2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

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2016 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III
2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division III Logo.png
Tournament details
Host nation  Mexico
Dates 15 – 24 January 2016
Teams 7
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)

The 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 15 to 24 January 2016.[1] Division III represents the sixth tier of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The champions, Mexico, were promoted to the Division II B for the 2017 tournament, and the last two placed nations (Turkey and South Africa) face the possibility of having to play in a qualification tournament in 2017.[2] Israel participated in a World Junior tournament for the first time since 1997, while Bulgaria returned after withdrawing from the 2015 tournament.

Participants

Team Qualification
 Iceland finished 6th in 2015 Division II B and were relegated
 New Zealand finished 2nd in 2015
 Mexico finished 3rd in 2015
 South Africa finished 4th in 2015
 Turkey finished 5th in 2015
 Israel last participated in 1997
 Bulgaria withdrew from competition in 2015

Standings

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Mexico 6 5 0 0 1 24 14 +10 15
 Bulgaria 6 4 0 0 2 18 13 +5 12
 New Zealand 6 4 0 0 2 29 16 +13 12
 Israel 6 3 0 1 2 39 23 +16 10
 Iceland 6 2 1 0 3 24 21 +3 8
 Turkey 6 2 0 0 4 20 15 +5 6
 South Africa 6 0 0 0 6 7 59 −52 0
Promoted to the 2017 Division II B


Results

15 January 2016
13:00 		New Zealand  1–4
(0–2, 1–0, 0–2) 		 Bulgaria Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 100
15 January 2016
16:15 		South Africa  0–10
(0–5, 0–3, 0–2) 		 Turkey Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 100
15 January 2016
20:30 		Mexico  6–5
(1–2, 4–2, 1–1) 		 Israel Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 1750
16 January 2016
17:00 		Iceland  2–4
(1–2, 1–1, 0–1) 		 Bulgaria Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 125
16 January 2016
20:15 		Israel  2–6
(0–1, 2–2, 0–3) 		 New Zealand Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 110
17 January 2016
20:00 		Turkey  2–3
(1–0, 1–0, 0–3) 		 Mexico Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 1000
18 January 2016
13:00 		Iceland  6–5 SO
(2–1, 1–1, 2–3)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–0) 		 Israel Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 100
18 January 2016
16:15 		South Africa  2–4
(0–2, 1–1, 1–1) 		 Bulgaria Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 100
18 January 2016
20:00 		New Zealand  3–2
(0–0, 2–0, 1–2) 		 Turkey Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 100
19 January 2016
13:00 		Israel  17–0
(5–0, 5–0, 7–0) 		 South Africa Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 100
19 January 2016
16:15 		Turkey  3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0) 		 Iceland Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 75
19 January 2016
20:00 		Bulgaria  0–3
(0–2, 0–0, 0–1) 		 Mexico Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 750
21 January 2016
13:00 		Israel  4–3
(1–1, 2–1, 1–1) 		 Bulgaria Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 70
21 January 2016
16:15 		Iceland  7–2
(3–0, 2–1, 2–1) 		 South Africa Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 80
21 January 2016
20:00 		New Zealand  1–2
(1–1, 0–1, 0–0) 		 Mexico Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 1000
22 January 2016
13:00 		Bulgaria  3–1
(1-0, 1-0, 1-1) 		 Turkey Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 50
22 January 2016
16:15 		South Africa  1–12
{1–2, 0–6, 0–4} 		 New Zealand Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 45
22 January 2016
20:00 		Mexico  1-4
{1-1,0-0,0-3} 		 Iceland Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 1000
24 January 2016
13:00 		Turkey  2–6
(0–1, 1–0, 1–5) 		 Israel Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 70
24 January 2016
16:15 		Iceland  5–6
(0–2, 4–2, 1–2) 		 New Zealand Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 200
24 January 2016
20:00 		Mexico  9–2
(4–0, 2–1, 3–1) 		 South Africa Ice Dome, Mexico City
Attendance: 2000

References

  1. ↑ Official Division III page
  2. ↑ IIHF Statutes and Bylaws section 805.3.

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