2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
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| Host country | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| Dates | 5 – 11 March 2007 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions File:Gold medal blank.svg | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
| Runner-up File:Silver medal blank.svg | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| Third place File:Bronze medal blank.svg | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland |
The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III was an international under-18 ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division III tournament made up the fourth level of competition at the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships and took place between 5 and 11 March 2007 in Beijing, China. The tournament was won by Spain who upon winning gained promotion, along with China who finished in second place, to Division II of the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Overview
The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III began on 5 March 2007 in Beijing, China.[1] New Zealand and South Africa both returned to compete in the Division III competition after missing promotion at the previous years World Championships.[2] Turkey gained promotion back to Division III after winning the qualification game against Bulgaria which was held in January 2007.[3] Iceland and Spain entered the Division III competition after being relegated from the Division II tournaments of the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships.[4][5] China returned to the World U18 Championships, having last played in the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group A tournament.[6] Spain finished first after winning all five of their games and gained promotion back to Division II for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships.[1] China who finished in second place also gained promotion to Division II, while Iceland finished third after winning three of their five games of the tournament.[1] Alejandro Pedraz of Spain finished as the tournaments top scoring after recording 26 points including 17 goals and nine assists.[7] Spain's Ander Alcaine finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 0.877.[8]
Division III Qualification
The Division III Qualiciation tournament was held on 28 January 2007 in İzmit, Turkey.[3] The tournament consisted of a single game between Turkey and Bulgaria who were relegated to the qualification tournament after they finished fifth and sixth in the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III tournament.[2][3] Turkey won the game 3–2 in a shootout and qualified for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III tournament.[3]
| 28 January 2007 19:00 | Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg | 3 – 2 GWS (2–1, 0–1, 0–0) (OT 0–0) (SO: 1–0) | File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria | Izmit Ice Rink Attendance: 200 |
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 9 | +45 | 15 | Promoted to Division II for 2008 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 16 | +30 | 12 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 17 | +24 | 9 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 25 | +5 | 6 | |
| 5 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 53 | −42 | 3 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 68 | −62 | 0 |
Fixtures
All times local.
| 5 March 2007 13:00 | South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg | 1–18 (0–9, 1–4, 0–5) | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | Hosa Skating Center Attendance: 101 |
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| 5 March 2007 16:30 | China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 11–2 (2–1, 5–0, 4–1) | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Hosa Skating Center Attendance: 340 |
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| 5 March 2007 20:00 | Iceland File:Flag of Iceland.svg | 16–1 (5–1, 4–0, 7–0) | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | Hosa Skating Center Attendance: 98 |
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| 6 March 2007 13:00 | Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 5–1 (0–0, 2–1, 3–0) | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Hosa Skating Center Attendance: 111 |
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| 6 March 2007 16:30 | Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg | 0–15 (0–5, 0–5, 0–5) | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Hosa Skating Center Attendance: 121 |
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| 6 March 2007 20:00 | Iceland File:Flag of Iceland.svg | 14–2 (4–0, 7–1, 3–1) | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | Hosa Skating Center Attendance: 134 |
| 8 March 2007 13:00 | South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg | 1–9 (0–2, 1–4, 0–3) | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Hosa Skating Center Attendance: 101 |
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| 8 March 2007 16:30 | Iceland File:Flag of Iceland.svg | 3–6 (0–5, 1–0, 2–1) | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Hosa Skating Center Attendance: 456 |
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| 8 March 2007 20:00 | Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 16–0 (5–0, 6–0, 5–0) | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | Hosa Skating Center Attendance: 102 |
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| 9 March 2007 13:00 | Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg | 2–5 (1–1, 0–1, 1–3) | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | Hosa Skating Center Attendance: 102 |
| 9 March 2007 16:30 | New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg | 2–5 (0–3, 0–1, 2–1) | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | Hosa Skating Center Attendance: 156 |
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| 9 March 2007 20:00 | China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg | 4–9 (2–2, 1–4, 1–3) | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | Hosa Skating Center Attendance: 900 |
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| 11 March 2007 13:00 | New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg | 16–3 (2–0, 4–1, 10–2) | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | Hosa Skating Center Attendance: 102 |
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| 11 March 2007 16:30 | South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg | 2–10 (0–5, 0–4, 2–1) | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | Hosa Skating Center Attendance: 800 |
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| 11 March 2007 20:00 | Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 6–3 (0–1, 2–2, 4–0) | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | Hosa Skating Center Attendance: 900 |
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Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.[7]
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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| Spain Alejandro Pedraz | 5 | 17 | 9 | 26 | +22 | 29 | F |
| Spain Juan Munoz | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | +18 | 12 | F |
| Spain Adrian Betran | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | +24 | 2 | F |
| New Zealand Martin James Lee | 5 | 9 | 6 | 15 | +10 | 16 | F |
| China Li Zhengyu | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +11 | 0 | F |
| China Chen Ling | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +7 | 16 | F |
| Iceland Egill Thormodsson | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +7 | 0 | F |
| Iceland Thorsteinn Bjornsson | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +7 | 2 | F |
| New Zealand Christopher Eaden | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +6 | 0 | F |
| Iceland Petur Maack | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +7 | 6 | F |
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[8]
| Player | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
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| Spain Ander Alcaine | 210:50 | 65 | 8 | 2.28 | 87.69 | 0 |
| Iceland Aron Stefansson | 259:04 | 99 | 15 | 3.47 | 84.85 | 0 |
| China Han Pengfei | 243:07 | 83 | 14 | 3.46 | 83.13 | 0 |
| New Zealand Zak Nothling | 200:12 | 99 | 17 | 5.09 | 82.83 | 0 |
| South Africa Zayne Campbell-Hall | 178:45 | 129 | 23 | 7.72 | 82.17 | 0 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2007-01-20. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div IIIQ". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2007-03-28. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ "2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2006-04-10. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ "2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III, Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2003-08-14. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Goalkeepers" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2013-01-01.
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