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.

2013 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries South Africa
 United Arab Emirates
Dates15 – 21 April 2013
14 – 17 October 2012
Teams10
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2012
2014

Participants

Group A

Team Qualification
 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
 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
 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

2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division III Qualification in the United Arab Emirates

Qualification tournament

The match between Georgia and Greece. Greece won the match 13-0.

Standings

Qualified to Division III for 2013
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GDF PTS
 United Arab Emirates33000143+119
 Greece32001184+146
 Mongolia31002108+23
 Georgia30003128−270

Fixtures & Results

All times local (UTC+4).

14 October 2012
16:00
Mongolia 6–0
(1–0, 2–0, 3–0)
 GeorgiaAbu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 70
14 October 2012
19:30
United Arab Emirates 2–0
(1–0, 1–0, 0–0)
 GreeceAbu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 357
15 October 2012
16:00
Greece 13–0
(4–0, 7–0, 2–0)
 GeorgiaAbu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 67
15 October 2012
19:30
Mongolia 2–3
(0–1, 1–2, 1–0)
 United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 246
17 October 2012
16:00
Greece 5–2
(1–1, 1–1, 3–0)
 MongoliaAbu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 175
17 October 2012
19:30
Georgia 1–9
(1–1, 0–4, 0–4)
 United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 247

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Ioannis Koufis Greece2617+72
2Juma Al Dhaheri United Arab Emirates3336+44
2Mubarak Al Mazrouei United Arab Emirates3336+56
2Dimitrios Kalyvas Greece3336+614
5Mishigsuren Namjil Mongolia3525+314
6Alexandros Valsamas-Rallis Greece3314+50
7Ali Al Haddad United Arab Emirates3224+512
7Suhail Al Mheiri United Arab Emirates3224+56
9Nikolaos Papadopoulos Greece3134+72
10Munkhzaya Enkhtur Mongolia3213+30
10Dimitrios Malamas Greece3213+46

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Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
1Ntalimpor Ploutsis Greece180:00495.181.331
2Khaled Al Suwaidi United Arab Emirates120:00294.871.001
3Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan Mongolia165:40892.592.900
4Kakha Ambrolava Georgia178:252778.409.080

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Group A Tournament

Standings

Promoted to Division II B for 2014
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GDF PTS
 South Africa55000398+3115
 North Korea540012011+912
 Luxembourg530022013+79
 Ireland520031820−26
 Greece510041127−163
 United Arab Emirates500051039−290

Schedule

All times local.

15 April 2013
13:00
North Korea 5–3
(3–1, 1–1, 1–1)
 United Arab EmiratesGrandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town
Attendance: 120
15 April 2013
16:15
Greece 3–6
(1–1, 1–1, 1–4)
 IrelandGrandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town
Attendance: 150
15 April 2013
20:00
Luxembourg 2–5
(0–0, 2–3, 0–2)
 South AfricaGrandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town
Attendance: 596

16 April 2013
13:00
United Arab Emirates 3–4
(2–1, 0–3, 1–0)
 GreeceGrandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town
Attendance: 120
16 April 2013
16:15
North Korea 5–2
(2–0, 3–0, 0–2)
 LuxembourgGrandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town
Attendance: 105
16 April 2013
20:00
South Africa 7–4
(1–0, 3–2, 3–2)
 IrelandGrandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town
Attendance: 749

18 April 2013
13:00
Luxembourg 5–0
(0–0, 2–0 3–0)
 IrelandGrandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town
Attendance: 109
18 April 2013
16:15
North Korea 7–1
(1–1, 2–0, 5–0)
 GreeceGrandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town
Attendance: 154
18 April 2013
20:00
South Africa 15–0
(7–0, 4–0, 4–0)
 United Arab EmiratesGrandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town
Attendance: 780

19 April 2013
13:00
Ireland 1–2
(0–0, 0–1, 1–1)
 North KoreaGrandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town
Attendance: 113
19 April 2013
16:15
United Arab Emirates 1–8
(0–4, 0–3, 1–1)
 LuxembourgGrandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town
Attendance: 159
19 April 2013
20:00
Greece 1–8
(0–2, 0–5, 1–1)
 South AfricaGrandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town
Attendance: 1,017

21 April 2013
13:00
Luxembourg 3–2
(2–0, 0–1, 1–1)
 GreeceGrandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town
Attendance: 187
21 April 2013
16:15
Ireland 7–3
(3–1, 2–0, 2–2)
 United Arab EmiratesGrandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town
Attendance: 217
21 April 2013
20:00
South Africa 4–1
(1–0, 1–0, 2–1)
 North KoreaGrandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town
Attendance: 1,154

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Macky Reinecke South Africa541418+1912
2Joshua Reinecke South Africa59716+2016
3Uthman Samaai South Africa551015+178
4Gareth Roberts Ireland58311+416
5Sacha Backes Luxembourg5448+70
6Ri Chol-Min North Korea5527+64
7Conor Redmond Ireland5347−10
8Robert Beran Luxembourg516702
9Panagiotis Koulouris Greece5426−114
10Thierry Beran Luxembourg5336+74
10Chris Reeves South Africa5336+50
10Jack Valadas South Africa5336+50

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Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA Sv% GAA SO
1Michel Welter Luxembourg180:00792.782.331
2Jack Nebe South Africa260:00892.591.850
3Adam Pepper Ireland124:42591.072.410
4Pak Kuk-Chol North Korea191:02690.481.880
5Philippe Lepage Luxembourg192:08688.463.000

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Tournament Awards

Best players selected by the directorate
  • Best Goaltender:  Michel Welter (LUX)
  • Best Forward:  Ri Pong-Il (PRK)
  • Best Defenceman:  Joshua Reinecke (RSA)

References

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