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2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tourney_name | IIHF U20 World Championship |
| Division III | |
| year | 2012 |
| image | 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III.png |
| size | x240px |
| country | New Zealand |
| city | Dunedin |
| dates | 17–22 January 2012 |
| num_teams | 5 |
| venues | 1 |
| cities | 1 |
| prevseason | [2011](2011-world-junior-ice-hockey-championships-division-iii) |
| nextseason | [2013](2013-world-junior-ice-hockey-championships-division-iii) |
Division III
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. 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, previously, the top two teams gained promotion to Division II. Although originally scheduled to participate, North Korea withdrew from the tournament for unspecified reasons. Iceland won the tournament and was promoted to Division II B for the 2013 World Juniors.
Participating teams
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Placed 6th in Division II (Group A) last year and were relegated. | |
| Placed 6th in Division II (Group B) last year and were relegated. | |
| Placed 4th in Division III last year. | |
| **Hosts;** placed 5th in Division III last year. | |
| Placed 6th in Division III last year. |
Final standings
Match results
All times are local (New Zealand Daylight Time – UTC+13).
1–1 1–2 1–3 1–4 1–5 1–6 2–6 Nikola Nikolov S. Georgiev (T. Kraynyanov, A. Todorov) (PP) – 14:50
N. Inzhevatov (P. Mihov, M. Talev) – 59:59
24:19 – Zhang C. (Li X., Wen C.) 32:29 – Zhu X. (Wang T.) (PP) 35:16 – Li N. (Zhang C.) 51:36 – Zheng C. (Zhang S.) (PP) 52:28 – Zheng C. (Zhu X., Na Y.) 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–5 0–6 0–7 0–8 Snorri Sigurbergsson 12:02 – G. Sigurdsson (I. Eliasson) 14:19 – B. Sigurdarson (D. Magnusson) 38:51– O. Bjornsson (A. Helgason) 44:55 – G. Gudmundsson 45:47 – S. Ingason 48:19 – O. Olafsson 57:17 – S. Reynisson (O. Bjornsson, T. Omarsson) (PP) 2–0 3–0 3–1 23:57 – C. Harrison (G. Lloyd, L. Pickering) 43:36 – R. Sandoy (SH)
45:37 – A. Vasilyev (A. Todorov) 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 7–0 8–0 9–0 10–0 11–0 12–0 13–0 14–0 Bahadir Sanoglu 20:15 – Zheng C. (Zhang C., Zhu X.) 20:52 – Li N. (Na Y.) 25:51 – Zheng C. (Zhang C., Zhu X.) (PP) 28:05 – Zhang C. (Zhu X.) 34:09 – Zhang C. (SH) 39:27 – Na Y. (SH) 45:32 – Li N. (Bao J.) 47:28 – Ji P. (Na Y., Bao J.) (PP) 49:26 – Li Y. (Zheng C.) 52:37 – Ji P. (Xia T.) (PP) 56:51 – Zheng C. (Zhu X.) 57:02 – Xia T. (Li N., Ji P.) 59:59 – Zhu Z. (Li X.) (SH) 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 7–0 7–1 08:14 – B. Sigurdarson (O. Bjornsson, T. Omarsson) 14:09 – S. Reynisson (O. Bjornsson, B. Sigurdarson) (PP) 20:57 – J. Leifsson (S. Reynisson, I. Eliasson) (PP) 26:13 – B. Bergmann (PP) 36:03 – A. Helgason (G. Gudmundsson) 36:46 – S. Reynisson (I. Eliasson, O. Bjornsson) (PP)
59:33 – R. Sandoy (C. Dale, J. Lawrence) (PP) 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–5 0–6 0–7 0–8 0–9 0–10 Radosvet Petrov 05:54 – B. Sigurdarson (O. Bjornsson) 07:32 – O. Olafsson (J. Leifsson, G. Gudmundsson) 11:26 – S. Ingason (B. Bergmann, G. Sigurdsson) (PP) 23:30 – O. Bjornsson (I. Arnason, (S. Reynisson) 24:40 – G. Gudmundsson (O. Olafsson, J. Leifsson) 43:01 – G. Sigurdsson (B. Bergmann, S. Ingason) 46:54 – G. Sigurdsson (S. Ingason, B. Bergmann) 51:04 – G. Sigurdsson (B. Bergmann, S. Ingason) (PP) 56:50 – S. Reynisson (B. Sigurdarson, O. Bjornsson) 0–2 0–3 0–4 36:36 – M. Eftimov (K. Radovanov, N. Inzhevatov) 38:55 – N. Inzhevatov (V. Chebishev) (PP) 50:16 – M. Nikolov (PS) 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–3 3–3 4–3 5–3
25:31 – Ji P. (Bao J., Na Y.) (PP) 25:46 – Wang T. (Zheng C.) 34:31 – Zhang S. (Wang T., Zhang C.) (PP) 42:46 – Bao J. 11:02 – G. Lloyd (R. Wilson, C. Harrison) (PP) 18:20 – J. Fuller (R. Sandoy) 18:57 – J. Challis (K. Joyce) 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 06:06 – I. Aranson (I. Eliasson, A. Ingason) 14:58 – S. Ingason (B. Bergmann, T. Omarsson) (PP) 28:06 – B. Sigurdarson (I. Eliasson, J. Leifsson) (PP) 55:59 – A. Ingason (J. Leifsson, O. Olafsson) 56:22 – O. Bjornsson (I. Eliasson, S. Reynisson) (PP) 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 6–1 7–1 8–1 9–1 10–1 11–1 12–1 Richard Bigsby 02:44 – R. Sandoy (K. Harnett, C. Harrison) 06:19 – J. Challis (R. Sandoy) 11:55 – C. Harrison (J. Lawrence, R. Sandoy) 22:25 – R. Sandoy (M. Frear, L. Pickering) 29:29 – J. Challis (J. Fuller) 29:44 – G. Lloyd (C. Harrison, R. Sandoy) 30:27 – R. Sandoy (M. Frear, J. Challis) (PP) 32:24 – M. Frear (J. Fuller, J. Challis) 35:18 – A. Gouldstone (S. Harrison, J. Currey) 36:45 – C. Harrison 39:29 – M. Frear (C. Harrison) 51:01 – C. Harrison (K. Joyce, R. Wilson) (PP)
Statistics
Top 10 scorers
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remy Sandoy | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +6 | 14 | |
| 2 | Olafur Bjornsson | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +5 | 0 | |
| 3 | Sigurdur Reynisson | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +7 | 2 | |
| 3 | Zhang Cheng | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +6 | 35 | |
| 5 | Zheng Canji | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +8 | 10 | |
| 6 | Connor Harrison | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +3 | 35 | |
| 7 | Bjorn Sigurdarson | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +5 | 8 | |
| 8 | Brynjar Bergmann | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 16 | |
| 9 | Steindor Ingason | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 4 | |
| 10 | Johann Leifsson | 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 | 148:36 | 2 | 95.24 | 0.81 | 0 | |
| 2 | Xia Shengrong | 240:00 | 10 | 92.75 | 2.50 | 1 | |
| 3 | Radosvet Petrov | 164:17 | 11 | 90.09 | 4.02 | 1 | |
| 4 | Aston Brookes | 220:00 | 14 | 87.16 | 3.82 | 0 | |
| 5 | Fikri Atali | 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:
- Goaltender: CHN Xia Shengrong
- Defenceman: ISL Ingolfur Eliasson
- Forward: CHN Zhang Cheng
Division III Champion
| **Division III Champion | |
|---|---|
| ISL | |
| Iceland** | Ingthor Arnason, Brynjar Bergmann, Olafur Brjonsson, Ulfur Einarsson, Ingolfur Eliasson, Einar Eyland, Gunnlaugur Gudmundsson, Andri Helgason, Arnar Ingason, Steindor Ingason, Daniel Johannsson, Johann Leifsson, Daniel Magnusson (ice hockey), Daniel Magnusson (ice hockey), Olafur Olafsson, Tomas Omarsson, Sigurdur Reynisson, Snorri Sigurbergsson, Bjorn Sigurdarsson, Gunnar Sigurdsson |
| **Head Coach:** Joshua Gribben |
References
References
- [https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/280/ 2012 World Championship Division III statistics]
- [http://www.iihf.com/channels1112/wm20-iii/format.html Format]
- (2011-04-11). "DPR Korea doesn’t travel". [[International Ice Hockey Federation.
- IIHF. (2012-01-22). "Best Players Selected by the Directorate". [[International Ice Hockey Federation.
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