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2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III
International ice hockey tournament
2023 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III![]() | |
| Host country |  Turkey |
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| City | Istanbul |
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| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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| Dates | 26 January –
2 February 2023 |
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| Teams | 8 |
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| Games played | 22 |
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| Goals scored | 207 (9.41 per game) |
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| Attendance | 5,182 (236 per game) |
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| Scoring leader(s) |  Dmitri Kuleshov (29 points) |
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The 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division III represents the sixth and the lowest tier of the IIHF World Junior Championship. The tournament was played in Istanbul, Turkey, from 26 January to 2 February 2023.[1][2] It consisted of one pool of eight teams separated into two preliminary round groups. The winners of this tournament, Australia, were promoted to the 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II B.
To be eligible as a junior player in this tournament, a player cannot be born earlier than 2003.
Participating teams
| Team |
Qualification
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| Australia |
Placed 3rd in Division III last year.
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 Israel |
Placed 4th in Division III last year.
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| Turkey |
Hosts; placed 5th in Division III last year.
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Placed 6th in Division III last year.
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 Kyrgyzstan |
Placed 7th in Division III last year.
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 South Africa |
Placed 8th in Division III last year.
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 Bulgaria |
Returned to World Championship for first time since 2020.
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 New Zealand |
Returned to World Championship for first time since 2020.
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Match officials
Five referees and ten linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]
- Referees
- Nicholas Air
- Murat Aygun
 Bostjan Groznik Yen-Chin Shen Chris van Grinsven
- Linesmen
- Berkay Aslanbey
- Ferhat Dogus Aygun
 Thibo Christiaens Yunjie Cui- John Dow
- Taha Kavlakoglu
 Aron Magyar Sem Ramirez Kaspars Sirins Chun Hang Wong
First round
Group A
Group B
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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OTW
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OTL
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Qualification
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| 1
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Israel
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3
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3
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0
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0
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0
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30
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4
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+26
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9
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Advance to Quarterfinals
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| 2
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Bulgaria
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3
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2
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0
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0
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1
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10
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11
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−1
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6
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| 3
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Turkey (H)
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3
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1
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0
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0
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2
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15
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14
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+1
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3
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| 4
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South Africa
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3
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0
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0
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0
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3
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4
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30
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−26
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0
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26 January 2023
20:30 | Turkey | 3–5
(1–0, 1–2, 1–3) | Bulgaria | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
27 January 2023
13:30 | Bulgaria | 0–8
(0–5, 0–1, 0–2) | Israel | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
29 January 2023
20:30 | Israel | 6–3
(5–0, 1–2, 0–1) | Turkey | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
Playoffs
All teams enter the Quarterfinals; Semifinals are to be re-seeded.
Quarterfinals
January 30, 2023
20:30 | Kyrgyzstan | 1–3
(1–2, 0–0, 0–1) | Turkey | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
Semifinals
1 February 2023
17:00 | Australia | 4–1
(1–0, 1–0, 2–1) | Bulgaria | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
1 February 2023
20:30 | Israel | 6–4
(1–1, 3–1, 2–2) | Turkey | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
7th place match
5th place match
3rd place match
2 February 2023
17:00 | Bulgaria | 8–3
(3–1, 3–2, 2–0) | Turkey | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
Final
2 February 2023
20:30 | Israel | 1–4
(0–0, 0–2, 1–2) | Australia | Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul |
Final standings
References
External links
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