2014 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

2014 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III
Tournament details
Host countries  Bulgaria
 Turkey
Dates 24 – 30 March 2014
13 – 15 February 2014
Teams 9
2013
2015

The 2014 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III was a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1] The Division III A and Division III B tournaments represent the sixth and the seventh tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

Division III A

The Division III A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 24 to 30 March 2014.[2]

Participants

Team Qualification
 Australia placed 6th in 2013 Division II B and were relegated
 New Zealand placed 2nd in 2013 Division III A
 Chinese Taipei placed 3rd in 2013 Division III A
 Bulgaria hosts, placed 4th in 2013 Division III A
 Mexico placed 5th in 2013 Division III A
 Israel placed 1st in 2013 Division III B and were promoted

Final standings

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Australia 5 4 0 0 1 14 6 +8 12
 Israel 5 3 0 0 2 25 15 +10 9
 Chinese Taipei 5 2 1 0 2 12 13 1 8
 Bulgaria 5 2 0 0 3 11 17 6 6
 Mexico 5 2 0 0 3 13 10 +3 6
 New Zealand 5 1 0 1 3 9 23 14 4
Promoted to the 2015 Division II B Relegated to the 2015 Division III B

Results

All times are local. (Eastern European Time – UTC+2 / 30 March 2014: Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3)

24 March 2014
13:00
New Zealand  2–7
(0–0, 1–6, 1–1)
 Israel Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
24 March 2014
16:30
Chinese Taipei  1–2
(0–0, 0–2, 1–0)
 Australia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
24 March 2014
20:00
Mexico  2–3
(0–1, 1–0, 1–2)
 Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

25 March 2014
13:00
New Zealand  2–3 GWS
(0–1, 0–0, 2–1)
(0-0, 0-1)
 Chinese Taipei Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
25 March 2014
16:30
Israel  2–5
(0–1, 1–3, 1–1)
 Mexico Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
25 March 2014
20:00
Australia  0–1
(0–0, 0–0, 0–1)
 Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

27 March 2014
13:00
Australia  3–2
(2–1, 0–0, 1–1)
 Israel Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
27 March 2014
16:30
New Zealand  0–3
(0–1, 0–0, 0–2)
 Mexico Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
27 March 2014
20:00
Chinese Taipei  3–1
(0–1, 0–0, 3–0)
 Bulgaria Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

28 March 2014
13:00
Mexico  2–3
(0–1, 1–2, 1–0)
 Australia Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
28 March 2014
16:30
Israel  7–3
(1–2, 1–0, 5–1)
 Chinese Taipei Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
28 March 2014
20:00
Bulgaria  4–5
(2–2, 1–1, 1–2)
 New Zealand Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

30 March 2014
13:00
Chinese Taipei  2–1
(00–, 0–1, 2–0)
 Mexico Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
30 March 2014
16:30
Bulgaria  2–7
(1–3, 0–2, 1–2)
 Israel Winter Sports Palace, Sofia
30 March 2014
20:00
Australia  6–0
(3–0, 3–0, 0–0)
 New Zealand Winter Sports Palace, Sofia

Division III B

The Division III B tournament was played in İzmit, Turkey, from 13 to 15 February 2014.[3]

Participants

Team Qualification
 South Africa placed 2nd in 2013 Division III B
 Turkey hosts, placed 3rd in 2013 Division III B
 Hong Kong (first U18 WCh participation ever)

Final standings

Team GP
W
OTW
OTL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 South Africa 2 2 0 0 0 10 4 +6 6
 Turkey 2 1 0 0 1 6 4 +2 3
 Hong Kong 2 0 0 0 2 5 13 8 0
Promoted to the 2015 Division III A

Results

All times are local. (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)

13 February 2014
19:00
Turkey  5–2
(2–0, 0–1, 3–1)
 Hong Kong K.B.B. Ice Arena, İzmit
14 February 2014
15:00
Hong Kong  3–8
(1–1, 2–3, 0–4)
 South Africa K.B.B. Ice Arena, İzmit
15 February 2014
15:00
South Africa  2–1
(0–0, 0–1, 2–0)
 Turkey K.B.B. Ice Arena, İzmit

References