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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
 | tourney_name =IIHF World Championship<br>Division III
 | year = 2009
 | image = 2009 IIHF World Championship Division III Logo.png
 | size = 155px
 | caption = 
 | country = New Zealand
 | dates = April 10 - April 16
 | num_teams = 6
 | venues = [[Dunedin Ice Stadium]]
 | cities = 1
 | winners = New Zealand
 | games = 15
 | scoring_leader = {{flagicon|LUX}} Robert Beran <small>(12 pts)</small>
 | prevseason = [[2008 IIHF World Championship Division III|2008]]
 | nextseason = [[2010 IIHF World Championship Division III|2010]]
}}

The '''2009 IIHF World Championship Division III''' is an international [[Ice hockey]] tournament run by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]].  The tournament was contested on April 10&ndash;16, 2009 in [[Dunedin]], [[New Zealand]]. Mongolia withdrew from the tournament and therefore forfeited all of their games.

==Participants==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! 2008 result
|-
|{{ih|IRL}}
|Placed 6th in Division II Group A and were relegated.<ref name="2008IIHFDIVIIA">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/index.php?id=576 | title = 2008 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group A | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-03-29}}</ref>
|-
|{{ih|NZL}}
|'''Host''', placed 6th in Division II Group B and were relegated.<ref name="2008IIHFDIVIIB">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/index.php?id=587 | title = 2008 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group B | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-03-29| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100213230057/http://www.iihf.com/index.php?id=587| archivedate= 13 February 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
|-
|{{ih|LUX}}
|Placed 3rd in Division III.<ref name="2008IIHFDIVIII">{{cite web | url = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/137/IHM137Z207_Final_Ranking_1_0.pdf | title = Final Ranking | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-03-29}}</ref>
|-
|{{ih|TUR}}
|Placed 4th in Division III.<ref name="2008IIHFDIVIII"/>
|-
|{{ih|GRE}}
|Placed 5th in Division III.<ref name="2008IIHFDIVIII"/>
|-
|{{ih|MGL}}
|Placed 6th in Division III.<ref name="2008IIHFDIVIII"/>
|}

==Fixtures==
<small>All times are local (UTC+12).</small>
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = April 10, 2009
| time        = 13:00
| team1       = {{ih-rt|MGL}}
| team2       = {{ih|TUR}}
| score       = 0 – 5 (forfeit)
| stadium     = [[Dunedin Ice Stadium]]
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = April 10, 2009
| time        = 16:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|IRL}}
| team2       = {{ih|GRE}}
| score       = 3 – 7
| periods     = (0–2, 1–2, 2–3)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/188/IHM188902_74_5_0.pdf
| stadium     = Dunedin Ice Stadium
| attendance  = 200
| penalties1  = 28
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      = 54
| shots2      = 37
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = April 10, 2009
| time        = 20:00
| team1       = {{ih-rt|LUX}}
| team2       = {{ih|NZL}}
| score       = 2 – 6
| periods     = (1–1, 1–2, 0–3)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/188/IHM188903_74_4_0.pdf
| stadium     = Dunedin Ice Stadium
| attendance  = 780
| penalties1  = 20
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      = 18
| shots2      = 41
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = April 11, 2009
| time        = 13:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|GRE}}
| team2       = {{ih|MGL}}
| score       = 5 – 0 (forfeit)
| stadium     = Dunedin Ice Stadium
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = April 11, 2009
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ih-rt|IRL}}
| team2       = {{ih|LUX}}
| score       = 3 – 8
| periods     = (2–2, 0–5, 1–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/188/IHM188905_74_4_0.pdf
| stadium     = Dunedin Ice Stadium
| attendance  = 180
| penalties1  = 30
| penalties2  = 42
| shots1      = 41
| shots2      = 39
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = April 11, 2009
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|NZL}}
| team2       = {{ih|TUR}}
| score       = 8 – 2
| periods     = (2–1, 4–1, 2–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/188/IHM188906_74_7_0.pdf
| stadium     = Dunedin Ice Stadium
| attendance  = 560
| penalties1  = 26
| penalties2  = 38
| shots1      = 53
| shots2      = 18
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = April 13, 2009
| time        = 13:00
| team1       = {{ih-rt|IRL}}
| team2       = {{ih|MGL}}
| score       = 5 – 0 (forfeit)
| stadium     = Dunedin Ice Stadium
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = April 13, 2009
| time        = 16:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|LUX}}
| team2       = {{ih|TUR}}
| score       = 4 – 7
| periods     = (0–1, 1–4, 3–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/188/IHM188908_74_4_0.pdf
| stadium     = Dunedin Ice Stadium
| attendance  = 200
| penalties1  = 16
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      = 23
| shots2      = 34
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = April 13, 2009
| time        = 20:00
| team1       = {{ih-rt|NZL}}
| team2       = {{ih|GRE}}
| score       = 4 – 3 (OT)
| periods     = (0–2, 2–0, 1–1, 1–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/188/IHM188909_74_11_0.pdf
| stadium     = Dunedin Ice Stadium
| attendance  = 610
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 22
| shots1      = 47
| shots2      = 15
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = April 15, 2009
| time        = 13:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|GRE}}
| team2       = {{ih|LUX}}
| score       = 2 – 7
| periods     = (0–3, 0–2, 2–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/188/IHM188910_74_7_0.pdf
| stadium     = Dunedin Ice Stadium
| attendance  = 180
| penalties1  = 54
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      = 28
| shots2      = 41
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = April 15, 2009
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ih-rt|TUR}}
| team2       = {{ih|IRL}}
| score       = 7 – 1
| periods     = (3–0, 2–0, 2–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/188/IHM188911_74_6_0.pdf
| stadium     = Dunedin Ice Stadium
| attendance  = 170
| penalties1  = 46
| penalties2  = 36
| shots1      = 37
| shots2      = 28
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = April 15, 2009
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|MGL}}
| team2       = {{ih|NZL}}
| score       = 0 – 5 (forfeit)
| stadium     = Dunedin Ice Stadium
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = April 16, 2009
| time        = 13:00
| team1       = {{ih-rt|TUR}}
| team2       = {{ih|GRE}}
| score       = 7 – 1
| periods     = (1–1, 0–0, 6–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/188/IHM188913_74_4_0.pdf
| stadium     = Dunedin Ice Stadium
| attendance  = 250
| penalties1  = 37
| penalties2  = 20
| shots1      = 45
| shots2      = 24
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = April 16, 2009
| time        = 16:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|LUX}}
| team2       = {{ih|MGL}}
| score       = 5 – 0 (forfeit)
| stadium     = Dunedin Ice Stadium
}}
{{IceHockeybox
| date        = April 16, 2009
| time        = 20:00
| team1       = {{ih-rt|NZL}}
| team2       = {{ih|IRL}}
| score       = 9 – 0
| periods     = (1–0, 3–0, 5–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/188/IHM188915_74_4_0.pdf
| stadium     = Dunedin Ice Stadium
| attendance  = 1210
| penalties1  = 42
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 35
| shots2      = 27
}}

==Ranking and statistics==
{| class="infobox bordered"
|-
|width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc"| ||Promoted to Division II for 2010<ref name="2009IIHFDIVIII">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels0809/wm-iii | title = 2009 IIHF World Championship Div. III | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-03-29| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100402102101/http://www.iihf.com/channels0809/wm-iii| archivedate= 2 April 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=40|{{Tooltip|Rk|Ranking}}
!width=165|Team
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GP|Games played}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|W|Wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTW|Overtime wins}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|OTL|Overtime losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|L|Losses}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|GDF|Goal difference}}
!width=40|{{Tooltip|PTS|Points}}
|- align=center style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 1 ||align=left| {{ih|NZL}} || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 32 || 7 || 25 || '''14'''
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
| 2 ||align=left| {{ih|TUR}} || 5 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 28 || 14 || 14 || '''12'''
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{ih|LUX}} || 5 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 26 || 18 || 8 || '''9'''
|-
| 4 ||align=left| {{ih|GRE}} || 5 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 18 || 21 || -3 || '''7'''
|-
| 5 ||align=left| {{ih|IRL}} || 5 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 12 || 31 || -19 || '''3'''
|-
| 6 ||align=left| {{ih|MGL}} || colspan="9"|''Withdrew''
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.iihf.com/channels0809/wm-iii Division III fixtures and statistics] at 

{{Ice Hockey World Championships}}
{{Wikipedia}}

[[Category:2009 in ice hockey]]
[[Category:IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships]]