2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III
| 2024 IIHF U20 World Championship Division III | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host nations | |
| Dates | 22–28 January 2024 25–30 January 2024 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
The 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It consisted of two tiered groups: the sixth-tier Division III A and the seventh-tier Division III B. For each tier's tournament, the team which places first will be promoted to the next higher division, while the team which places last in Group A will be relegated to Group B.
To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player can't be born earlier than 2004.
Division III A
| 2024 IIHF U20 World Championship Division III A | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | |
| Dates | 22–28 January 2024 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 135 (9 per game) |
| Attendance | 1,775 (118 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | |
The Division III Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 22 to 28 January 2024.[1][2]
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated | |
| placed 2nd in Division III last year | |
| hosts; placed 3rd in Division III last year | |
| placed 4th in Division III last year | |
| placed 5th in Division III last year | |
| placed 6th in Division III last year |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 14 | 27 | 15 | Promoted to the 2025 Division II B | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 11 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 46 | −37 | 0 | Relegated to the 2025 Division III B |
Results
All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).
| 22 January 2024 13:00 |
Kyrgyzstan |
3–4 (0–1, 3–1, 0–2) |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 22 January 2024 16:30 |
Israel |
8–6 (1–2, 5–1, 2–3) |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 22 January 2024 20:00 |
Bulgaria |
3–2 (0–1, 1–0, 2–1) |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 23 January 2024 13:00 |
New Zealand |
12–1 (7–0, 2–0, 3–1) |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 23 January 2024 16:30 |
Mexico |
3–4 (1–2, 1–1, 1–1) |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 23 January 2024 20:00 |
Israel |
7–3 (1–0, 3–3, 3–0) |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 25 January 2024 13:00 |
Mexico |
3–5 (0–3, 1–2, 2–0) |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 25 January 2024 16:30 |
Israel |
16–1 (5–1, 8–0, 3–0) |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 25 January 2024 20:00 |
Bulgaria |
5–4 (2–0, 2–2, 1–2) |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 27 January 2024 13:00 |
Turkey |
1–4 (1–2, 0–0, 0–2) |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 27 January 2024 16:30 |
New Zealand |
4–3 OT (2–0, 1–1, 0–2) OT: (1–0) |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 27 January 2024 20:00 |
Kyrgyzstan |
2–6 (1–2, 0–2, 1–2) |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 28 January 2024 13:00 |
Turkey |
2–4 (0–1, 1–0, 1–3) |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 28 January 2024 16:30 |
Mexico |
3–6 (0–2, 2–1, 1–3) |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 28 January 2024 20:00 |
Bulgaria |
8–2 (4–0, 0–2, 4–0) |
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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Division III B
| 2024 IIHF U20 World Championship Division III B | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host nation | |
| Dates | 25–30 January 2024 |
| Teams | 3 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 73 (12.17 per game) |
| Attendance | 1,950 (325 per game) |
| Scoring leader(s) | |
The Division III Group B tournament was played in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 25 to 30 January 2024.[3][4]
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| hosts; placed 7th in Division III last year | |
| placed 8th in Division III last year | |
| first participation since 2003 |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 13 | 11 | Promoted to the 2025 Division III A | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 43 | −33 | 0 |
Results
All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).
| 25 January 2024 18:00 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
7–6 OT (1–3, 2–1, 3–2) (1–0) |
Skenderija, Sarajevo |
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| 26 January 2024 18:00 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
9–2 (4–1, 3–0, 2–1) |
Skenderija, Sarajevo |
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| 27 January 2024 18:00 |
South Africa |
0–12 (0–4, 0–3, 0–5) |
Skenderija, Sarajevo |
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| 28 January 2024 18:00 |
Luxembourg |
2–5 (0–1, 1–2, 1–2) |
Skenderija, Sarajevo |
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| 29 January 2024 18:00 |
South Africa |
7–9 (1–3, 3–3, 3–3) |
Skenderija, Sarajevo |
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| 30 January 2024 18:00 |
Luxembourg |
13–1 (5–0, 3–0, 5–1) |
Skenderija, Sarajevo |
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References
- ↑ Division III A official website, www.iihf.com
- ↑ Division III A statistics, stats.iihf.com
- ↑ Division III B official website, www.iihf.com
- ↑ Division III B statistics, stats.iihf.com
External links
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