The 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 13 to 19 January 2020.[1][2] Eight teams participated in the competition; they were drawn into two preliminary round groups of four: the top two teams from each group played in the semifinals in a four-team bracket for a chance to play for promotion to Division II B, while the bottom two teams in each group played in placement rounds for 5th to 8th place. Iceland won the tournament.[3]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 13–19 January 2020 |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | |
Runner-up | |
Third place | |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 20 |
Goals scored | 134 (6.7 per game) |
Attendance | 5,276 (264 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | |
Website | www.iihf.com |
To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2000.
Participating teams
editTeam | Qualification |
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placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated | |
placed 2nd in Division III last year | |
placed 3rd in Division III last year | |
hosts; placed 4th in Division III last year | |
placed 5th in Division III last year | |
placed 6th in Division III last year | |
placed 7th in Division III last year | |
placed 8th in Division III last year |
Match officials
editSix referees and 10 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]
Preliminary round
editDivision III Venue |
Sofia |
Winter Sports Palace Capacity: 4,600 |
All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).
Group A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | +13 | 9 | Semifinals | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 6 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs | |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | −15 | 0 |
13 January 2020 17:00 | Mexico | 5–0 (1–0, 2–0, 2–0) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 115 |
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Marcello de Antunano | Goalies | Finley Forbes | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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18 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
37 | Shots | 14 |
13 January 2020 20:30 | Bulgaria | 3–4 (1–1, 0–2, 2–1) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 760 |
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Ivan Stoynov | Goalies | Jóhann Ragnarsson | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Shots | 45 |
14 January 2020 17:00 | Iceland | 5–2 (1–0, 3–2, 1–0) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 110 |
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Jóhann Ragnarsson | Goalies | Santiago Gómez | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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20 min | Penalties | 28 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
31 | Shots | 11 |
14 January 2020 20:30 | Bulgaria | 3–2 (0–0, 2–1, 1–1) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 850 |
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Ivan Stoynov | Goalies | Finley Forbes | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 33 min | |||||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 12 |
16 January 2020 13:30 | New Zealand | 1–10 (1–4, 0–2, 0–4) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 65 |
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Rhett Wilson | Goalies | Johann Ragnarsson | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 20 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Shots | 30 |
16 January 2020 20:30 | Mexico | 5–2 (1–0, 3–0, 1–2) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 920 |
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Marcello de Antunano | Goalies | Ivan Stoynov | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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16 min | Penalties | 22 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Shots | 18 |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 | Semifinals | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | 5th–8th place playoffs | |
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 0 |
13 January 2020 10:00 | Turkey | 3–0 (2–0, 1–0, 0–0) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 120 |
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Soykan Varlı | Goalies | Chung Shen-wei | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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0 min | Penalties | 14 min | |||||||||
27 | Shots | 14 |
13 January 2020 13:30 | Australia | 6–1 (0–1, 5–0, 1–0) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 125 |
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Seb Woodlands Jeremy Friederich | Goalies | Ryan Boyd | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 12 |
14 January 2020 10:00 | Turkey | 6–1 (2–0, 1–0, 3–1) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 95 |
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Soykan Varlı | Goalies | Ryan Boyd | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 32 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Shots | 12 |
14 January 2020 13:30 | Chinese Taipei | 0–5 (0–0, 0–4, 0–1) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 85 |
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Chung Shen-wei Lee Yi-cheng | Goalies | Seb Woodlands | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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20 min | Penalties | 26 min | |||||||||||||||
19 | Shots | 37 |
16 January 2020 10:00 | South Africa | 5–3 (0–0, 2–2, 3–1) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 60 |
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Ryan Boyd | Goalies | Lee Yi-cheng | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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34 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Shots | 28 |
16 January 2020 17:00 | Australia | 3–2 (0–1, 3–0, 0–1) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 105 |
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Seb Woodlands | Goalies | Soykan Varlı | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
22 | Shots | 29 |
5th–8th place playoffs
editBracket
edit5th–8th place semifinals | 5th place match | |||||
18 January | ||||||
8 | ||||||
19 January | ||||||
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6 | ||||||
18 January | ||||||
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7th place match | ||||||
19 January | ||||||
4 | ||||||
5 |
5th–8th place semifinals
edit18 January 2020 10:00 | Bulgaria | 8–1 (2–1, 1–0, 5–0) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 450 |
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Ivan Stoynov | Goalies | Lee Yi-cheng Chung Sheng-wei | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 21 |
18 January 2020 13:30 | South Africa | 1–2 (1–1, 0–0, 0–1) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 75 |
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Ryan Boyd | Goalies | Finley Forbes | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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2 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||
27 | Shots | 16 |
Seventh place game
edit19 January 2020 10:00 | South Africa | 4–5 OT (0–1, 2–1, 2–2) (OT: 0–1) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 55 |
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Ryan Boyd | Goalies | Chung Sheng-wei | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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20 min | Penalties | 24 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 19 |
Fifth place game
edit19 January 2020 13:30 | Bulgaria | 6–1 (2–0, 2–1, 2–0) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 510 |
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Nikola Iliev | Goalies | Finley Forbes | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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44 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Shots | 29 |
Championship playoffs
editBracket
editSemifinals | Final | |||||
18 January | ||||||
5 | ||||||
19 January | ||||||
2 | ||||||
4 | ||||||
18 January | ||||||
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8 | ||||||
3 | ||||||
3rd place match | ||||||
19 January | ||||||
4 | ||||||
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Semifinals
edit18 January 2020 17:00 | Australia | 8–3 (3–2,3–0, 2–1) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 81 |
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Seb Woodlands Jeremy Friederich | Goalies | Marcello de Antunano Santiago Gomez | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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12 min | Penalties | 22 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Shots | 20 |
18 January 2020 20:30 | Iceland | 5–2 (1–1, 4–0, 0–0) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 95 |
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Jóhann Ragnarsson | Goalies | Soykan Varlı Eren Demirtürk | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Shots | 19 |
Bronze medal game
edit19 January 2020 17:00 | Turkey | 4–2 (1–1, 1–1, 2–0) | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 250 |
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Eren Demirturk | Goalies | Marcello de Antunano | Referee: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 32 min | ||||||||||||||||||
25 | Shots | 26 |
Gold medal game
edit19 January 2020 20:30 | Iceland | 4–1 1–0, 2–0, 1–1 | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 350 |
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Jóhann Ragnarsson | Goalies | Seb Woodlands | Referee: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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22 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
26 | Shots | 16 |
Final standings
editRank | Team |
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4 | |
5 | |
6 | |
7 | |
8 |
Promoted to the 2022 Division II B |
Statistics
editTop 10 scorers
editPos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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1 | Axel Orongan | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | +13 | 2 | |
2 | Gonzalo Hagerman | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +3 | 32 | |
3 | Benjamin Dunn | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 20 | |
4 | Firat Afsin | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +7 | 2 | |
5 | İsmet Gökçen | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 0 | |
6 | Miroslav Vasilev | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +4 | 26 | |
7 | Mehmet Turan | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +6 | 8 | |
8 | Heidar Kristveigarson | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +10 | 0 | |
8 | Xander Wardlaw | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +5 | 2 | |
10 | Sölvi Atlason | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +10 | 0 | |
10 | Kenshin Hayashi | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +4 | 2 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF
Goaltending leaders
edit(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
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1 | Seb Woodlands | 274:55 | 9 | 90.32 | 1.96 | 1 | |
2 | Jóhann Ragnarsson | 280:00 | 9 | 89.02 | 1.93 | 0 | |
3 | Ivan Stoyov | 226:48 | 12 | 88.12 | 3.17 | 0 | |
4 | Marcello de Antunano | 234:06 | 10 | 87.50 | 2.56 | 1 | |
5 | Finley Forbes | 238:57 | 15 | 87.18 | 3.77 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com
Awards
editBest Players Selected by the Directorate
editAward | Name |
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Best Goalkeeper | |
Best Defenceman | |
Best Forward |
Source: IIHF
Best Players of Each Team Selected by Coaches
editCountry | Name |
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Michael Riley | |
Moussa Abdi | |
Axel Orongan | |
Gonzalo Hagerman | |
Finley Forbes | |
Ryan Boyd | |
Mi Huan-yu | |
Haktan Kabay |
Source: IIHF
References
edit- ^ "2020 World Championship Division III official website". www.iihf.com.
- ^ "2020 World Championship Division III statistics". stats.iihf.com.
- ^ Tchechankov, Ivan (20 January 2020). "Iceland triumphs in U20 Division III". IIHF. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Competition Officials". IIHF. January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2020.