Winter Sports Palace Attendance: 125 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 26 | Shots | 40 | ||
| 15 March 2016 16:30 |
Australia 
|
6 – 3 (1–1, 1–2, 4–0) |
Chinese Taipei
|
Winter Sports Palace Attendance: 369 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 36 | Shots | 18 | ||
| 15 March 2016 20:00 |
Mexico
|
2 – 4 (0–1, 1–0, 1–3) |
Bulgaria
|
Winter Sports Palace Attendance: 1850 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 31 | Shots | 22 | ||
| 17 March 2016 13:00 |
Mexico
|
1 – 4 (0–2, 0–0, 1–2) |
Turkey
|
Winter Sports Palace Attendance: 100 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||
| 19 | Shots | 26 | ||
| 17 March 2016 16:30 |
Australia
|
4 – 3 (2–1, 0–0, 2–2) |
Israel
|
Winter Sports Palace Attendance: 365 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 35 | Shots | 27 | ||
| 17 March 2016 20:00 |
Bulgaria
|
9 – 3 (4–0, 3–2, 2–1) |
Chinese Taipei
|
Winter Sports Palace Attendance: 1890 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 36 | Shots | 22 | ||
| 18 March 2016 13:00 |
Turkey
|
9 – 6 (4–0, 2–4, 3–2) |
Australia
|
Winter Sports Palace Attendance: 230 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 46 | Shots | 39 | ||
| 18 March 2016 16:30 |
Chinese Taipei 
|
4 – 2 (1–2, 1–0, 2–0) |
Mexico
|
Winter Sports Palace Attendance: 190 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 23 | Shots | 24 | ||
| 18 March 2016 20:00 |
Israel
|
4 – 3 (3–3, 1–0, 0–0) |
Bulgaria
|
Winter Sports Palace Attendance: 1800 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
| 22 | Shots | 32 | ||
| 20 March 2016 13:00 |
Chinese Taipei
|
3 – 4 SO (0–0, 1–2, 2–1, 0–0, 0–1) |
Israel
|
Winter Sports Palace Attendance: 140 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 28 | Shots | 40 | ||
| 20 March 2016 16:30 |
Bulgaria
|
1 – 0 (0–0, 1–0, 0–0) |
Turkey
|
Winter Sports Palace Attendance: 1995 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 30 | Shots | 22 | ||
| 20 March 2016 20:00 |
Australia
|
5 – 4 (0–1, 1–1, 4–2) |
Mexico
|
Winter Sports Palace Attendance: 450 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||
| 25 | Shots | 19 | ||
Division III Group B tournament
| 2016 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group B | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | South Africa
|
| Dates | 14–19 February 2016 |
| Teams | 3 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions |  New Zealand ( titles)
|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 53 (8.83 per game) |
| Attendance | 1,751 (292 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Benjamin Harford
|
The Division III Group B tournament began on 14 February 2016 in Cape Town, South Africa at the Ice Station.[9] Hong Kong and New Zealand returned to compete in Division III Group B after missing promotion in the 2015 tournament.[3] South Africa entered the competition after being relegated from Division III Group A in 2015.[2]
New Zealand won the tournament after winning all four of their games, finishing first in the group standings and gained promotion to Division III Group A for the 2017 IIHF World U18 Championships.[9][10] South Africa and Hong Kong both completed the tournament with three points each, with South Africa taking second place with a better goal difference.[10] New Zealand's Benjamin Harford finished as the top scorer of the tournament with eleven points and James Moore led the tournament in goaltending with a save percentage of 92.98.[11][12] Harford was also named the best forward of the tournament and Moore best goaltender by the IIHF directorate.[13] Thomas Pugh of New Zealand was named best defenceman.[13]
Standings
| Team | GP |
W |
OTW |
OTL |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9 | +22 | 12 |
| South Africa
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 19 | −8 | 3 |
 Hong Kong
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 25 | −13 | 3 |
| Promoted to the 2017 Division III Group A tournament |
Fixtures
All times are local. (SAST – UTC+2)
| 14 February 2016 20:00 |
Hong Kong 
|
3 – 6 (1–4, 2–1, 0–1) |
South Africa
|
Ice Station Attendance: 400 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 min | Penalties | 26 min | ||
| 35 | Shots | 23 | ||
| 15 February 2016 20:00 |
New Zealand 
|
8 – 4 (5–1, 0–1, 3–2) |
Hong Kong
|
Ice Station Attendance: 126 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 min | Penalties | 40 min | ||
| 47 | Shots | 35 | ||
| 16 February 2016 17:45 |
South Africa 
|
1 – 6 (0–3, 1–3, 0–0) |
New Zealand
|
Ice Station Attendance: 253 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 min | Penalties | 32 min | ||
| 30 | Shots | 40 | ||
| 17 February 2016 17:45 |
Hong Kong
|
3 – 2 (1–1, 1–1, 1–0) |
South Africa
|
Ice Station Attendance: 289 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 31 | Shots | 26 | ||
| 18 February 2016 17:45 |
New Zealand
|
9 – 2 (3–0, 5–0, 1–2) |
Hong Kong
|
Ice Station Attendance: 94 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 56 | Shots | 28 | ||
| 19 February 2016 17:45 |
South Africa
|
2 – 7 (0–3, 0–1, 2–3) |
New Zealand
|
Ice Station Attendance: 589 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
| 29 | Shots | 33 | ||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "2016 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. http://www.iihf.com/competition/551/statistics.html. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. http://www.iihf.com/competition/484/statistics.html. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. http://www.iihf.com/competition/485/statistics.html. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ↑ "2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. http://www.iihf.com/competition/483/statistics.html. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Final Ranking". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2016-03-20. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/551/IHM551000_FINAL_RANKING_1_0.pdf. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ↑ "Scoring Leaders". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2016-03-20. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/551/IHM551000_85B_16_0.pdf. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ↑ "Goalkeepers". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2016-03-20. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/551/IHM551000_85A_15_0.pdf. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Best Players Selected by the Directorate". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2016-03-20. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/551/IHM551000_85I_1_0.pdf. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "2016 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. http://www.iihf.com/competition/552/statistics.html. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Final Ranking". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2016-02-19. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/552/IHM552000_FINAL_RANKING_1_0.pdf. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ↑ "Scoring Leaders". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2016-02-19. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/552/IHM552000_85B_7_0.pdf. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ↑ "Goalkeepers". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2016-02-19. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/552/IHM552000_85A_7_0.pdf. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Best Players Selected by the Directorate". International Ice Hockey Federation. 2016-02-19. Archived from the original on 2016-06-25. http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/552/IHM552000_85I_1_0.pdf. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
External links
- Division III Group A at IIHF.com
- Division III Group B at IIHF.com
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