2022 IIHF World Championship Division III

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2022 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Luxembourg
 South Africa
Dates3–8 April
13–18 March
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
← 2021 (cancelled)
→

The 2022 IIHF World Championship Division III will be an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

The Group A tournament will be held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 3 to 8 April and the Group B tournament in Cape Town, South Africa from 13 to 18 March 2022.[1][2]

After the tournament was cancelled the last two years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all teams stayed put in their divisions.[3]

South Africa won the Group B tournament and got promoted while Bosnia and Herzegovina was relegated to Divison IV.[4]

Group A tournament[]

2022 IIHF World Championship Division III A
Tournament details
Host country Luxembourg
Dates3–8 April
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 North Korea Placed 6th in Division II B last edition and was relegated.
 Turkey Placed 2nd in Division III last edition.
 Turkmenistan Placed 3rd in Division III last edition.
 Luxembourg Host, placed 4th in Division III last edition.
 Chinese Taipei Placed 5th in Division III last edition.
 United Arab Emirates Placed 1st in Division III Q last edition and was promoted.

Match officials[]

Three referees and five linesmen are selected for the tournament.

Referees Linesmen
  • South Africa Jonathan Burger
  • Serbia Djordje Fazekas
  • Israel Ofer Rashal
  • Netherlands Lodewijk Beelen
  • Croatia Tomislav Grozaj
  • Serbia David Perduv
  • Belgium Maarten Van Den Acker
  • France Vincent Zede

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to
2  Turkmenistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Luxembourg (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  North Korea[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
First match(es) will be played on 3 April 2022. Source:[citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. ^ North Korea withdrew their team on 3 February 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions.[5]

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+2)

3 April 2022
15:30		United Arab Emirates v Turkmenistan, Kockelscheuer
3 April 2022
19:00		Turkey v Luxembourg, Kockelscheuer
4 April 2022
15:30		Chinese Taipei v United Arab Emirates, Kockelscheuer
5 April 2022
15:30		Chinese Taipei v Turkey, Kockelscheuer
5 April 2022
19:00		Turkmenistan v Luxembourg, Kockelscheuer
6 April 2022
15:30		United Arab Emirates v Turkey, Kockelscheuer
7 April 2022
15:30		Turkmenistan v Chinese Taipei, Kockelscheuer
7 April 2022
19:00		Luxembourg v United Arab Emirates, Kockelscheuer
8 April 2022
15:30		Turkey v Turkmenistan, Kockelscheuer
8 April 2022
19:00		Luxembourg v Chinese Taipei, Kockelscheuer

Group B tournament[]

2022 IIHF World Championship Division III B
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
Dates13–18 March
Teams3
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored56 (9.33 per match)
Attendance1,455 (243 per match)
Scoring leader(s)Thailand
(12 points)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants[]

Team Qualification
 South Africa Host, placed 6th in Division III last edition and was relegated.
 Hong Kong Placed 2nd in Division III Q last edition.
 Thailand Placed 3rd in Division III Q last edition.
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Placed 4th in Division III Q last edition.

Match officials[]

Two referees and three linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

Referees Linesmen
  • Netherlands Stef Oosterling
  • Slovakia Martin Jobbágy
  • Bulgaria Martin Boyadijev
  • South Africa Morne Moses
  • United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al-Farsi

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  South Africa (H, P) 4 3 0 1 0 24 13 +11 10 Promotion to
2  Thailand 4 2 1 0 1 20 17 +3 8
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina (R) 4 0 0 0 4 12 26 −14 0 Relegation to
4  Hong Kong[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Hong Kong withdrew their team on 14 February 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+2)

13 March 2022
19:00		South Africa 8–3
(2–0, 2–3, 4–0)		 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cape Town
Attendance: 250
14 March 2022
19:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–8
(0–2, 2–2, 2–4)		 Thailand, Cape Town
Attendance: 60
15 March 2022
19:00		South Africa 5–2
(0–0, 2–2, 3–0)		 Thailand, Cape Town
Attendance: 280
16 March 2022
19:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–6
(1–6, 1–0, 0–0)		 South Africa, Cape Town
Attendance: 265
17 March 2022
19:00		Thailand 4–3
(1–1, 1–1, 2–1)		 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cape Town
Attendance: 100
18 March 2022
17:00		Thailand 6–5 GWS
(3–0, 2–2, 0–3)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)		 South Africa, Cape Town
Attendance: 500

Statistics[]

Scoring leaders[]

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Thailand 4 5 7 12 +8 4 F
South Africa 4 4 5 9 +9 2 F
Thailand 4 5 1 6 +4 2 F
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 4 2 6 −5 6 F
Thailand 4 5 0 5 −3 0 F
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 3 2 5 −4 0 F
South Africa 4 2 3 5 +7 6 D
South Africa 4 2 3 5 +3 2 F
Thailand 4 1 4 5 +4 8 F
South Africa 4 3 1 4 +4 8 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders[]

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Thailand 245:00 17 4.16 164 89.63 0
South Africa 245:00 12 2.94 94 87.23 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 239:25 26 6.52 173 84.97 0

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards[]

Position Player[8]
Goaltender Thailand
Defenceman South Africa
Forward South Africa

References[]

  1. ^ "U18 Worlds in Germany". IIHF.com. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Tournaments". IIHF.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. ^ Steiss, Adam (18 November 2020). "IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. ^ "South Africa emerges". IIHF.com. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  5. ^ "DPR Korea withdraws teams". IIHF.com. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  6. ^ IIIB game officials
  7. ^ "Championship updates". IIHF.com. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 18 March 2022.

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