The 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Division III was played in Dunedin, New Zealand, between January 17 and January 22, 2012.[1] This year, only the first placed team advanced to Division II B for 2013,[2] previously, the top two teams gained promotion to Division II. Although originally scheduled to participate, North Korea withdrew from the tournament for unspecified reasons.[3] Iceland won the division and was promoted to Division IIB for the 2013 World Juniors.
Standings[]
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iceland
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 12 |
 China
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 9 |
 New Zealand
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 6 |
 Bulgaria
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 3 |
 Turkey
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 38 | 0 |
| promoted to Division II B | relegated to Division III qualification |
All times local (Time in New Zealand/UTC+13)
| January 17, 2012 15:30 |
Bulgaria
|
2–6 (1–1, 0–3, 1–2) |
China
|
Dunedin Ice Stadium Attendance: 85 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radosvet Petrov Nikola Nikolov |
Goalies | Xia Shengrong | Referee:  Peter Loksik | |
S. Georgiev (T. Kraynyanov, A. Todorov) (PP) – 14:50 N. Inzhevatov (P. Mihov, M. Talev) – 59:59 |
0–1 1–1 1–2 1–3 1–4 1–5 1–6 2–6 |
07:29 – Bao J. (Li N., Ji P.) 24:19 – Zhang C. (Li X., Wen C.) 32:29 – Zhu X. (Wang T.) (PP) 35:16 – Li N. (Zhang C.) 51:36 – Zheng C. (Zhang S.) (PP) 52:28 – Zheng C. (Zhu X., Na Y.) | ||
| 18 min | Penalties | 43 min | ||
| 23 | Shots | 32 | ||
| January 17, 2012 19:00 |
Turkey
|
0–8 (0–3, 0–1, 0–4) |
Iceland
|
Dunedin Ice Stadium Attendance: 150 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fikri Atali | Goalies | Daniel Johannsson Snorri Sigurbergsson |
Referee:  Jamie Miller | |
| 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–5 0–6 0–7 0–8 |
05:36 – O. Bjornsson (S. Reynisson, B. Sigurdarson) (PP) 12:02 – G. Sigurdsson (I. Eliasson) 14:19 – B. Sigurdarson (D. Magnusson) 38:51– O. Bjornsson (A. Helgason) 44:55 – G. Gudmundsson 45:47 – S. Ingason 48:19 – O. Olafsson 57:17 – S. Reynisson (O. Bjornsson, T. Omarsson) (PP) | |||
| 12 min | Penalties | 34 min | ||
| 10 | Shots | 70 | ||
| January 18, 2012 19:00 |
New Zealand
|
3–1 (1–0, 1–0, 1–1) |
Bulgaria
|
Dunedin Ice Stadium Attendance: 300 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Brookes | Goalies | Radosvet Petrov | Referee:  Jan Bigum | |
| 02:05 – K. Harnett (R. Sandoy) (PP) 23:57 – C. Harrison (G. Lloyd, L. Pickering) 43:36 – R. Sandoy (SH) |
1–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 |
45:37 – A. Vasilyev (A. Todorov | ||
| 45 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||
| 43 | Shots | 16 | ||
| January 19, 2012 15:30 |
China
|
14–0 (1–0, 6–0, 7–0) |
Turkey
|
Dunedin Ice Stadium Attendance: 75 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xia Shengrong | Goalies | Fikri Atali Bahadir Sanoglu |
Referee: Jamie Miller | |
| 09:40 – Zhang S. (Zhang C., Li H.) (PP) 20:15 – Zheng C. (Zhang C., Zhu X.) 20:52 – Li N. (Na Y.) 25:51 – Zheng C. (Zhang C., Zhu X.) (PP) 28:05 – Zhang C. (Zhu X.) 34:09 – Zhang C. (SH) 39:27 – Na Y. (SH) 45:32 – Li N. (Bao J.) 47:28 – Ji P. (Na Y., Bao J.) (PP) 49:26 – Li Y. (Zheng C.) 52:37 – Ji P. (Xia T.) (PP) 56:51 – Zheng C. (Zhu X.) 57:02 – Xia T. (Li N., Ji P.) 59:59 – Zhu Z. (Li X.) (SH) |
1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 7–0 8–0 9–0 10–0 11–0 12–0 13–0 14–0 |
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| 26 min | Penalties | 34 min | ||
| 72 | Shots | 30 | ||
| January 19, 2012 19:00 |
Iceland
|
7–1 (3–0, 4–0, 0–1) |
New Zealand
|
Dunedin Ice Stadium Attendance: 370 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snorri Sigurbergsson | Goalies | Aston Brookes | Referee: Peter Loksik | |
| 01:58 – J. Leifsson (S. Reynisson, B. Sigurdarson) (PP) 08:14 – B. Sigurdarson (O. Bjornsson, T. Omarsson) 14:09 – S. Reynisson (O. Bjornsson, B. Sigurdarson) (PP) 20:57 – J. Leifsson (S. Reynisson, I. Eliasson) (PP) 26:13 – B. Bergmann (PP) 36:03 – A. Helgason (G. Gudmundsson) 36:46 – S. Reynisson (I. Eliasson, O. Bjornsson) (PP) |
1–0 2–0 3–0 4–0 5–0 6–0 7–0 7–1 |
59:33 – R. Sandoy (C. Dale, J. Lawrence) (PP) | ||
| 12 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||
| 55 | Shots | 27 | ||
| January 20, 2012 19:00 |
Bulgaria
|
0–10 (0–4, 0–2, 0–4) |
Iceland
|
Dunedin Ice Stadium Attendance: 140 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Nikolov Radosvet Petrov |
Goalies | Daniel Johannsson | Referee: Jan Bigum | |
| 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 0–5 0–6 0–7 0–8 0–9 0–10 |
00:31 – B. Bergmann 05:54 – B. Sigurdarson (O. Bjornsson) 07:32 – O. Olafsson (J. Leifsson, G. Gudmundsson) 11:26 – S. Ingason (B. Bergmann, G. Sigurdsson) (PP) 23:30 – O. Bjornsson (I. Arnason, (S. Reynisson) 24:40 – G. Gudmundsson (O. Olafsson, J. Leifsson) 43:01 – G. Sigurdsson (B. Bergmann, S. Ingason) 46:54 – G. Sigurdsson (S. Ingason, B. Bergmann) 51:04 – G. Sigurdsson (B. Bergmann, S. Ingason) (PP) 56:50 – S. Reynisson (B. Sigurdarson, O. Bjornsson) | |||
| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||
| 12 | Shots | 65 | ||
| January 21, 2012 15:30 |
Turkey
|
0–4 (0–1, 0–2, 0–1) |
Bulgaria
|
Dunedin Ice Stadium Attendance: 70 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fikri Atali | Goalies | Radosvet Petrov | Referee: Peter Loksik | |
| 0–1 0–2 0–3 0–4 |
12:22 – V. Chebishev 36:36 – M. Eftimov (K. Radovanov, N. Inzhevatov) 38:55 – N. Inzhevatov (V. Chebishev) (PP) 50:16 – M. Nikolov (PS) | |||
| 14 min | Penalties | 69 min | ||
| 23 | Shots | 34 | ||
| January 21, 2012 19:00 |
China
|
5–3 (1–3, 3–0, 1–0) |
New Zealand
|
Dunedin Ice Stadium Attendance: 375 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xia Shengrong | Goalies | Aston Brookes | Referee: Jamie Miller | |
| 03:36 – Zhang C. 25:31 – Ji P. (Bao J., Na Y.) (PP) 25:46 – Wang T. (Zheng C.) 34:31 – Zhang S. (Wang T., Zhang C.) (PP) 42:46 – Bao J. |
1–0 1–1 1–2 1–3 2–3 3–3 4–3 5–3 |
11:02 – G. Lloyd (R. Wilson, C. Harrison) (PP) 18:20 – J. Fuller (R. Sandoy) 18:57 – J. Challis (K. Joyce) | ||
| 20 min | Penalties | 80 min | ||
| 33 | Shots | 32 | ||
| January 22, 2012 15:30 |
Iceland
|
5–1 (2–1, 1–0, 2–0) |
China
|
Dunedin Ice Stadium Attendance: 212 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snorri Sigurbergsson | Goalies | Xia Shengrong | Referee: Jan Bigum | |
06:06 – I. Aranson (I. Eliasson, A. Ingason) 14:58 – S. Ingason (B. Bergmann, T. Omarsson) (PP) 28:06 – B. Sigurdarson (I. Eliasson, J. Leifsson) (PP) 55:59 – A. Ingason (J. Leifsson, O. Olafsson) 56:22 – O. Bjornsson (I. Eliasson, S. Reynisson) (PP) |
0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 |
02:39 – Li H. (Zhu Z., Zheng C.) | ||
| 10 min | Penalties | 53 min | ||
| 53 | Shots | 14 | ||
| January 22, 2012 19:00 |
New Zealand
|
12–1 (3–1, 8–0, 1–0) |
Turkey
|
Dunedin Ice Stadium Attendance: 260 |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston Brookes Richard Bigsby |
Goalies | Fikri Atali | Referee: Peter Loksik | |
02:44 – R. Sandoy (K. Harnett, C. Harrison) 06:19 – J. Challis (R. Sandoy) 11:55 – C. Harrison (J. Lawrence, R. Sandoy) 22:25 – R. Sandoy (M. Frear, L. Pickering) 29:29 – J. Challis (J. Fuller) 29:44 – G. Lloyd (C. Harrison, R. Sandoy) 30:27 – R. Sandoy (M. Frear, J. Challis) (PP) 32:24 – M. Frear (J. Fuller, J. Challis) 35:18 – A. Gouldstone (S. Harrison, J. Currey) 36:45 – C. Harrison 39:29 – M. Frear (C. Harrison) 51:01 – C. Harrison (K. Joyce, R. Wilson) (PP) |
0–1 1–1 2–1 3–1 4–1 5–1 6–1 7–1 8–1 9–1 10–1 11–1 12–1 |
01:36 – G. Solak (D. Gonulal) | ||
| 10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||
| 66 | Shots | 7 | ||
Statistics[]
Top 10 scorers[]
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Remy Sandoy |  New Zealand |
4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +6 | 14 |
| 2 | Olafur Bjornsson |  Iceland |
4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +5 | 0 |
| 3 | Sigurdur Reynisson | Iceland |
4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +7 | 2 |
| 3 | Zhang Cheng |  China |
4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +6 | 35 |
| 5 | Zheng Canji | China |
4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +8 | 10 |
| 6 | Connor Harrison | New Zealand |
3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +3 | 35 |
| 7 | Bjorn Sigurdarson | Iceland |
4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +5 | 8 |
| 8 | Brynjar Bergmann | Iceland |
4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 16 |
| 9 | Steindor Ingason | Iceland |
4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 4 |
| 10 | Johann Leifsson | Iceland |
4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +4 | 4 |
Goaltending leaders[]
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snorri Sigurbergsson | Iceland |
148:36 | 2 | 95.24 | 0.81 | 0 |
| 2 | Xia Shengrong | China |
240:00 | 10 | 92.75 | 2.50 | 1 |
| 3 | Radosvet Petrov |  Bulgaria |
164:17 | 11 | 90.09 | 4.02 | 1 |
| 4 | Aston Brookes | New Zealand |
220:00 | 14 | 87.16 | 3.82 | 0 |
| 5 | Fikri Atali |  Turkey |
213:43 | 35 | 85.23 | 9.83 | 0 |
Awards[]
IIHF Best Player Awards[]
The following players were selected as the best at their position by the IIHF directorate:[4]
- Goaltender:
Xia Shengrong - Defenceman: Ingolfur Eliasson
- Forward: Zhang Cheng
Division III Champion
Division III Champion
Iceland |
Ingthor Arnason, Brynjar Bergmann, Olafur Brjonsson, Ulfur Einarsson, Ingolfur Eliasson, Einar Eyland, Gunnlaugur Gudmundsson, Andri Helgason, Arnar Ingason, Steindor Ingason, Daniel Johannsson, Johann Leifsson, Daniel Magnusson (ice hockey), Daniel Magnusson (ice hockey), Olafur Olafsson, Tomas Omarsson, Sigurdur Reynisson, Snorri Sigurbergsson, Bjorn Sigurdarsson, Gunnar Sigurdsson Head Coach: Joshua Gribben |
Team Photos[]
References[]
- ↑ Official Division III site
- ↑ Format
- ↑ DPR Korea doesn’t travel. IIHF (2011-04-11). Retrieved on 2011-04-11.
- ↑ IIHF (2012-01-22). Best Players Selected by the Directorate. IIHF.com. Retrieved on 2011-01-22.
External Links[]
| Preceded by 2011 World Juniors – Division III |
World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III 2012 See also: 2012 World Championships |
Succeeded by 2013 World Juniors – Division III |
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