2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

See also: 2019 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division III A and Division III B tournaments represent the sixth and the seventh tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

2019 IIHF U18 World Championship
Division III

Tournament details
Host countries	Bulgaria South Africa
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	25–31 March 2019 9–12 April 2019
Teams	10
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Division III A

2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A

Tournament details
Host country	Bulgaria
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	25–31 March
Teams	6
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	96 (6.4 per game)
Attendance	6,206 (414 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Axel Orongan (16 points)
Official website
Website

The Division III A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 25 to 31 March 2019.^[1] At the time of the tournament, Iceland was awarded second place;^[2] however, they ended up sharing the medal with Turkey.^[3]

Participants

Team	Qualification
Iceland	Placed 6th in Division II B and were relegated.
Mexico	Placed 2nd in Division III A last year.
Bulgaria	Host, placed 3rd in Division III A last year.
Israel	Placed 4th in Division III A last year.
Turkey	Placed 5th in Division III A last year.
New Zealand	Placed 1st in Division III B qualification last year.

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen are selected for the tournament.^[4]

Referees	Linesmen
Bartosz Kaczmarek Andreis Kudrjasovs Yong Chun Lim Alexei Roshchyn	Martin Boyadjiev Edward Howard Ilia Kiris Tiange Liu Jonathan Sladek Nazar Slezok Vasiliy Vasilev

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Bulgaria (H)	5	4	1	0	0	21	11	+10	14	Promoted to the 2022 Division II B
2	Israel	5	2	1	1	1	17	13	+4	9[a]
3	Iceland	5	3	0	0	2	23	16	+7	9[a]
4	Turkey	5	3	0	0	2	14	13	+1	9[a]
5	Mexico	5	0	1	0	4	8	20	−12	2[b]
6	New Zealand	5	0	0	2	3	13	23	−10	2[b]	Relegated to the 2022 Division III B

Source: IIHF
(H) Host
Notes:

1. In head-to-head all three have 3 points, in head-to-head goal differential Israel is +1, Iceland +1, and Turkey –2. Israel defeated Iceland 4–2.
2. Mexico 5–4 (GWS) New Zealand

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

25 March 2019 14:00

Mexico

0–4 (0–3, 0–0, 0–1)

Turkey

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 120

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	2 min
	25	Shots	21

25 March 2019 16:30

New Zealand

3–4 OT (1–1, 2–2, 0–0) OT: (0–1)

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 139

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	31	Shots	23

25 March 2019 20:00

Bulgaria

7–5 (2–1, 4–3, 1–1)

Iceland

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 860

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	18 min
	29	Shots	22

26 March 2019 13:00

Iceland

2–4 (1–0, 1–2, 0–2)

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 125

Game reference
	24 min	Penalties	12 min
	43	Shots	23

26 March 2019 16:30

Turkey

3–2 (0–0, 2–1, 1–1)

New Zealand

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 135

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	2 min
	32	Shots	29

26 March 2019 20:00

Mexico

1–2 (1–1, 0–1, 0–0)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 580

Game reference
	22 min	Penalties	10 min
	22	Shots	30

28 March 2019 13:00

Mexico

5–4 GWS (1–2, 2–1, 1–1) OT: (0–0) SO: (1–0)

New Zealand

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 112

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	29	Shots	23

28 March 2019 16:30

Iceland

5–2 (1–1, 0–1, 0–0)

Turkey

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 130

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	22 min
	35	Shots	27

28 March 2019 20:00

Bulgaria

3–2 OT (0–0, 1–2, 1–0) OT: (1–0)

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 650

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	40	Shots	15

29 March 2019 13:00

New Zealand

3–6 (1–0, 0–5, 2–1)

Iceland

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 110

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	22 min
	18	Shots	37

29 March 2019 16:30

Israel

5–2 (1–0, 2–1, 2–1)

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 125

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	38 min
	24	Shots	17

29 March 2019 20:00

Turkey

2–4 (0–1, 1–0, 1–3)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,360

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	31	Shots	27

31 March 2019 13:00

Israel

2–3 (1–1, 0–1, 1–1)

Turkey

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 120

Game reference
	33 min	Penalties	6 min
	23	Shots	40

31 March 2019 16:30

Bulgaria

5–1 (2–0, 1–0, 2–1)

New Zealand

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,400

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	12 min
	22	Shots	21

31 March 2019 20:00

Iceland

5–0 (0–0, 2–0, 3–0)

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 240

Game reference
	4 min	Penalties	10 min
	36	Shots	18

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

• Goaltender: Artem Loginov
• Defenceman: Nino Tomov
• Forward: İsmet Gökçen

Source: IIHF

Division III B

2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III B

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	9–12 April
Teams	4
Tournament statistics
Games played	6
Goals scored	54 (9 per game)
Attendance	740 (123 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Chou Hung-li (9 points)
Official website
Website

The Division III B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 9 to 12 April 2019.^[5]

Participants

Team	Qualification
Chinese Taipei	Placed 6th in Division III A and were relegated.
Hong Kong	Placed 2nd in Division III B last year.
South Africa	Host, placed 3rd in Division III B last year.
Luxembourg	First time participating in tournament.

Match officials

3 referees and 4 linesmen are selected for the tournament.^[6]

Referees	Linesmen
Viktor Birin Lee Joo-hyun Niclas Lundsgaard	Jonathan Burger Adam Harris Niko Jusi Frank Radue

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Chinese Taipei	3	3	0	0	0	22	5	+17	9	Promoted to the 2022 Division III A
2	Hong Kong	3	2	0	0	1	11	15	−4	6
3	South Africa (H)	3	0	1	0	2	13	15	−2	2
4	Luxembourg	3	0	0	1	2	8	19	−11	1

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

9 April 2019 14:00

Hong Kong

4–1 (0–0, 1–1, 3–0)

Luxembourg

Cape Town Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 60

Game reference
	Julian Mak	Goalies	Hugo Ansay	Referee: Viktor Birin Linesmen: Jonathan Burger Frank Radue
	Chu (Chang, Shum) (PP) – 30:59 1–0 1–1 39:19 – Church (Meijer) Chu (Shum) – 43:37 2–1 Yam (Shum) (PP) – 48:14 3–1 Chu (T. Ho) – 52:34 4–1
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	41	Shots	19

9 April 2019 19:00

South Africa

2–4 (1–1, 0–3, 1–0)

Chinese Taipei

Cape Town Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 250

Game reference
	Matthew Cleinwerck	Goalies	Hsaio Po-yu	Referee: Lee Joo-hyun Linesmen: Adam Harris Niko Jusi
	0–1 05:00 – Hsu (Chou, Peng) R. Venter (EA) – 12:50 1–1 1–2 28:02 – Chou (Wang W., Hsu) (PP) 1–3 30:14 – Wang W. (Chou) (PP) 1–4 35:35 – Chuang (Wu) R. Venter (Meyer) (PP) – 54:28 2–4
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	30	Shots	18

10 April 2019 14:00

Chinese Taipei

9–2 (2–1, 4–1, 3–0)

Luxembourg

Cape Town Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 50

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	38	Shots	22

10 April 2019 18:00

Hong Kong

6–5 (1–0, 3–2, 2–3)

South Africa

Cape Town Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 166

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	31 min
	30	Shots	28

12 April 2019 14:00

Chinese Taipei

9–1 (4–0, 1–0, 4–1)

Hong Kong

Cape Town Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 75

Game reference
	12 min	Penalties	74 min
	34	Shots	14

12 April 2019 18:00

Luxembourg

5–6 GWS (1–2, 1–1, 3–2) OT: (0–0) SO: (0–1)

South Africa

Cape Town Ice Station, Cape Town Attendance: 139

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	8 min
	23	Shots	30

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

• Goaltender: Hsiao Po-Yu
• Defenceman: David Church
• Forward: Ryan Chu

Source: IIHF