2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

Tournament details
Host country	Romania
Dates	13 – 19 March 2006
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Romania
Runner-up	Israel
Third place	South Africa
← 2005 2007 →

The 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III was an international under-18 ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division III tournament made up the fourth level of competition at the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships and took place between 13 and 19 March 2006 in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. The tournament was won by Romania who upon winning gained promotion, along with Israel who finished in second place, to Division II of the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Overview

The 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III began on 13 March 2006 in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. Bulgaria, Israel, New Zealand and Turkey all returned to compete in the Division III competition after missing promotion at the previous years World Championships. Romania and South Africa entered the Division III competition after being relegated from the Division II tournaments of the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Romania finished first after winning all five of their games and gained promotion to Division II of the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. Israel who finished in second place also gained promotion to Division II, while South Africa finished third after managing to win only two and tie one of their five games of the tournament. Bulgaria and Turkey who finished fifth and sixth respectively were relegated to the Division III Qualification tournament for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. Daniel Erlich of Israel finished as the tournaments top scorer after recording 26 points including 12 goals and 14 assists. Romania's Istvan Csergo finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 96.00.

Standings

	Promoted to Division II for 2007
	Relegated to Division III Qualification for 2007

Rk	Team	GP	W	T	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
1	Romania	5	5	0	0	68	3	+65	10
2	Israel	5	3	1	1	42	26	+16	7
3	South Africa	5	2	1	2	25	22	+3	5
4	New Zealand	5	1	3	1	28	26	+2	5
5	Bulgaria	5	1	1	3	10	41	−31	3
6	Turkey	5	0	0	5	8	63	−55	0

Fixtures

All times local.

13 March 2006 13:30

New Zealand

4–4 (0–1, 3–1, 1–2)

South Africa

Vakar Lajos Icerink Attendance: 50

Game reference

13 March 2006 17:00

Turkey

3–14 (0–4, 1–6, 2–4)

Israel

Vakar Lajos Icerink Attendance: 130

Game reference

13 March 2006 20:30

Bulgaria

0–18 (0–3, 0–7, 0–8)

Romania

Vakar Lajos Icerink Attendance: 300

Game reference

14 March 2006 13:30

South Africa

12–1 (3–0, 4–1, 5–0)

Turkey

Vakar Lajos Icerink Attendance: 150

Game reference

14 March 2006 17:00

Israel

14–1 (4–0, 5–1, 5–0)

Bulgaria

Vakar Lajos Icerink Attendance: 180

Game reference

14 March 2006 20:30

Romania

14–0 (2–0, 3–0, 9–0)

New Zealand

Vakar Lajos Icerink Attendance: 300

Game reference

16 March 2006 13:30

South Africa

5–8 (3–4, 2–3, 0–1)

Israel

Vakar Lajos Icerink Attendance: 145

Game reference

16 March 2006 17:00

Bulgaria

3–3 (0–2, 1–1, 2–0)

New Zealand

Vakar Lajos Icerink Attendance: 100

Game reference

16 March 2006 20:30

Romania

15–1 (4–0, 6–1, 5–0)

Turkey

Vakar Lajos Icerink Attendance: 470

Game reference

17 March 2006 13:30

South Africa

4–1 (0–0, 2–1, 2–0)

Bulgaria

Vakar Lajos Icerink Attendance: 50

Game reference

17 March 2006 17:00

New Zealand

17–1 (7–1, 6–0, 4–0)

Turkey

Vakar Lajos Icerink Attendance: 100

Game reference

17 March 2006 20:30

Israel

2–13 (0–5, 1–4, 1–4)

Romania

Vakar Lajos Icerink Attendance: 1500

Game reference

19 March 2006 13:30

Turkey

2–5 (1–2, 1–1, 0–2)

Bulgaria

Vakar Lajos Icerink Attendance: 40

Game reference

19 March 2006 17:00

Israel

4–4 (1–2, 1–0, 2–2)

New Zealand

Vakar Lajos Icerink Attendance: 200

Game reference

19 March 2006 20:30

Romania

8–0 (5–0, 1–0, 2–0)

South Africa

Vakar Lajos Icerink Attendance: 1000

Game reference

Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM	POS
Erlich Daniel Erlich	5	12	14	26	+13	32	F
Biro, OttoOtto Biro	5	8	10	18	+16	12	F
Balint Attila Balint	5	10	7	17	+16	0	F
Virag, CjanadCjanad Virag	5	6	9	19	+17	18	F
Sherbatov, EliEli Sherbatov	5	6	8	14	+5	8	F
Kopacz Zsolt Kopacz	5	4	10	14	+16	10	F
Szabo Hunor Szabo	5	6	6	12	+17	2	F
Joyce, JaredJared Joyce	5	6	6	12	+4	26	F
Burdian Nicolae Burdian	5	5	7	12	+11	4	F
Zamir, OrenOren Zamir	5	7	4	11	+6	33	F

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
Csergo, IstvanIstvan Csergo	150:47	25	1	0.40	96.00	2
Csomortani Botond Csomortani	149:13	25	2	0.80	92.00	2
Nothling, ZakZak Nothling	193:08	121	17	5.28	85.95	0
Nemenoff Eden Nemenoff	285:08	139	22	4.63	84.17	0
Vajarov, KirilKiril Vajarov	280:00	215	36	7.71	83.26	0

External links

• International Ice Hockey Federation