2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

The 2006 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 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships and took place between 13 and 19 March 2006 in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. The tournament was won by Romania who upon winning gained promotion, along with Israel who finished in second place, to Division II of the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.

2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
Tournament details
Host country Romania
Dates13 – 19 March 2006
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  Romania
Runner-up  Israel
Third place  South Africa
← 2005
2007 →

Overview

The 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III began on 13 March 2006 in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania.[1] Bulgaria, Israel, New Zealand and Turkey all returned to compete in the Division III competition after missing promotion at the previous years World Championships.[2] Romania and South Africa entered the Division III competition after being relegated from the Division II tournaments of the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.[3][4]

Romania finished first after winning all five of their games and gained promotion to Division II of the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.[1] Israel who finished in second place also gained promotion to Division II, while South Africa finished third after managing to win only two and tie one of their five games of the tournament.[1] Bulgaria and Turkey who finished fifth and sixth respectively were relegated to the Division III Qualification tournament for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.[1][5] Daniel Erlich of Israel finished as the tournaments top scorer after recording 26 points including 12 goals and 14 assists.[6] Romania's Istvan Csergo finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 96.00.[7]

Standings
Promoted to Division II for 2007
Relegated to Division III Qualification for 2007
Rk Team GP W T L GF GA GDF PTS
1 Romania5500683+6510
2 Israel53114226+167
3 South Africa52122522+35
4 New Zealand51312826+25
5 Bulgaria51131041−313
6 Turkey5005863−550

Fixtures

All times local.

13 March 2006
13:30		New Zealand 4–4
(0–1, 3–1, 1–2)		 South AfricaVakar Lajos Icerink
Attendance: 50
13 March 2006
17:00		Turkey 3–14
(0–4, 1–6, 2–4)		 IsraelVakar Lajos Icerink
Attendance: 130
13 March 2006
20:30		Bulgaria 0–18
(0–3, 0–7, 0–8)		 RomaniaVakar Lajos Icerink
Attendance: 300
14 March 2006
13:30		South Africa 12–1
(3–0, 4–1, 5–0)		 TurkeyVakar Lajos Icerink
Attendance: 150
14 March 2006
17:00		Israel 14–1
(4–0, 5–1, 5–0)		 BulgariaVakar Lajos Icerink
Attendance: 180
14 March 2006
20:30		Romania 14–0
(2–0, 3–0, 9–0)		 New ZealandVakar Lajos Icerink
Attendance: 300
16 March 2006
13:30		South Africa 5–8
(3–4, 2–3, 0–1)		 IsraelVakar Lajos Icerink
Attendance: 145
16 March 2006
17:00		Bulgaria 3–3
(0–2, 1–1, 2–0)		 New ZealandVakar Lajos Icerink
Attendance: 100
16 March 2006
20:30		Romania 15–1
(4–0, 6–1, 5–0)		 TurkeyVakar Lajos Icerink
Attendance: 470
17 March 2006
13:30		South Africa 4–1
(0–0, 2–1, 2–0)		 BulgariaVakar Lajos Icerink
Attendance: 50
17 March 2006
17:00		New Zealand 17–1
(7–1, 6–0, 4–0)		 TurkeyVakar Lajos Icerink
Attendance: 100
17 March 2006
20:30		Israel 2–13
(0–5, 1–4, 1–4)		 RomaniaVakar Lajos Icerink
Attendance: 1500
19 March 2006
13:30		Turkey 2–5
(1–2, 1–1, 0–2)		 BulgariaVakar Lajos Icerink
Attendance: 40
19 March 2006
17:00		Israel 4–4
(1–2, 1–0, 2–2)		 New ZealandVakar Lajos Icerink
Attendance: 200
19 March 2006
20:30		Romania 8–0
(5–0, 1–0, 2–0)		 South AfricaVakar Lajos Icerink
Attendance: 1000

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.[6]

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Daniel Erlich5121426+1332F
Otto Biro581018+1612F
Attila Balint510717+160F
Cjanad Virag56919+1718F
Eli Sherbatov56814+58F
Zsolt Kopacz541014+1610F
Hunor Szabo56612+172F
Jared Joyce56612+426F
Nicolae Burdian55712+114F
Oren Zamir57411+633F

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.[7]

Player MIP SOG GA GAA SVS% SO
Istvan Csergo150:472510.4096.002
Botond Csomortani149:132520.8092.002
Zak Nothling193:08121175.2885.950
Eden Nemenoff285:08139224.6384.170
Kiril Vajarov280:00215367.7183.260

References
  1. "2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  2. "2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  3. "2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  4. "2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  5. "2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div IIIQ". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  6. "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
  7. "Goalkeepers" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2012-12-30.
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