2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III

The 2015 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, from 20 to 25 January 2015.[1] Division III represents the sixth tier of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. The winners, China, were promoted to the Division II B for the 2016 tournament.

2015 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host country New Zealand
CityDunedin
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates20–25 January 2015
Teams5
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Bulgaria withdrew from the tournament on 27 December 2014.

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
  China Finished 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated.
  New Zealand Hosts; finished 2nd in Division III last year.
  Mexico Finished 3rd in Division III last year.
  Turkey Finished 4th in Division III last year.
  South Africa Finished 5th in Division III last year.

Final standings

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The Chinese team after winning the tournament
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1   China 4 4 0 0 0 29 3 +26 12 Promoted to the 2016 Division II B
2   New Zealand (H) 4 2 0 1 1 13 11 +2 7
3   Mexico 4 1 1 0 2 8 10 −2 5
4   South Africa 4 1 0 0 3 4 22 −18 3
5   Turkey 4 1 0 0 3 7 15 −8 3
Source: IIHF
(H) Host

Match results

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All times are local (New Zealand Daylight TimeUTC+13).

20 January 2015
15:30
Mexico  1–6
(0–0, 0–4, 1–2)
  ChinaDunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 150
Game reference
Richard AlbrechtGoaliesSun ZehaoReferee:
  Hideki Yamauchi
Linesmen:
  Braden O'Loughlin
  Casper Russelhuber
0–120:26 – Zhang Z. (Zuo T.)
0–227:03 – Huang P. (Wu H.)
0–334:17 – Wu H. (Zuo T., Huang P.) (PP)
0–439:00 – Lu H. (Zuo T., Qian J.) (PP)
J. Duenas (B. Arjona, J. Cosio) (PP) – 46:181–4
1–546:48 – Liu Q. (Liu Y., Li H.)
1–651:17 – Zuo T. (Lu H., Zhang Z.) (PP)
14 minPenalties34 min
6Shots37
20 January 2015
19:00
South Africa  1–5
(0–2, 1–1, 0–2)
  New ZealandDunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 250
Game reference
Marcello StrydomGoaliesLiam HenareReferee:
  Cory Ross
Linesmen:
  Jake Davis
  Shinobu Kawai
0–16:54 – C. Burns (H. Macharg, B. Roth)
0–211:08 – M. Macharg (B. Roth)
D. Compton (M. Reelan) (PP) – 22:261–2
1–336:22 – B. Roth (J. Orr, T. Carson-Pratt)
1–441:32 – J. Orr (J. Hurring, B. Roth) (PP)
1–551:31 – T. Kennedy (J. Hurring, F. Ellis)
8 minPenalties26 min
21Shots30
21 January 2015
19:00
Turkey  1–3
(1–1, 0–1, 0–1)
  South AfricaDunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 150
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Muhammed KaragulGoaliesMarcello StrydomReferee:
  Wlodzimierz Marczuk
Linesmen:
  Ryan Cairns
  Park Jae Hyung
0–11:25 – K. Thornton (D. Fisher) (PP)
D. Bingol (B. Akay) (SH) – 19:391–1
1–239:54 – B. Husselman
1–353:36 – K. Thornton (W. Krotz, D. Compton)
16 minPenalties14 min
17Shots22
22 January 2015
15:30
China  6–1
(1–1, 1–0, 4–0)
  TurkeyDunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 75
Game reference
Sun ZehaoGoaliesMuhammed KaragulReferee:
  Cory Ross
Linesmen:
  Jake Davis
  Braden O'Loughlin
Li H. (Yue X.) – 9:561–0
1–119:27 – B. Ustun (F. Faner) (PP)
Liu Y. (Li H., Zhu Z.) - 23:182–1
Liu Q. (Liu Y.) – 41:283–1
Liu Y. (Zhu Z.) (SH) - 44:594–1
Liu Y – 45:385–1
Liu Q. (Li H.) (PP) – 58:266–1
41 minPenalties24 min
41Shots10
22 January 2015
19:00
New Zealand  2–3 GWS
(0–0, 2–2, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–2)
  MexicoDunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 250
Game reference
Liam HenareGoaliesJaime PerezReferee:
  Wlodzimierz Marczuk
Linesmen:
  Park Jae Hyung
  Casper Russelhuber
0–122:47 – M. Navarro (F. Alva)
L. Frear (J. Hurring) (PP2) – 22:471–1
1–228:48 – G. Martinez (J. Duenas)
J. Orr (B. Roth) – 34:392–2
F. Ellis 
C. Burns 
H. Macharg 
F. Ellis 
Shootout B. Arjona
 G. Martinez
 N. Dunn
 J. Perez
14 minPenalties20 min
35Shots23
23 January 2015
19:00
South Africa  0–13
(0–5, 0–2, 0–6)
  ChinaDunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 120
Game reference
Aslam Khan
Marcello Strydom
GoaliesHan WangReferee:
  Hideki Yamauchi
Linesmen:
  Ryan Cairns
  Park Jae Hyung
0–100:45 – Li H.
0–206:30 – Zhang Z. (Zuo T., Wu J.)
0–312:19 – Liu Q. (Li H.)
0–414:21 – Liu Q.
0–516:38 – Li H. (Zhu Z.)
0–623:47 – Zhang P. (SH)
0–734:05 – Li H. (Wu J.)
0–843:59 – Liu Q. (Liang W.)
0–945:02 – Wu H. (Zhang P.)
0–1050:07 – Zhu Z. (Liang W.) (PP)
0–1153:55 – Yu M. (Qian J.) (PP)
0–1255:25 – Zhang P. (Liang W.)
0–1357:10 – Huang P.
12 minPenalties73 min
13Shots53
24 January 2015
15:30
Mexico  3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)
  South AfricaDunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 75
Game reference
Jaime PerezGoaliesMarcello StrydomReferee:
  Cory Ross
Linesmen:
  Shinobu Kawai
  Braden O'Loughlin
G. Martinez (M. Navarro, A. Garcia) (PP) – 16:361–0
J. Duenas (D. Barron) (ENG) – 59:142–0
A. Bolanos (G. Martinez) – 59:593–0
12 minPenalties4 min
29Shots19
24 January 2015
19:00
New Zealand  5–3
(2–1, 0–2, 3–0)
  TurkeyDunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 250
Game reference
Hunter Waugh
Liam Henare
GoaliesMuhammed KaragulReferee:
  Hideki Yamauchi
Linesmen:
  Jake Davis
  Casper Russelhuber
F. Ellis (H. MacHarg) (PP) – 02:461–0
L. Frear (J. Hurring) (PP) – 12:122–0
2–117:13 – H. Secer (S. Kavaz, S. Takar) (PP)
2–227:39 – E. Savas
2–333:55 – S. Takar (O. Kars)
C. Burns (H. MacHarg) – 41:343–3
B. Roth (F. Ellis) (PP) – 46:064–3
T. Kennedy – 47:145–3
16 minPenalties30 min
43Shots28
25 January 2015
15:30
Turkey  2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)
  MexicoDunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 60
Game reference
Berk AkinGoaliesRichard AlbrechtReferee:
  Hideki Yamauchi
Linesmen:
  Ryan Cairns
  Park Jae Hyung
F. Faner (B. Akay, O. Uzunali) (PP) – 10:451–0
F. Faner (A. Hars) – 34:502–0
2–155:07 – A. Garcia (G. Martinez) (EA)
14 minPenalties20 min
28Shots35
25 January 2015
19:00
China  4–1
(1–0, 2–1, 1–0)
  New ZealandDunedin Ice Stadium
Attendance: 400
Game reference
Wang HanGoaliesLiam HenareReferee:
  Wlodzimierz Marczuk
Linesmen:
  Jake Davis
  Shinobu Kawai
Lu H. (Zhang Z., Zuo T.) – 03:201–0
Zhang Z. (Zuo T.) – 20:172–0
2–126:32 – F. Ellis (M. Kennedy, M. Macharg) (PP)
Liu Q. (Zhu Z.) – 30:043–1
Liu Q. (Zhu Z.) (PP) – 44:274–1
74 minPenalties33 min
40Shots37

References

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