2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

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2012 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III
2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III.png
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
Dates12 – 18 March 2012
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Gold medal blank.svg Belgium
Runner-up Silver medal blank.svg New Zealand
Third place Bronze medal blank.svg Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored157 (10.47 per match)
Scoring leader(s)
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Main article: 2012 IIHF World U18 Championships

The 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III was an international under-18 ice hockey tournament organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. In 2012 was introduced a new format of the IIHF World U18 Championships, therefore Division III now represents the sixth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championships. The Division III tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 12 to 18 March 2012.[1]

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 New Zealand Placed 6th in 2011 Division II (Group A) and were relegated
 Belgium Placed 6th in 2011 Division II (Group B) and were relegated
 Bulgaria Hosts, placed 2nd in 2011 Division III (Group A)
 Mexico Placed 2nd in 2011 Division III (Group B)
 Chinese Taipei Placed 3rd in 2011 Division III (Group A)
 South Africa Placed 3rd in 2011 Division III (Group B)

Final standings[]

Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Belgium 5 5 0 0 0 48 12 +36 15
 New Zealand 5 4 0 0 1 33 13 +20 12
 Mexico 5 3 0 0 2 24 15 +9 9
 Bulgaria 5 2 0 0 3 27 23 +4 6
 Chinese Taipei 5 1 0 0 4 19 26 −7 3
 South Africa 5 0 0 0 5 6 68 −62 0
Promoted to the 2013 Division II B Relegated to the 2013 Division III B

Results[]

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

12 March 2012
12:00		Mexico 2–5
(1–1, 0–0, 1–4)		 Belgium
12 March 2012
15:30		South Africa 0–11
(0–6, 0–2, 0–3)		 Chinese Taipei
12 March 2012
19:00		New Zealand 5–2
(1–0, 1–1, 3–1)		 Bulgaria
13 March 2012
12:00		Belgium 9–1
(1–0, 5–0, 3–1)		 Chinese Taipei
13 March 2012
15:30		New Zealand 3–2
(0–1, 2–1, 1–0)		 Mexico
13 March 2012
19:00		Bulgaria 13–1
(6–0, 5–0, 2–1)		 South Africa
15 March 2012
12:00		New Zealand 18–0
(6–0, 6–0, 6–0)		 South Africa
15 March 2012
15:30		Mexico 7–2
(5–0, 0–1, 2–1)		 Chinese Taipei
15 March 2012
19:00		Belgium 9–5
(2–3, 3–2, 4–0)		 Bulgaria
16 March 2012
12:00		Chinese Taipei 1–4
(0–1, 1–3, 0–0)		 New Zealand
16 March 2012
15:30		South Africa 1–17
(0–5, 1–4, 0–8)		 Belgium
16 March 2012
19:00		Bulgaria 1–4
(0–1, 1–2, 0–1)		 Mexico
18 March 2012
12:00		Mexico 9–4
(1–1, 5–1, 3–2)		 South Africa
18 March 2012
15:30		Chinese Taipei 4–6
(0–1, 2–3, 2–2)		 Bulgaria
18 March 2012
19:00		Belgium 8–3
(2–1, 5–0, 1–2)		 New Zealand

References[]

  1. ^ Division III statistics
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