2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship

The 2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship was the 18th edition of the IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship. The Division I and Division II tournaments took place between 8 and 11 March 2001 in Seoul, South Korea. The Division I tournament was won by South Korea, who claimed their second title by winning all three of their games and finishing first in the standings. Upon winning the tournament South Korea gained promotion to Division III of the 2002 IIHF World U18 Championships. China and Australia finished second and third respectively.

2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host country South Korea
Dates8 – 11 March 2001
Teams7
Final positions
Champions  South Korea (2nd title)
Runner-up  China
Third place  Australia
Tournament statistics
Games played9
Goals scored110 (12.22 per game)
Attendance3,900 (433 per game)
← 2000
2002 →

In the Division II tournament, which was also known as the 2002 Division I Qualification tournament, Mongolia finished first in the standings after winning both of their games against Chinese Taipei and Thailand.

Overview edit

The Division I tournament began on 8 March 2001 in Seoul, South Korea.[1] New Zealand had gained promotion to Division I after finishing first in the Division II tournament at the 2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship.[2] South Korea won the tournament after winning all three of their games and claimed their second title, their first coming in 1998. Following their win South Korea gained promotion for the following year to Division III of the 2002 IIHF World U18 Championships. China finished second after losing their game to South Korea and Australia finished third on losing on goal difference to China after both teams finished on the same number of points.[2] New Zealand who finished last were set to be relegated to Division II for the 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship however due to a format change both divisions were merged into one tournament for the 2002 competition.[2][3] Park Chul Ho of South Korea finished as the top scorer for the tournament with ten points including six goals and four assists.[4]

The Division II tournament began on 9 March 2001 in Seoul, South Korea and was officially known as the 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship Division I Qualification.[2][5] Mongolia won the tournament after winning both of their games against Chinese Taipei and Thailand. Chinese Taipei finished in second after winning their game against Thailand. Thailand who finished last also suffered the largest defeat of the tournament, losing to Mongolia 1 – 12.[2] Mongolia gained promotion to Division I for the 2002 tournament however due to a format change all teams from Division II were merged into a single competition with the Division I teams for the 2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship.[2][6] Bold Munktulga of Mongolia finished as the top scorer for the tournament with seven points including five goals and two assists.[7]

Division I edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   South Korea 3 3 0 0 39 4 +35 6
2   China 3 1 1 1 26 8 +18 3
3   Australia 3 1 1 1 11 16 −5 3
4   New Zealand 3 0 0 3 4 52 −48 0
Source: [citation needed]

Fixtures edit

All times local.

8 March 2001
14:00
New Zealand  1–22
(0–6, 0–10, 1–6)
  South KoreaSeoul
Attendance: 1500
Game reference
8 March 2001
17:00
China  2–2
(0–1, 1–1, 1–0)
  AustraliaSeoul
Attendance: 300
Game reference
9 March 2001
14:00
China  22–0
(10–0, 7–0, 5–0)
  New ZealandSeoul
Attendance: 300
Game reference
9 March 2001
17:00
South Korea  11–1
(2–0, 4–0, 5–1)
  AustraliaSeoul
Attendance: 300
Game reference
11 March 2001
14:00
South Korea  6–2
(2–0, 2–0, 2–2)
  ChinaSeoul
Attendance: 300
Game reference
11 March 2001
17:00
Australia  8–3
(4–2, 2–0, 2–1)
  New ZealandSeoul
Attendance: 300
Game reference

Scoring leaders edit

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.[4]

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
  Park Chul Ho 3 6 4 10 +13 2 F
  Lee Kwon Jae 3 5 5 10 +13 4 F
  Cui Zhinan 3 5 3 8 +6 0 F
  Lee Seong Keun 3 4 4 8 +14 0 F
  Park Jin Hee 3 3 5 8 +13 0 F
  Ding Kun 3 5 1 6 +5 2 F
  Liu Liang 3 4 2 6 +5 4 F
  Kim Dong Hwan 3 3 3 6 +13 2 D
  Choi Jung Sik 3 3 3 6 +13 2 F
  Jaden McKeever 3 3 3 6 –4 4 F

Leading goaltenders edit

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
  Lee Ji Sub 100:00 20 0 0.00 100.00 0
  An Dapeng 80:00 25 2 1.50 92.00 0
  Matthew Ezzy 120:00 135 13 6.50 90.37 0
  Sun Peng 100:00 50 6 3.60 88.00 0
  Kim Sung Hoon 80:00 22 4 3.00 81.82 0

Division II edit

Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Mongolia 2 2 0 0 22 4 +18 4
2   Chinese Taipei 2 1 0 1 6 11 −5 2
3   Thailand 2 0 0 2 2 15 −13 0
Source: [citation needed]

Fixtures edit

All times local.

9 March 2001
11:00
Mongolia  10–3
(1–1, 5–1, 4–1)
  Chinese TaipeiSeoul
Attendance: 300
Game reference
10 March 2001
14:00
Thailand  1–12
(1–4, 0–3, 0–5)
  MongoliaSeoul
Attendance: 300
Game reference
11 March 2001
11:00
Chinese Taipei  3–1
(0–0, 2–1, 1–0)
  ThailandSeoul
Attendance: 300
Game reference

Scoring leaders edit

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.[7]

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
  Bold Munkhtulga 2 5 2 7 +10 0 F
  Bat-Erdene Ayushbaatar 2 6 0 6 +8 4 F
  Naidansuren Byambasuren 2 2 2 4 +5 0 F
  Ichinnorov Altangerel 2 2 1 3 +4 0 F
  Ya-Hsien Lai 2 1 2 3 –2 0 F
  Dashnyam Aldarbayar 2 1 2 3 +7 2 F
  Byambaa Bayarjargal 2 1 2 3 +5 4 F
  Ryan Jaw 2 2 0 2 -1 0 F
  Oktyabri Chuluunbat 2 2 0 2 +11 2 D
  Abhirat Suraboonkul 2 2 0 2 –6 4 F

Leading goaltenders edit

Only the top goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.[9]

Player MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
  Odkhuu Batsuuri 120:00 70 4 2.00 94.29 0
  Naratip Kanchanachongkol 103:40 78 8 4.63 89.74 0
  Tony Chang 120:00 106 11 5.50 89.62 0

References edit

  1. ^ "2001 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship Div I". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 5 August 2003. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. pp. 389–394. ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.
  3. ^ "Final Ranking". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 6 August 2003. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Scoring Leaders". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 6 August 2003. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  5. ^ "2002 IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship Div I Qualification". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 5 August 2003. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Final Ranking". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 7 August 2003. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Scoring Leaders". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 7 August 2003. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  8. ^ "Leading Goaltenders (SVS%)". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 7 August 2003. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  9. ^ "Leading Goaltenders (SVS%)". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 7 August 2003. Retrieved 21 January 2012.

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