2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Turkey
 New Zealand
Dates26 March – 1 April 2018
26–28 April 2018
Teams9
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The 2018 IIHF World U18 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.

Division III A

2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A
Tournament details
Host country Turkey
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates26 March – 1 April 2018
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  Belgium
Runner-up  Mexico
Third place  Bulgaria
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored108 (7.2 per game)

The Division III A tournament was played in Erzurum, Turkey, from 26 March to 1 April 2018.[1]

Participants

Team Qualification
 Belgium placed 6th in 2017 Division II B and were relegated
 Israel placed 2nd in 2017 Division III A
 Chinese Taipei placed 3rd in 2017 Division III A
 Bulgaria placed 4th in 2017 Division III A
 Turkey hosts; placed 5th in 2017 Division III A
 Mexico placed 1st in 2017 Division III B and were promoted

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Belgium 5 4 0 0 1 35 8 +27 12 Promoted to the 2019 Division II B
2  Mexico 5 3 1 0 1 17 12 +5 11
3  Bulgaria 5 2 0 1 2 17 19 −2 7
4  Israel 5 1 1 1 2 12 13 −1 6[a]
5  Turkey (H) 5 2 0 0 3 11 14 −3 6[a]
6  Chinese Taipei 5 0 1 1 3 16 42 −26 3 Relegated to the 2019 Division III B
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Israel 2–0 Turkey

Results

All times are local. (Further-eastern European Time – UTC+3)

26 March 2018
13:00		Chinese Taipei 1–19
(0-4, 1-7, 0-8)		 Belgium
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26 March 2018
16:30		Mexico 4–2
(1-2, 1-0, 2-0)		 Bulgaria
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26 March 2018
20:00		Israel 2–0
(0-0, 1-0, 1-0)		 Turkey
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27 March 2018
13:00		Belgium 6–3
(0-1, 2-0, 4-2)		 Bulgaria
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27 March 2018
16:30		Israel 5–4 OT
(1-1, 3-2, 0-1, 1-0)		 Chinese Taipei
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27 March 2018
20:00		Turkey 3–1
(0-1, 2-0, 1-0)		 Mexico
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29 March 2018
13:00		Israel 3–4 OT
(1-1, 2-1, 0-1, 0-1)		 Mexico
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29 March 2018
16:30		Chinese Taipei 7–6 OT
(3-2, 2-1, 1-3, 1-0)		 Bulgaria
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29 March 2018
20:00		Belgium 6–0
(1-0, 3-0, 2-0)		 Turkey
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30 March 2018
13:00		Bulgaria 3–1
(0-0, 2-1, 1-0)		 Israel
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30 March 2018
16:30		Mexico 3–2
(1-0, 1-1, 1-1)		 Belgium
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30 March 2018
20:00		Turkey 7–2
(1-0, 2-1, 4-1)		 Chinese Taipei
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1 April 2018
13:00		Chinese Taipei 2–5
(0-2, 0-3, 2-0)		 Mexico
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1 April 2018
16:30		Belgium 2–1
(1-1, 0-0, 1-0)		 Israel
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1 April 2018
20:00		Bulgaria 3–1
(1-0, 0-0, 2-1)		 Turkey
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Division III B

2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III B
Tournament details
Host country New Zealand
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates26–28 April 2018
Teams3
Final positions
Champions  New Zealand
Runner-up  Hong Kong
Third place  South Africa
Tournament statistics
Games played3
Goals scored24 (8 per game)

The Division III B tournament was played in Queenstown, New Zealand, from 26 to 28 April 2018.[2]

Participants

Team Qualification
 New Zealand hosts; placed 6th in 2017 Division III A and were relegated
 Hong Kong placed 2nd in 2017 Division III B
 South Africa placed 3rd in 2017 Division III B

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  New Zealand (H) 2 2 0 0 0 12 6 +6 6 Promoted to the 2019 Division III A
2  Hong Kong 2 1 0 0 1 9 10 −1 3
3  South Africa 2 0 0 0 2 3 8 −5 0
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

Results

All times are local. (New Zealand Standard Time – UTC+12)

26 April 2018
19:00		South Africa 1–4
(1-1, 0-2, 0-1)		 New Zealand
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27 April 2018
19:00		Hong Kong 4–2
(1-2, 0-0, 3-0)		 South Africa
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28 April 2018
19:00		New Zealand 8–5
(2-1, 4-1, 2-3)		 Hong Kong
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References

  1. ^ Division III A statistics
  2. ^ Division III B statistics