2013 IIHF World Championship Division III
The 2013 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Cape Town, South Africa,[1] from 15 to 21 April 2013 and the qualification tournament was contested in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,[2] from 14 to 17 October 2012.
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Host countries | South Africa United Arab Emirates |
Dates | 15 – 21 April 2013 14 – 17 October 2012 |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
← 2012 2014 → |
Participants
Group A
Team | Qualification |
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South Africa | Host, placed 6th in Division II B last year and was relegated. |
North Korea | Placed 2nd in Division III last year. |
Luxembourg | Placed 3rd in Division III last year. |
Ireland | Placed 4th in Division III last year. |
United Arab Emirates | Placed 1st in the qualification tournament. |
Greece | Placed 2nd in the qualification tournament. |
Qualification tournament
Team | Qualification |
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Georgia | Did not participate in 2012. |
Greece | Placed 5th in Division III last year. |
Mongolia | Placed 6th in Division III last year. |
United Arab Emirates | Host, did not participate in 2012. |
Venues
Group A was played in Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town. The qualification tournament was played in Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi.
Grandwest Ice Arena Capacity: 1,014 |
Abu Dhabi Arena Capacity: 1,200 |
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South Africa – Cape Town | United Arab Emirates – Abu Dhabi |
Officials
The IIHF selected 7 referees and 12 linesmen to work the 2013 IIHF World Championship DIV III.
Division III has 4 referees and 7 linesman. Division III Qualification had 3 referees and 5 linesman.
They were the following:
2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division III in South Africa
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2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division III Qualification in the United Arab Emirates
Qualification tournament
Standings
Qualified to Division III for 2013 |
Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
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United Arab Emirates | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 |
Greece | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 6 |
Mongolia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 3 |
Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | −27 | 0 |
Fixtures & Results
All times local (UTC+4).
14 October 2012 16:00 | Mongolia | 6–0 (1–0, 2–0, 3–0) | Georgia | Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 70 |
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Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan Baatarkhuu Bazarvaani | Goalies | Kakha Ambrolava | Referee: Djordje Fazekas Linesmen: Louis Beelen Alejandro Garcia Baños | |||||||||||||||||
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26 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | Shots | 13 |
14 October 2012 19:30 | United Arab Emirates | 2–0 (1–0, 1–0, 0–0) | Greece | Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 357 |
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Khaled Al Suwaidi | Goalies | Ntalimpor Ploutsis | Referee: Ladislav Smetana Linesmen: Benas Jaksys Michaël Rohrer | |||||
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10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||
39 | Shots | 25 |
15 October 2012 16:00 | Greece | 13–0 (4–0, 7–0, 2–0) | Georgia | Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 67 |
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Ntalimpor Ploutsis | Goalies | Kakha Ambrolava | Referee: Rasmus Toppel Linesmen: Alejandro Garcia Baños Todor Krastev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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22 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Shots | 19 |
15 October 2012 19:30 | Mongolia | 2–3 (0–1, 1–2, 1–0) | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 246 |
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Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan | Goalies | Khaled Al Suwaidi | Referee: Djordje Fazekas Linesmen: Louis Beelen Benas Jaksys | ||||||||||||||
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63 min | Penalties | 32 min | |||||||||||||||
14 | Shots | 55 |
17 October 2012 16:00 | Greece | 5–2 (1–1, 1–1, 3–0) | Mongolia | Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 175 |
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Ntalimpor Ploutsis | Goalies | Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan | Referee: Ladislav Smetana Linesmen: Benas Jaksys Todor Krastev | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 40 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
44 | Shots | 25 |
17 October 2012 19:30 | Georgia | 1–9 (1–1, 0–4, 0–4) | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi Attendance: 247 |
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Kakha Ambrolava Alexander Vashakidze | Goalies | Ahmed Al Dhaheri | Referee: Rasmus Toppel Linesmen: Louis Beelen Michaël Rohrer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Shots | 44 |
Top 10 scorers
Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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1 | Ioannis Koufis | Greece | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | +7 | 2 |
2 | Juma Al Dhaheri | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 4 |
2 | Mubarak Al Mazrouei | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 6 |
2 | Dimitrios Kalyvas | Greece | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +6 | 14 |
5 | Mishigsuren Namjil | Mongolia | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 14 |
6 | Alexandros Valsamas-Rallis | Greece | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +5 | 0 |
7 | Ali Al Haddad | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +5 | 12 |
7 | Suhail Al Mheiri | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | +5 | 6 |
9 | Nikolaos Papadopoulos | Greece | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +7 | 2 |
10 | Munkhzaya Enkhtur | Mongolia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 0 |
10 | Dimitrios Malamas | Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 6 |
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
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1 | Ntalimpor Ploutsis | Greece | 180:00 | 4 | 95.18 | 1.33 | 1 |
2 | Khaled Al Suwaidi | United Arab Emirates | 120:00 | 2 | 94.87 | 1.00 | 1 |
3 | Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan | Mongolia | 165:40 | 8 | 92.59 | 2.90 | 0 |
4 | Kakha Ambrolava | Georgia | 178:25 | 27 | 78.40 | 9.08 | 0 |
Group A Tournament
Standings
Promoted to Division II B for 2014 |
Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
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South Africa | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | +31 | 15 |
North Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 12 |
Luxembourg | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 9 |
Ireland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 6 |
Greece | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 3 |
United Arab Emirates | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 39 | −29 | 0 |
Schedule
All times local.
15 April 2013 13:00 | North Korea | 5–3 (3–1, 1–1, 1–1) | United Arab Emirates | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 120 |
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Pak Kun-Hyok Pak Kuk-Chol | Goalies | Khaled Al-Suwaidi | Referee: Marius Iliescu Linesmen: Jonathan Burger Maarten van den Acker | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 12 |
15 April 2013 16:15 | Greece | 3–6 (1–1, 1–1, 1–4) | Ireland | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 150 |
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Dalibor Ploutsis | Goalies | Scott Bickerstaff | Referee: Stian Halm Linesmen: Sindri Gunnarsson Tomas Lauksedis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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45 min | Penalties | 37 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Shots | 27 |
15 April 2013 20:00 | Luxembourg | 2–5 (0–0, 2–3, 0–2) | South Africa | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 596 |
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Michel Welter | Goalies | Jack Nebe | Referee: Vedran Krcelić Linesmen: Ramon Sterkens Elvijs Trankalis | ||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 28 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 56 |
16 April 2013 13:00 | United Arab Emirates | 3–4 (2–1, 0–3, 1–0) | Greece | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 120 |
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Khaled Al-Suwaidi | Goalies | Georgios Fiotakis | Referee: Vedran Krcelić Linesmen: Ramon Sterkens Elvijs Trankalis | ||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 29 |
16 April 2013 16:15 | North Korea | 5–2 (2–0, 3–0, 0–2) | Luxembourg | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 105 |
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Pak Kuk-Chol Pak Kun-Hyok | Goalies | Philippe Lepage | Referee: Marius Iliescu Linesmen: Tomas Lauksedis Ryan Marsh | ||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 26 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
36 | Shots | 30 |
16 April 2013 20:00 | South Africa | 7–4 (1–0, 3–2, 3–2) | Ireland | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 749 |
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Jack Nebe | Goalies | Scott Bickerstaff | Referee: Mikko Kaukokari Linesmen: Sindri Gunnarsson Maarten van den Acker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | Shots | 27 |
18 April 2013 13:00 | Luxembourg | 5–0 (0–0, 2–0 3–0) | Ireland | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 109 |
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Michel Welter | Goalies | Scott Bickerstaff Adam Pepper | Referee: Vedran Krcelić Linesmen: Jonathan Burger Maarten van den Acker | ||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||
24 | Shots | 15 |
18 April 2013 16:15 | North Korea | 7–1 (1–1, 2–0, 5–0) | Greece | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 154 |
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Pak Kun-Hyok Pak Kuk-Chol | Goalies | Georgios Fiotakis Dalibor Ploutsis | Referee: Mikko Kaukokari Linesmen: Ryan Marsh Elvijs Trankalis | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 16 |
18 April 2013 20:00 | South Africa | 15–0 (7–0, 4–0, 4–0) | United Arab Emirates | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 780 |
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Jack Nebe Lucian Lorenzo | Goalies | Ahmed Al-Dhaheri Khaled Al-Suwaidi | Referee: Stian Halm Linesmen: Sindri Gunnarsson Tomas Lauksedis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | Shots | 11 |
19 April 2013 13:00 | Ireland | 1–2 (0–0, 0–1, 1–1) | North Korea | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 113 |
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Adam Pepper | Goalies | Pak Kuk-Chol | Referee: Mikko Kaukokari Linesmen: Jonathan Burger Elvijs Trankalis | ||||||||
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17 | Shots | 26 |
19 April 2013 16:15 | United Arab Emirates | 1–8 (0–4, 0–3, 1–1) | Luxembourg | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 159 |
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Ahmed Al-Dhaheri | Goalies | Philippe Lepage | Referee: Stian Halm Linesmen: Ryan Marsh Ramon Sterkens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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18 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Shots | 36 |
19 April 2013 20:00 | Greece | 1–8 (0–2, 0–5, 1–1) | South Africa | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 1,017 |
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Dalibor Ploutsis | Goalies | Jack Nebe | Referee: Marius Iliescu Linesmen: Tomas Lauksedis Maarten van den Acker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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30 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Shots | 55 |
21 April 2013 13:00 | Luxembourg | 3–2 (2–0, 0–1, 1–1) | Greece | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 187 |
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Michel Welter | Goalies | Dalibor Ploutsis | Referee: Mikko Kaukokari Linesmen: Jonathan Burger Sindri Gunnarsson | ||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
20 | Shots | 26 |
21 April 2013 16:15 | Ireland | 7–3 (3–1, 2–0, 2–2) | United Arab Emirates | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 217 |
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Adam Pepper | Goalies | Khaled Al-Suwaidi | Referee: Marius Iliescu Linesmen: Tomas Lauksedis Ryan Marsh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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58 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 29 |
21 April 2013 20:00 | South Africa | 4–1 (1–0, 1–0, 2–1) | North Korea | Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town Attendance: 1,154 |
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Jack Nebe | Goalies | Pak Kuk-Chol Pak Kun-Hyok | Referee: Vedran Krcelić Linesmen: Ramon Sterkens Elvijs Trankalis | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||
21 | Shots | 34 |
Top 10 scorers
Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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1 | Macky Reinecke | South Africa | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | +19 | 12 |
2 | Joshua Reinecke | South Africa | 5 | 9 | 7 | 16 | +20 | 16 |
3 | Uthman Samaai | South Africa | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | +17 | 8 |
4 | Gareth Roberts | Ireland | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | +4 | 16 |
5 | Sacha Backes | Luxembourg | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +7 | 0 |
6 | Ri Chol-Min | North Korea | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +6 | 4 |
7 | Conor Redmond | Ireland | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −1 | 0 |
8 | Robert Beran | Luxembourg | 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Panagiotis Koulouris | Greece | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | −1 | 14 |
10 | Thierry Beran | Luxembourg | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +7 | 4 |
10 | Chris Reeves | South Africa | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 0 |
10 | Jack Valadas | South Africa | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +5 | 0 |
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
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1 | Michel Welter | Luxembourg | 180:00 | 7 | 92.78 | 2.33 | 1 |
2 | Jack Nebe | South Africa | 260:00 | 8 | 92.59 | 1.85 | 0 |
3 | Adam Pepper | Ireland | 124:42 | 5 | 91.07 | 2.41 | 0 |
4 | Pak Kuk-Chol | North Korea | 191:02 | 6 | 90.48 | 1.88 | 0 |
5 | Philippe Lepage | Luxembourg | 192:08 | 6 | 88.46 | 3.00 | 0 |
Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate
- Best Goaltender: Michel Welter (LUX)
- Best Forward: Ri Pong-Il (PRK)
- Best Defenceman: Joshua Reinecke (RSA)