2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

The 2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III were two international under-18 men's ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The group A and B tournaments are the sixth and seventh level of competition at the 2018 IIHF World U18 Championships.

2018 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Turkey
 New Zealand
Dates26 March – 1 April 2018
26–28 April 2018
Teams9
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Division III A

The Division III A tournament was played in Erzurum, Turkey, from 26 March to 1 April 2018.[1]

Participants
Team Qualification
 Belgium placed 6th in 2017 Division II B and were relegated
 Israel placed 2nd in 2017 Division III A
 Chinese Taipei placed 3rd in 2017 Division III A
 Bulgaria placed 4th in 2017 Division III A
 Turkey hosts; placed 5th in 2017 Division III A
 Mexico placed 1st in 2017 Division III B and were promoted

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Belgium 5 4 0 0 1 35 8 +27 12 Promoted to 2019 Division II B
2  Mexico 5 3 1 0 1 17 12 +5 11
3  Bulgaria 5 2 0 1 2 17 19 −2 7
4  Israel 5 1 1 1 2 12 13 −1 6[lower-alpha 1]
5  Turkey (H) 5 2 0 0 3 11 14 −3 6[lower-alpha 1]
6  Chinese Taipei 5 0 1 1 3 16 42 −26 3 Relegated to 2019 Division III B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Israel 2–0 Turkey

Results

All times are local. (Further-eastern European Time – UTC+3)

26 March 2018
13:00		Chinese Taipei 1–19
(0-4, 1-7, 0-8)		 Belgium
26 March 2018
16:30		Mexico 4–2
(1-2, 1-0, 2-0)		 Bulgaria
26 March 2018
20:00		Israel 2–0
(0-0, 1-0, 1-0)		 Turkey
27 March 2018
13:00		Belgium 6–3
(0-1, 2-0, 4-2)		 Bulgaria
27 March 2018
16:30		Israel 5–4 OT
(1-1, 3-2, 0-1, 1-0)		 Chinese Taipei
27 March 2018
20:00		Turkey 3–1
(0-1, 2-0, 1-0)		 Mexico
29 March 2018
13:00		Israel 3–4 OT
(1-1, 2-1, 0-1, 0-1)		 Mexico
29 March 2018
16:30		Chinese Taipei 7–6 OT
(3-2, 2-1, 1-3, 1-0)		 Bulgaria
29 March 2018
20:00		Belgium 6–0
(1-0, 3-0, 2-0)		 Turkey
30 March 2018
13:00		Bulgaria 3–1
(0-0, 2-1, 1-0)		 Israel
30 March 2018
16:30		Mexico 3–2
(1-0, 1-1, 1-1)		 Belgium
30 March 2018
20:00		Turkey 7–2
(1-0, 2-1, 4-1)		 Chinese Taipei
1 April 2018
13:00		Chinese Taipei 2–5
(0-2, 0-3, 2-0)		 Mexico
1 April 2018
16:30		Belgium 2–1
(1-1, 0-0, 1-0)		 Israel
1 April 2018
20:00		Bulgaria 3–1
(1-0, 0-0, 2-1)		 Turkey

Division III B

The Division III B tournament was played in Queenstown, New Zealand, from 26 to 28 April 2018.[2]

Participants
Team Qualification
 New Zealand hosts; placed 6th in 2017 Division III A and were relegated
 Hong Kong placed 2nd in 2017 Division III B
 South Africa placed 3rd in 2017 Division III B

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand (H) 2 2 0 0 0 12 6 +6 6 Promoted to 2019 Division III A
2  Hong Kong 2 1 0 0 1 9 10 −1 3
3  South Africa 2 0 0 0 2 3 8 −5 0
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Results

All times are local. (New Zealand Standard Time – UTC+12)

26 April 2018
19:00		South Africa 1–4
(1-1, 0-2, 0-1)		 New Zealand
27 April 2018
19:00		Hong Kong 4–2
(1-2, 0-0, 3-0)		 South Africa
28 April 2018
19:00		New Zealand 8–5
(2-1, 4-1, 2-3)		 Hong Kong

References
  1. Division III A statistics
  2. Division III B statistics
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