2009 IIHF World Championship Division III
The 2009 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested on April 10–16, 2009 in Dunedin, New Zealand. Mongolia withdrew from the tournament and therefore forfeited all of their games.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  New Zealand |
| Dates | April 10 - April 16 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | Dunedin Ice Stadium (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Scoring leader(s) |  Robert Beran (12 pts) |
← 2008 2010 → | |
Venue
Dunedin Ice Stadium interior
All matches were contested at the Dunedin Ice Stadium, St. Kilda, Dunedin. This venue is the home ice of the Dunedin Thunder ice hockey team. The Dunedin Ice Stadium was used later the same month for the 2009 World Senior Curling Championships.
Participants
| Team | 2008 result |
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 Ireland |
Placed 6th in Division II Group A and were relegated.[1] |
| New Zealand |
Host, placed 6th in Division II Group B and were relegated.[2] |
| Luxembourg |
Placed 3rd in Division III.[3] |
 Turkey |
Placed 4th in Division III.[3] |
 Greece |
Placed 5th in Division III.[3] |
 Mongolia |
Placed 6th in Division III.[3] |
Fixtures
All times are local (UTC+12).
| April 10, 2009 13:00 | Mongolia | 0 – 5 (forfeit) | Turkey | Dunedin Ice Stadium |
| April 10, 2009 16:30 | Ireland | 3 – 7 (0–2, 1–2, 2–3) | Greece | Dunedin Ice Stadium Attendance: 200 |
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| Adam Pepper | Goalies | Ntalimpor Ploutsis | Referee: Fabio Lottaroli | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 28 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 54 | Shots | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 10, 2009 20:00 | Luxembourg | 2 – 6 (1–1, 1–2, 0–3) | New Zealand | Dunedin Ice Stadium Attendance: 780 |
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| Michel Welter | Goalies | Zak Nothling | Referee: Hideki Yamauchi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 11, 2009 13:00 | Greece | 5 – 0 (forfeit) | Mongolia | Dunedin Ice Stadium |
| April 11, 2009 16:30 | Ireland | 3 – 8 (2–2, 0–5, 1–1) | Luxembourg | Dunedin Ice Stadium Attendance: 180 |
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| Adam Pepper Scott Bickerstaff | Goalies | Michel Welter Philippe Lepage | Referee: Nigel Boniface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 30 min | Penalties | 42 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 41 | Shots | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 11, 2009 20:00 | New Zealand | 8 – 2 (2–1, 4–1, 2–0) | Turkey | Dunedin Ice Stadium Attendance: 560 |
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| Rick Parry | Goalies | Eray Atali Baris Ucele | Referee:.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jamie Miller | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 26 min | Penalties | 38 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 53 | Shots | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 13, 2009 13:00 | Ireland | 5 – 0 (forfeit) | Mongolia | Dunedin Ice Stadium |
| April 13, 2009 16:30 | Luxembourg | 4 – 7 (0–1, 1–4, 3–2) | Turkey | Dunedin Ice Stadium Attendance: 200 |
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| Michel Welter Philippe Lepage | Goalies | Eray Atali | Referee: Hideki Yamauchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 13, 2009 20:00 | New Zealand | 4 – 3 (OT) (0–2, 2–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Greece | Dunedin Ice Stadium Attendance: 610 |
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| Zak Nothling | Goalies | Ntalimpor Ploutsis | Referee: Nigel Boniface | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 22 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | Shots | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| April 15, 2009 13:00 | Greece | 2 – 7 (0–3, 0–2, 2–2) | Luxembourg | Dunedin Ice Stadium Attendance: 180 |
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| Ntalimpor Ploutsis Georgios Fiotakis | Goalies | Michel Welter Philippe Lepage | Referee: Fabio Lottaroli | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 54 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 15, 2009 16:30 | Turkey | 7 – 1 (3–0, 2–0, 2–1) | Ireland | Dunedin Ice Stadium Attendance: 170 |
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| Eray Atali | Goalies | Adam Pepper Scott Bickerstaff | Referee: Jamie Miller | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 46 min | Penalties | 36 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 37 | Shots | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 15, 2009 20:00 | Mongolia | 0 – 5 (forfeit) | New Zealand | Dunedin Ice Stadium |
| April 16, 2009 13:00 | Turkey | 7 – 1 (1–1, 0–0, 6–0) | Greece | Dunedin Ice Stadium Attendance: 250 |
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| Eray Atali | Goalies | Ntalimpor Ploutsis | Referee: Hideki Yamauchi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 37 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 45 | Shots | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| April 16, 2009 16:30 | Luxembourg | 5 – 0 (forfeit) | Mongolia | Dunedin Ice Stadium |
| April 16, 2009 20:00 | New Zealand | 9 – 0 (1–0, 3–0, 5–0) | Ireland | Dunedin Ice Stadium Attendance: 1210 |
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| Rick Parry | Goalies | Scott Bickerstaff | Referee: Nigel Boniface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 42 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ranking and statistics
| Promoted to Division II for 2010[4] |
| Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
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| 1 | New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 25 | 14 |
| 2 | Turkey | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 9 |
| 4 | Greece | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 7 |
| 5 | Ireland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 31 | -19 | 3 |
| 6 | Mongolia | Withdrew | ||||||||
Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goaltender: Ntalimpor Ploutsis
- Best Defenceman: Gokturk Tasdemir
- Best Forward: Brett Speirs
- Best Goaltender:
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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| Robert Beran | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 20 | F |
| Brett Speirs | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Benny Welter | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | F |
| Braden Lee | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 10 | F |
| Emrah Ozmen | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +6 | 18 | F |
| Serkan Yapicilar | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +3 | 20 | F |
| Yavuz Karakoc | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +5 | 12 | F |
| Alper Solak | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +4 | 2 | F |
Source: IIHF.com
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.
| Player | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
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| Rick Parry | 120:00 | 45 | 2 | 1.00 | 95.56 | 1 |
| Eray Atali | 209:11 | 98 | 10 | 2.87 | 89.80 | 0 |
| Ntalimpor Ploutsis | 221:07 | 175 | 19 | 5.16 | 89.14 | 0 |
| Michel Welter | 180:00 | 116 | 13 | 4.33 | 88.79 | 0 |
| Zak Nothling | 121.07 | 33 | 5 | 2.48 | 84.85 | 1 |
Source: IIHF.com
References
- "2008 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
- "2008 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
- "Final Ranking" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
- "2009 IIHF World Championship Div. III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-29.
External links
- Division III fixtures and statistics at IIHF
- Bill Meltzer (2009-07-02). "Hockey still going Down Under". nhl.com. Across the Pond. nhl.com. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- "Ice Blacks claim world crown". Howick and Pakuranga Times. 2009-04-27. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
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