2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

International ice hockey tournament
2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Bulgaria
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates22–28 January 2024
25–30 January 2024
Teams9
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The 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It consisted of two tiered groups: the sixth-tier Division III A and the seventh-tier Division III B. For each tier's tournament, the team which places first will be promoted to the next higher division, while the team which places last in Group A will be relegated to Group B.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player can't be born earlier than 2004.

Division III A

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III A
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
CitySofia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates22–28 January 2024
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored135 (9 per game)
Attendance1,775 (118 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Israel Mike Levin (17 points)
Websitewww.iihf.com

The Division III Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 22 to 28 January 2024.[1][2]

Participants

Team Qualification
 Mexico placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated
 Israel placed 2nd in Division III last year
 Bulgaria hosts; placed 3rd in Division III last year
 Turkey placed 4th in Division III last year
 New Zealand placed 5th in Division III last year
 Kyrgyzstan placed 6th in Division III last year

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Israel 5 5 0 0 0 41 14 +27 15 Promoted to the 2025 Division II B
2  New Zealand 5 3 1 0 1 31 17 +14 11
3  Bulgaria (H) 5 3 0 1 1 22 19 +3 10
4  Turkey 5 2 0 0 3 15 19 −4 6
5  Mexico 5 1 0 0 4 17 20 −3 3
6  Kyrgyzstan 5 0 0 0 5 9 46 −37 0 Relegated to the 2025 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

Results

All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).

22 January 2024
13:00		Kyrgyzstan 3–4
(0–1, 3–1, 0–2)		 TurkeyWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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22 January 2024
16:30		Israel 8–6
(1–2, 5–1, 2–3)		 New ZealandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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22 January 2024
20:00		Bulgaria 3–2
(0–1, 1–0, 2–1)		 MexicoWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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23 January 2024
13:00		New Zealand 12–1
(7–0, 2–0, 3–1)		 KyrgyzstanWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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23 January 2024
16:30		Mexico 3–4
(1–2, 1–1, 1–1)		 TurkeyWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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23 January 2024
20:00		Israel 7–3
(1–0, 3–3, 3–0)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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25 January 2024
13:00		Mexico 3–5
(0–3, 1–2, 2–0)		 New ZealandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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25 January 2024
16:30		Israel 16–1
(5–1, 8–0, 3–0)		 KyrgyzstanWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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25 January 2024
20:00		Bulgaria 5–4
(2–0, 2–2, 1–2)		 TurkeyWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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27 January 2024
13:00		Turkey 1–4
(1–2, 0–0, 0–2)		 IsraelWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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27 January 2024
16:30		New Zealand 4–3 OT
(2–0, 1–1, 0–2)
OT: (1–0)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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27 January 2024
20:00		Kyrgyzstan 2–6
(1–2, 0–2, 1–2)		 MexicoWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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28 January 2024
13:00		Turkey 2–4
(0–1, 1–0, 1–3)		 New ZealandWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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28 January 2024
16:30		Mexico 3–6
(0–2, 2–1, 1–3)		 IsraelWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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28 January 2024
20:00		Bulgaria 8–2
(4–0, 0–2, 4–0)		 KyrgyzstanWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1 Mike Levin  Israel 4 9 8 17 +11 6
2 Ivan Dalmatau  New Zealand 5 7 6 13 +7 2
3 Yann Raskin  Israel 5 4 9 13 +10 4
4 Jackson Fontaine  New Zealand 5 8 4 12 +8 6
5 Nikita Zitserman  Israel 5 7 4 11 +13 0
6 Aleksandar Stanimirov  Bulgaria 5 4 6 10 +3 2
7 Caleb Chamberlin  New Zealand 5 2 8 10 +7 2
8 Jacob Carey  New Zealand 2 5 4 9 +6 0
9 Luc Taillon  New Zealand 5 5 3 8 +7 0
10 Youval Turner  Israel 5 1 7 8 +7 0

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA Sv% GAA SO
1 Andrea Karabadjakov  Bulgaria 240:00 15 90.91 3.75 0
2 Santiago Cucuraqui  Mexico 292:59 19 89.44 3.89 0
3 Furkan Duran  Turkey 300:00 19 88.76 3.80 0
4 Alon Shipinel  Israel 180:00 8 87.88 2.67 0
5 David Verkhovski  Israel 120:00 6 85.71 3.00 0

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

  • Goaltender: Bulgaria Andrea Karabadjakov
  • Defenceman: New Zealand Luke Simon
  • Forward: Israel Mike Levin

Source: IIHF

Division III B

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III B
Tournament details
Host country Bosnia and Herzegovina
CitySarajevo
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates25–30 January 2024
Teams3
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored73 (12.17 per game)
Attendance1,950 (325 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Bosnia and Herzegovina Belmin Sinanbegovic (12 points)
Websitewww.iihf.com

The Division III Group B tournament was played in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 25 to 30 January 2024.[3][4]

Participants

Team Qualification
 Bosnia and Herzegovina hosts; placed 7th in Division III last year
 South Africa placed 8th in Division III last year
 Luxembourg first participation since 2003

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) 4 3 1 0 0 30 17 +13 11 Promoted to the 2025 Division III A
2  Luxembourg 4 2 0 1 1 33 13 +20 7
3  South Africa 4 0 0 0 4 10 43 −33 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 (Central European Time – UTC+1).

25 January 2024
18:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina 7–6 OT
(1–3, 2–1, 3–2)
(1–0)		 LuxembourgSkenderija, Sarajevo
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26 January 2024
18:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina 9–2
(4–1, 3–0, 2–1)		 South AfricaSkenderija, Sarajevo
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27 January 2024
18:00		South Africa 0–12
(0–4, 0–3, 0–5)		 LuxembourgSkenderija, Sarajevo
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28 January 2024
18:00		Luxembourg 2–5
(0–1, 1–2, 1–2)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaSkenderija, Sarajevo
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29 January 2024
18:00		South Africa 7–9
(1–3, 3–3, 3–3)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaSkenderija, Sarajevo
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30 January 2024
18:00		Luxembourg 13–1
(5–0, 3–0, 5–1)		 South AfricaSkenderija, Sarajevo
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References

  1. ^ Division III A official website, www.iihf.com
  2. ^ Division III A statistics, stats.iihf.com
  3. ^ Division III B official website, www.iihf.com
  4. ^ Division III B statistics, stats.iihf.com

External links

  • Official website of IIHF
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