2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

2012 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host country	New Zealand
City	Dunedin
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	17–22 January 2012
Teams	5
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The 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was played in Dunedin, New Zealand, between 17 and 22 January 2012.^[1] The Division III represents the sixth tier of the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

This year, only the first-placed team advanced to Division II B for 2013,^[2] previously, the top two teams gained promotion to Division II. Although originally scheduled to participate, North Korea withdrew from the tournament for unspecified reasons.^[3] Iceland won the tournament and was promoted to Division II B for the 2013 World Juniors.

Participating teams

Team	Qualification
Iceland	Placed 6th in Division II (Group A) last year and were relegated.
China	Placed 6th in Division II (Group B) last year and were relegated.
Turkey	Placed 4th in Division III last year.
New Zealand	Hosts; placed 5th in Division III last year.
Bulgaria	Placed 6th in Division III last year.

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Iceland	4	4	0	30	2	+28	12	Promoted to the 2013 Division II B
2	China	4	3	1	26	10	+16	9
3	New Zealand (H)	4	2	2	19	14	+5	6
4	Bulgaria	4	1	3	7	19	−12	3
5	Turkey	4	0	4	1	38	−37	0

Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Match results

All times are local (New Zealand Daylight Time – UTC+13).

17 January 2012
15:30

Bulgaria

2–6
(1–1, 0–3, 1–2)

China

Dunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 85

Game reference

Radosvet Petrov
Nikola Nikolov

Goalies

Xia Shengrong

Referee:

Peter Loksik
Linesmen:

Ryan Cairns

Dana Penkivech

	0–1	07:29 – Bao J. (Li N., Ji P.)
S. Georgiev (T. Kraynyanov, A. Todorov) (PP) – 14:50	1–1
	1–2	24:19 – Zhang C. (Li X., Wen C.)
	1–3	32:29 – Zhu X. (Wang T.) (PP)
	1–4	35:16 – Li N. (Zhang C.)
	1–5	51:36 – Zheng C. (Zhang S.) (PP)
	1–6	52:28 – Zheng C. (Zhu X., Na Y.)
N. Inzhevatov (P. Mihov, M. Talev) – 59:59	2–6

18 min

Penalties

43 min

23

Shots

32

17 January 2012
19:00

Turkey

0–8
(0–3, 0–1, 0–4)

Iceland

Dunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 150

Game reference

Fikri Atali

Goalies

Daniel Johannsson
Snorri Sigurbergsson

Referee:

Jamie Miller
Linesmen:

Mathieu Loos

Cory Ross

	0–1	05:36 – O. Bjornsson (S. Reynisson, B. Sigurdarson) (PP)
	0–2	12:02 – G. Sigurdsson (I. Eliasson)
	0–3	14:19 – B. Sigurdarson (D. Magnusson)
	0–4	38:51– O. Bjornsson (A. Helgason)
	0–5	44:55 – G. Gudmundsson
	0–6	45:47 – S. Ingason
	0–7	48:19 – O. Olafsson
	0–8	57:17 – S. Reynisson (O. Bjornsson, T. Omarsson) (PP)

12 min

Penalties

34 min

10

Shots

70

18 January 2012
19:00

New Zealand

3–1
(1–0, 1–0, 1–1)

Bulgaria

Dunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 300

Game reference

Aston Brookes

Goalies

Radosvet Petrov

Referee:

Jan Bigum
Linesmen:

Choi Woo-Sik

Dana Penkivech

02:05 – K. Harnett (R. Sandoy) (PP)	1–0
23:57 – C. Harrison (G. Lloyd, L. Pickering)	2–0
43:36 – R. Sandoy (SH)	3–0
	3–1	45:37 – A. Vasilyev (A. Todorov)

45 min

Penalties

20 min

43

Shots

16

19 January 2012
15:30

China

14–0
(1–0, 6–0, 7–0)

Turkey

Dunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 75

Game reference

Xia Shengrong

Goalies

Fikri Atali
Bahadir Sanoglu

Referee:

Jamie Miller
Linesmen:

Ryan Cairns

Choi Woo-Sik

09:40 – Zhang S. (Zhang C., Li H.) (PP)	1–0
20:15 – Zheng C. (Zhang C., Zhu X.)	2–0
20:52 – Li N. (Na Y.)	3–0
25:51 – Zheng C. (Zhang C., Zhu X.) (PP)	4–0
28:05 – Zhang C. (Zhu X.)	5–0
34:09 – Zhang C. (SH)	6–0
39:27 – Na Y. (SH)	7–0
45:32 – Li N. (Bao J.)	8–0
47:28 – Ji P. (Na Y., Bao J.) (PP)	9–0
49:26 – Li Y. (Zheng C.)	10–0
52:37 – Ji P. (Xia T.) (PP)	11–0
56:51 – Zheng C. (Zhu X.)	12–0
57:02 – Xia T. (Li N., Ji P.)	13–0
59:59 – Zhu Z. (Li X.) (SH)	14–0

26 min

Penalties

34 min

72

Shots

30

19 January 2012
19:00

Iceland

7–1
(3–0, 4–0, 0–1)

New Zealand

Dunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 370

Game reference

Snorri Sigurbergsson

Goalies

Aston Brookes

Referee:

Peter Loksik
Linesmen:

Mathieu Loos

Cory Ross

01:58 – J. Leifsson (S. Reynisson, B. Sigurdarson) (PP)	1–0
08:14 – B. Sigurdarson (O. Bjornsson, T. Omarsson)	2–0
14:09 – S. Reynisson (O. Bjornsson, B. Sigurdarson) (PP)	3–0
20:57 – J. Leifsson (S. Reynisson, I. Eliasson) (PP)	4–0
26:13 – B. Bergmann (PP)	5–0
36:03 – A. Helgason (G. Gudmundsson)	6–0
36:46 – S. Reynisson (I. Eliasson, O. Bjornsson) (PP)	7–0
	7–1	59:33 – R. Sandoy (C. Dale, J. Lawrence) (PP)

12 min

Penalties

18 min

55

Shots

27

20 January 2012
19:00

Bulgaria

0–10
(0–4, 0–2, 0–4)

Iceland

Dunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 140

Game reference

Nikola Nikolov
Radosvet Petrov

Goalies

Daniel Johannsson

Referee:

Jan Bigum
Linesmen:

Ryan Cairns

Choi Woo-Sik

	0–1	00:31 – B. Bergmann
	0–2	05:54 – B. Sigurdarson (O. Bjornsson)
	0–3	07:32 – O. Olafsson (J. Leifsson, G. Gudmundsson)
	0–4	11:26 – S. Ingason (B. Bergmann, G. Sigurdsson) (PP)
	0–5	23:30 – O. Bjornsson (I. Arnason, (S. Reynisson)
	0–6	24:40 – G. Gudmundsson (O. Olafsson, J. Leifsson)
	0–7	43:01 – G. Sigurdsson (B. Bergmann, S. Ingason)
	0–8	46:54 – G. Sigurdsson (S. Ingason, B. Bergmann)
	0–9	51:04 – G. Sigurdsson (B. Bergmann, S. Ingason) (PP)
	0–10	56:50 – S. Reynisson (B. Sigurdarson, O. Bjornsson)

8 min

Penalties

6 min

12

Shots

65

21 January 2012
15:30

Turkey

0–4
(0–1, 0–2, 0–1)

Bulgaria

Dunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 70

Game reference

Fikri Atali

Goalies

Radosvet Petrov

Referee:

Peter Loksik
Linesmen:

Dana Penkivech

Cory Ross

	0–1	12:22 – V. Chebishev
	0–2	36:36 – M. Eftimov (K. Radovanov, N. Inzhevatov)
	0–3	38:55 – N. Inzhevatov (V. Chebishev) (PP)
	0–4	50:16 – M. Nikolov (PS)

14 min

Penalties

69 min

23

Shots

34

21 January 2012
19:00

China

5–3
(1–3, 3–0, 1–0)

New Zealand

Dunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 375

Game reference

Xia Shengrong

Goalies

Aston Brookes

Referee:

Jamie Miller
Linesmen:

Choi Woo-Sik

Mathieu Loos

03:36 – Zhang C.	1–0
	1–1	11:02 – G. Lloyd (R. Wilson, C. Harrison) (PP)
	1–2	18:20 – J. Fuller (R. Sandoy)
	1–3	18:57 – J. Challis (K. Joyce)
25:31 – Ji P. (Bao J., Na Y.) (PP)	2–3
25:46 – Wang T. (Zheng C.)	3–3
34:31 – Zhang S. (Wang T., Zhang C.) (PP)	4–3
42:46 – Bao J.	5–3

20 min

Penalties

80 min

33

Shots

32

22 January 2012
15:30

Iceland

5–1
(2–1, 1–0, 2–0)

China

Dunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 212

Game reference

Snorri Sigurbergsson

Goalies

Xia Shengrong

Referee:

Jan Bigum
Linesmen:

Ryan Cairns

Mathieu Loos

	0–1	02:39 – Li H. (Zhu Z., Zheng C.)
06:06 – I. Aranson (I. Eliasson, A. Ingason)	1–1
14:58 – S. Ingason (B. Bergmann, T. Omarsson) (PP)	2–1
28:06 – B. Sigurdarson (I. Eliasson, J. Leifsson) (PP)	3–1
55:59 – A. Ingason (J. Leifsson, O. Olafsson)	4–1
56:22 – O. Bjornsson (I. Eliasson, S. Reynisson) (PP)	5–1

10 min

Penalties

53 min

53

Shots

14

22 January 2012
19:00

New Zealand

12–1
(3–1, 8–0, 1–0)

Turkey

Dunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 260

Game reference

Aston Brookes
Richard Bigsby

Goalies

Fikri Atali

Referee:

Peter Loksik
Linesmen:

Dana Penkivech

Cory Ross

	0–1	01:36 – G. Solak (D. Gonulal)
02:44 – R. Sandoy (K. Harnett, C. Harrison)	1–1
06:19 – J. Challis (R. Sandoy)	2–1
11:55 – C. Harrison (J. Lawrence, R. Sandoy)	3–1
22:25 – R. Sandoy (M. Frear, L. Pickering)	4–1
29:29 – J. Challis (J. Fuller)	5–1
29:44 – G. Lloyd (C. Harrison, R. Sandoy)	6–1
30:27 – R. Sandoy (M. Frear, J. Challis) (PP)	7–1
32:24 – M. Frear (J. Fuller, J. Challis)	8–1
35:18 – A. Gouldstone (S. Harrison, J. Currey)	9–1
36:45 – C. Harrison	10–1
39:29 – M. Frear (C. Harrison)	11–1
51:01 – C. Harrison (K. Joyce, R. Wilson) (PP)	12–1

10 min

Penalties

12 min

66

Shots

7

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
1	Remy Sandoy	New Zealand	4	5	5	10	+6	14
2	Olafur Bjornsson	Iceland	4	4	6	10	+5	0
3	Sigurdur Reynisson	Iceland	4	4	5	9	+7	2
3	Zhang Cheng	China	4	4	5	9	+6	35
5	Zheng Canji	China	4	5	3	8	+8	10
6	Connor Harrison	New Zealand	3	4	4	8	+3	35
7	Bjorn Sigurdarson	Iceland	4	4	4	8	+5	8
8	Brynjar Bergmann	Iceland	4	2	5	7	+3	16
9	Steindor Ingason	Iceland	4	3	3	6	+4	4
10	Johann Leifsson	Iceland	4	2	4	6	+4	4

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	MINS	GA	Sv%	GAA	SO
1	Snorri Sigurbergsson	Iceland	148:36	2	95.24	0.81	0
2	Xia Shengrong	China	240:00	10	92.75	2.50	1
3	Radosvet Petrov	Bulgaria	164:17	11	90.09	4.02	1
4	Aston Brookes	New Zealand	220:00	14	87.16	3.82	0
5	Fikri Atali	Turkey	213:43	35	85.23	9.83	0

Awards

IIHF Best Player Awards

The following players were selected as the best at their position by the IIHF directorate:^[4]

Goaltender: Xia Shengrong
Defenceman: Ingolfur Eliasson
Forward: Zhang Cheng

Division III Champion

References

^ 2012 World Championship Division III statistics
^ Format
^ "DPR Korea doesn't travel". IIHF. 2011-04-11. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2011-04-11.
^ IIHF (2012-01-22). "Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 2011-01-22.

External links

Official website of IIHF

[1] 2012 World Championship Division III statistics

[2] Format

[pullout-3] "DPR Korea doesn't travel". IIHF. 2011-04-11. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2011-04-11.

[4] IIHF (2012-01-22). "Best Players Selected by the Directorate" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 2011-01-22.

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