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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
 | tourney_name =IIHF World Championship<br>Division III
 | year = 2010
 | image = 2010 IIHF World Championship Division III Logo.png
 | size = 
 | caption = 
 | country = Luxembourg 
 | country2 = Armenia  
 | dates = April 14 – April 18
 | num_teams = 8 (two groups of 4)
 | venues = 2
 | cities = 2
 | prevseason = [[2009 IIHF World Championship Division III|2009]]
 | nextseason = [[2011 IIHF World Championship Division III|2011]]
}}

'''The 2010 IIHF World Championship Division III''' was an international Ice Hockey tournament run by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]. The tournament was contested from April 13&ndash;18, 2010. For the first time in the third division the teams was separated into two groups.  Group A was played in [[Kockelscheuer]], [[Luxembourg]],<ref name="2010GROUPA">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm-iiia/statistics.html | title = 2010 IIHF World Championship Div. III Group A | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-04-13 |deadurl=no| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100415194115/http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm-iiia/statistics.html| archivedate= 15 April 2010 <!--DASHBot-->}}</ref> while Group B's games took place in [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]].<ref name="2010GROUPB">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm-iiib/statistics.html | title = 2010 IIHF World Championship Div. III Group B | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-04-13 |deadurl=no| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100416084707/http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm-iiib/statistics.html| archivedate= 16 April 2010 <!--DASHBot-->}}</ref>

The [[IIHF]] announced on February 5, 2010 that the Division III Group A championship would be moved from [[Athens]], [[Greece]] to [[Kockelscheuer]], [[Luxembourg]] after the [[Hellenic Ice Sports Federation]] announced they would not able to host the tournament after problems with government funding.<ref name="iihf">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm-iiia/information.html | title = Division III in Luxembourg | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2010-02-16| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20100212143219/http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm-iiia/information.html| archivedate= 12 February 2010 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref> [[Ireland]] and [[North Korea]] were both promoted to Division II for the [[2011 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships|2011 World Championships]]. According to the IIHF, due to eligibility issues all games involving [[Armenia]]'s became 5–0 wins for the opposing teams and Armenia was excluded from the final ranking.<ref name="2010DIVIIIBSCHEDULE">{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm-iiib | title=Schedule | publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date= | accessdate=2011-05-21 |deadurl=no| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20110604175704/http://www.iihf.com/channels0910/wm-iiib| archivedate= 4 June 2011 <!--DASHBot-->}}</ref>

==Participants==

===Group A===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Qualification
|-
|{{ih|LUX}}
|'''Host''', placed 3rd in Division III in 2009.<ref name="2009DIII">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels0809/wm-iii | title = 2009 IIHF World Championship Div. III | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2009-12-07}}</ref>
|-
|{{ih|GRE}}
|Placed 4th in Division III in 2009.<ref name="2009DIII"/>
|-
|{{ih|IRL}}
|Placed 5th in Division III in 2009.<ref name="2009DIII"/>
|-
|{{ih|UAE}}
|First time competing in tournament.
|-
|}

===Group B===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Qualification
|-
|{{ih|PRK}}
|Placed 6th in Division II Group A and were relegated in 2009.<ref name="2009DIIA">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels0809/wm-iia | title = 2009 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group A | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2009-12-07}}</ref>
|-
|{{ih|RSA}}
|Placed 6th in Division II Group B and were relegated in 2009.<ref name="2009DIIB">{{cite web | url = http://www.iihf.com/channels0809/wm-iib | title = 2009 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group B | publisher = [[International Ice Hockey Federation]] | date = | accessdate = 2009-12-07| archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20091126005212/http://www.iihf.com/channels0809/wm-iib| archivedate= 26 November 2009 <!--DASHBot-->| deadurl= no}}</ref>
|-
|{{ih|ARM}}
|'''Host''', did not participate last year.
|-
|{{ih|MGL}}
|Placed 6th in Division III last year (withdrew).<ref name="2009DIII"/>
|}

==Group A Tournament==

===Standings===
{| class="infobox bordered"
|-
|width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc"| ||Promoted to Division II for 2011
|}
{| 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}}
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 1 ||align=left| {{ih|IRL}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 17 || 7 || 10 || '''9'''
|-
| 2 ||align=left| {{ih|GRE}} || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 10 || 5 || 5 || '''6'''
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{ih|LUX}} || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 8 || 10 || -2 || '''3'''
|-
| 4 ||align=left| {{ih|UAE}} || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 5 || 18 || -13 || '''0'''
|}

===Fixtures===

<small>All times local.</small>
{{icehockeybox
| date        = April 14
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|GRE}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|UAE}}
| score       = 7 – 1
| periods     = (2–1, 1–0, 4–0)   
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/228/IHM228901_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = Patinoire de Kockelscheuer
| attendance  = 131
| penalties1  = 20
| penalties2  = 20
| shots1      = 32
| shots2      = 35
}}
{{icehockeybox
| date        = April 14
| time        = 20:15
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|IRE}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|LUX}}
| score       = 6 – 4
| periods     = (0–0, 5–1, 1–3)   
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/228/IHM228902_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = Patinoire de Kockelscheuer
| attendance  = 635
| penalties1  = 47
| penalties2  = 38
| shots1      = 30
| shots2      = 37
}}
{{icehockeybox
| date        = April 15
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ih-rt|GRE}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|IRE}}'''
| score       = 1 – 3
| periods     = (1–0, 0–3, 0–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/228/IHM228903_74_2_0.pdf
| stadium     = Patinoire de Kockelscheuer
| attendance  = 102
| penalties1  = 37
| penalties2  = 30
| shots1      = 15
| shots2      = 38
}}
{{icehockeybox
| date        = April 15
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|LUX}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|UAE}}
| score       = 3 – 2
| periods     = (1–0, 1–1, 1–1)   
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/228/IHM228904_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = Patinoire de Kockelscheuer
| attendance  = 495
| penalties1  = 26
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      = 42
| shots2      = 29
}}
{{icehockeybox
| date        = April 17
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ih-rt|UAE}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|IRL}}'''
| score       = 2 – 8
| periods     = (0–2, 0–4, 2–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/228/IHM228905_74_3_0.pdf
| attendance  = 250
| penalties1  = 14
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      = 16
| shots2      = 32
}}
{{icehockeybox
| date        = April 17
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|LUX}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|GRE}}'''
| score       = 1 – 2
| periods     = (0–0, 0–1, 1–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/228/IHM228906_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = Patinoire de Kockelscheuer
| attendance  = 1150
| penalties1  = 60
| penalties2  = 18
| shots1      = 27
| shots2      = 21
}}

==Group B Tournament==

===Standings===
{| class="infobox bordered"
|-
|width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc"| ||Promoted to Division II for 2011
|}
{| 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}}
|-bgcolor=
| 1 ||align=left| {{ih|ARM}} || 3 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 31 || 8 || 23 || '''9'''
|-bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 2 ||align=left| {{ih|PRK}} || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 32 || 11 || 21 || '''6'''
|-
| 3 ||align=left| {{ih|RSA}} || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 17 || 14 || 3 || '''3'''
|-
| 4 ||align=left| {{ih|MGL}} || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 2 || 49 || -47 || '''0'''
|}

===Fixtures===
<small>All times local.</small>
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 14, 2010
| time        = 16:00
| team1       = {{ih-rt|MGL}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|PRK}}'''
| score       = 1 – 22
| periods     = (0–7, 0–9, 1–6)
| reference   = 
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| stadium     = [[Karen Demirchyan Complex]]
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}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 14, 2010
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|RSA}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|ARM}}'''
| score       = 2 – 9
| periods     = (1–4, 1–3, 0–2)
| reference   = 
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{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 15, 2010
| time        = 16:00
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|RSA}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|MGL}}
| score       = 12 – 1
| periods     = (5–1, 6–0, 1–0)
| reference   = 
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{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 15, 2010
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ih-rt|PRK}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|ARM}}'''
| score       = 6 – 7
| periods     = (3–1, 2–5, 1–1)
| reference   = 
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{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 17, 2010
| time        = 16:00
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|PRK}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|RSA}}
| score       = 4 – 3
| periods     = (1–0, 1–1,2–2)
| reference   = 
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{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 17, 2010
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|ARM}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|MGL}}
| score       = 15 – 0
| periods     = (6–0, 5–0, 4–0)
| reference   = 
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====Bronze Medal Game====
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 18, 2010
| time        = 16:00
| bg          = #FFDAB9
| team1       = '''{{ih|RSA}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|MGL}}
| score       = 8 – 3
| periods     = (3–1, 1–2, 4–0)
| reference   = 
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| progression = 
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}}

====Gold Medal Game====
{{hockeybox2
| date        = April 18, 2010
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #F7F6A8
| team1       = {{ih|ARM}}
| team2       = '''{{ih|PRK}}'''
| score       = 2 – 5
| periods     = (1–2, 1–2, 0–1)
| reference   = 
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}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.iihf.com/ International Ice Hockey Federation]

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

[[Category:2010 in ice hockey]]
[[Category:IIHF Men's World Ice Hockey Championships]]