2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

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2020 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III
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Tournament details
Host nation  Bulgaria
Dates 13–19 January 2020
Teams 8
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Champions  Iceland ({{{count}}} titles)
Tournament statistics
Games played 20
Goals scored 134  (6.7 per game)
Attendance 5,276  (264 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Iceland Axel Orongan

The 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III consists of two groups of four teams each: the top 2 teams from each division played in the semifinals in a four-team bracket for a chance to play for promotion to Division II B, while the bottom 2 teams in each group played in placement rounds for 5th to 8th place. The Division III tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 13 – 19 January 2020.[1] Iceland won the tournament.[2]

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2000.

Participants

Team Qualification
 Mexico placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated
 Australia placed 2nd in Division III last year
 Turkey placed 3rd in Division III last year
 Bulgaria placed 4th in Division III last year
 Iceland placed 5th in Division III last year
 Chinese Taipei placed 6th in Division III last year
 South Africa placed 7th in Division III last year
 New Zealand placed 8th in Division III last year

Group A

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iceland 3 3 0 0 0 19 6 13 9 Semifinals
2  Mexico 3 2 0 0 1 12 7 5 6
3  Bulgaria (H) 3 1 0 0 2 8 11 −3 3 5–8th place semifinals
4  New Zealand 3 0 0 0 3 3 18 −15 0
13 January 2020
17:00 		Mexico  5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0) 		 New Zealand Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 115
13 January 2020
20:30 		Bulgaria  3–4
(1–1, 0–2, 2–1) 		 Iceland Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 760
14 January 2020
17:00 		Iceland  5–2
(1–0, 3–2, 1–0) 		 Mexico Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 110
14 January 2020
20:30 		Bulgaria  3–2
(0–0, 2–1, 1–1) 		 New Zealand Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 850
16 January 2020
13:30 		New Zealand  1–10
(1–4, 0–2, 0–4) 		 Iceland Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 65
16 January 2020
20:30 		Mexico  5–2
(1–0, 3–0, 1–2) 		 Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 920

Group B

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 0 14 3 11 9 Semifinals
2  Turkey 3 2 0 0 1 11 4 7 6
3  South Africa 3 1 0 0 2 7 15 −8 3 5–8th place semifinals
4  Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
13 January 2020
10:00 		Turkey  3–0
(2–0, 1–0, 0–0) 		 Chinese Taipei Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 120
13 January 2020
13:30 		Australia  6–1
(0–1, 5–0, 1–0) 		 South Africa Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 125
14 January 2020
10:00 		Turkey  6–1
(2–0, 1–0, 3–1) 		 South Africa Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 95
14 January 2020
13:30 		Chinese Taipei  0–5
(0–0, 0–4, 0–1) 		 Australia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 85
16 January 2020
10:00 		South Africa  5–3
(0–0, 2–2, 3–1) 		 Chinese Taipei Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 60
16 January 2020
17:00 		Australia  3–2
(0–1, 3–0, 0–1) 		 Turkey Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 105

Playoff round

5–8th place semifinals

18 January 2020
10:00 		Bulgaria  8–1
(2–1, 1–0, 5–0) 		 Chinese Taipei Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 450
18 January 2020
13:30 		South Africa  1–2
(1–1, 0–0, 0–1) 		 New Zealand Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 75

Seventh place game

19 January 2020
10:00 		South Africa  4–5 OT
(0–1, 2–1, 2–2)
(OT: 0–1) 		 Chinese Taipei Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 55

Fifth place game

19 January 2020
13:30 		Bulgaria  6–1
(2–0, 2–1, 2–0) 		 New Zealand Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 510

Semifinals

18 January 2020
17:00 		Australia  8–3
(3–2,3–0, 2–1) 		 Mexico Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 81
18 January 2020
20:30 		Iceland  5–2
(1–1, 4–0, 0–0) 		 Turkey Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 95

Bronze medal game

19 January 2020
17:00 		Turkey  4–2
(1–1, 1–1, 2–0) 		 Mexico Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 250

Gold medal game

19 January 2020
20:30 		Iceland  4–1
1–0, 2–0, 1–1 		 Australia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 350

Final ranking

Promoted to 2021 IIHF U20 Division II B
Rank Team
1  Iceland
1  Australia
1  Turkey
4  Mexico
5  Bulgaria
6  New Zealand
7  Chinese Taipei
8  South Africa

References

  1. ↑ "IIHF Ice hockey U20 World Championship Div III – Competition schedule". IIHF. 26 September 2019. http://reports.iihf.hockey/Hydra/792/IHM792000_08_1_0.pdf. 
  2. ↑ Tchechankov, Ivan (20 January 2020). "Iceland triumphs in U20 Division III". IIHF.com. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2020/wm20iii/news/17697/iceland-triumphs-in-u20-division-iii. 


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