2012 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

2012 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III

Tournament details
Host country	Bulgaria
Dates	12 – 18 March 2012
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Belgium
Runner-up	New Zealand
Third place	Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	157 (10.47 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Yoren de Smet
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The 2012 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III was an international under-18 ice hockey tournament organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. In 2012 was introduced a new format of the IIHF World U18 Championships, therefore Division III now represents the sixth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championships. The Division III tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 12 to 18 March 2012.

Participants

Team	Qualification
New Zealand	Placed 6th in 2011 Division II (Group A) and were relegated
Belgium	Placed 6th in 2011 Division II (Group B) and were relegated
Bulgaria	Hosts, placed 2nd in 2011 Division III (Group A)
Mexico	Placed 2nd in 2011 Division III (Group B)
Chinese Taipei	Placed 3rd in 2011 Division III (Group A)
South Africa	Placed 3rd in 2011 Division III (Group B)

Final standings

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Belgium	5	5	0	0	0	48	12	+36	15
New Zealand	5	4	0	0	1	33	13	+20	12
Mexico	5	3	0	0	2	24	15	+9	9
Bulgaria	5	2	0	0	3	27	23	+4	6
Chinese Taipei	5	1	0	0	4	19	26	−7	3
South Africa	5	0	0	0	5	6	68	−62	0

Promoted to the 2013 Division II B

Relegated to the 2013 Division III B

Results

All times are local. (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)

12 March 2012 12:00

Mexico

2–5 (1–1, 0–0, 1–4)

Belgium

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12 March 2012 15:30

South Africa

0–11 (0–6, 0–2, 0–3)

Chinese Taipei

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12 March 2012 19:00

New Zealand

5–2 (1–0, 1–1, 3–1)

Bulgaria

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13 March 2012 12:00

Belgium

9–1 (1–0, 5–0, 3–1)

Chinese Taipei

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13 March 2012 15:30

New Zealand

3–2 (0–1, 2–1, 1–0)

Mexico

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13 March 2012 19:00

Bulgaria

13–1 (6–0, 5–0, 2–1)

South Africa

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15 March 2012 12:00

New Zealand

18–0 (6–0, 6–0, 6–0)

South Africa

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15 March 2012 15:30

Mexico

7–2 (5–0, 0–1, 2–1)

Chinese Taipei

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15 March 2012 19:00

Belgium

9–5 (2–3, 3–2, 4–0)

Bulgaria

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16 March 2012 12:00

Chinese Taipei

1–4 (0–1, 1–3, 0–0)

New Zealand

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16 March 2012 15:30

South Africa

1–17 (0–5, 1–4, 0–8)

Belgium

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16 March 2012 19:00

Bulgaria

1–4 (0–1, 1–2, 0–1)

Mexico

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18 March 2012 12:00

Mexico

9–4 (1–1, 5–1, 3–2)

South Africa

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18 March 2012 15:30

Chinese Taipei

4–6 (0–1, 2–3, 2–2)

Bulgaria

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18 March 2012 19:00

Belgium

8–3 (2–1, 5–0, 1–2)

New Zealand

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