2022 IIHF World Championship Division III

The 2022 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

2022 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Luxembourg
 South Africa
Dates3–8 April
13–18 March
Teams8
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2021 (cancelled)
2023

The Group A tournament was held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg from 3 to 8 April and the Group B tournament in Cape Town, South Africa from 13 to 18 March 2022.[1][2]

After the tournament was cancelled the two previous years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all teams stayed put in their divisions.[3]

The United Arab Emirates secured the top spot in Group A and were promoted with Luxembourg being relegated, while South Africa won the Group B tournament and got promoted while Bosnia and Herzegovina were relegated to Division IV.[4][5]

Group A tournament

2022 IIHF World Championship Division III A
Tournament details
Host country Luxembourg
Dates3–8 April
Teams5
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored103 (10.3 per match)
Attendance3,376 (338 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Maksim Zakharau
(22 points)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants

Team Qualification
 North Korea Placed 6th in Division II B last edition and was relegated.
 Turkey Placed 2nd in Division III last edition.
 Turkmenistan Placed 3rd in Division III last edition.
 Luxembourg Host, placed 4th in Division III last edition.
 Chinese Taipei Placed 5th in Division III last edition.
 United Arab Emirates Placed 1st in Division III Q last edition and was promoted.

Match officials

Three referees and five linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Ofer Rashal
  • Jonathan Burger
  • Đorđe Fazekas
  • Maarten Van den Acker
  • Tomislav Grozaj
  • Vincent Zede
  • Lodewijk Beelen
  • David Perduv

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  United Arab Emirates (P) 4 4 0 0 0 41 11 +30 12 Promotion to 2023 Division II B
2  Turkey 4 3 0 0 1 23 22 +1 9
3  Turkmenistan 4 1 0 1 2 17 23 6 4
4  Chinese Taipei 4 1 0 0 3 11 23 12 3
5  Luxembourg (H, R) 4 0 1 0 3 11 24 13 2 Relegation to 2023 Division III B
6  North Korea[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. North Korea withdrew their team on 3 February 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions.[7]

Results

All times are local (UTC+2)

3 April 2022
15:30
United Arab Emirates 10–4
(4–2, 4–1, 2–1)
 TurkmenistanPatinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 100
3 April 2022
19:00
Turkey 7–2
(1–0, 3–1, 3–1)
 LuxembourgPatinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 1,050

4 April 2022
15:30
Chinese Taipei 2–10
(0–5, 0–4, 2–1)
 United Arab EmiratesPatinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 50

5 April 2022
15:30
Chinese Taipei 2–6
(0–1, 1–1, 1–4)
 TurkeyPatinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 75
5 April 2022
19:00
Turkmenistan 4–5 OT
(2–2, 1–2, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 LuxembourgPatinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 580

6 April 2022
15:30
United Arab Emirates 13–4
(3–0, 5–2, 5–2)
 TurkeyPatinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 50

7 April 2022
15:30
Turkmenistan 4–2
(0–2, 3–0, 1–0)
 Chinese TaipeiPatinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 79
7 April 2022
19:00
Luxembourg 1–8
(1–2, 0–5, 0–1)
 United Arab EmiratesPatinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 558

8 April 2022
15:30
Turkey 6–5
(1–0, 4–2, 1–3)
 TurkmenistanPatinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 134
8 April 2022
19:00
Luxembourg 3–5
(1–1, 0–2, 2–2)
 Chinese TaipeiPatinoire de Kockelscheuer, Kockelscheuer
Attendance: 700

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Maksim Zakharau471522+192F
Ilia Chuikov410919+144F
Serkan Gümüş47613+14F
Juma Al-Dhaheri46612+162F
Artur Zainutdinov46511+122F
Ömer Karş43710+36F
Alexander Usenko4537+74F
Sait Bingol4358+10F
Nils Remess4077+130D
Dzmitry Shapavalau4246+1010D

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Ahmed Al-Dhaheri180:00103.337686.840
Philippe Lepage220:12225.9916686.750
Li Yi-cheng152:07124.739086.670
Rahman Myradov199:33144.219284.780
Tolga Bozacı233:24215.409577.890

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

PositionPlayer[8]
Goaltender Philippe Lepage
Defenceman Dzmitry Shapavalau
Forward Serkan Gümüş

Group B tournament

2022 IIHF World Championship Division III B
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
Dates13–18 March
Teams3
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored56 (9.33 per match)
Attendance1,455 (243 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Jan Isaksson
(12 points)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants

Team Qualification
 South Africa Host, placed 6th in Division III last edition and was relegated.
 Hong Kong Placed 2nd in Division III Q last edition.
 Thailand Placed 3rd in Division III Q last edition.
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Placed 4th in Division III Q last edition.

Match officials

Two referees and three linesmen were selected for the tournament.[9]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Stef Oosterling
  • Martin Jobbágy
  • Martin Boyadijev
  • Morne Moses
  • Ahmed Al-Farsi

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  South Africa (H, P) 4 3 0 1 0 24 13 +11 10 Promotion to 2023 Division III A
2  Thailand 4 2 1 0 1 20 17 +3 8
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina (R) 4 0 0 0 4 12 26 14 0 Relegation to 2023 Division IV
4  Hong Kong[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn
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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Hong Kong withdrew their team on 14 February 2022 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]

Results

All times are local (UTC+2)

13 March 2022
19:00
South Africa 8–3
(2–0, 2–3, 4–0)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 250

14 March 2022
19:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–8
(0–2, 2–2, 2–4)
 ThailandThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 60

15 March 2022
19:00
South Africa 5–2
(0–0, 2–2, 3–0)
 ThailandThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 280

16 March 2022
19:00
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–6
(1–6, 1–0, 0–0)
 South AfricaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 265

17 March 2022
19:00
Thailand 4–3
(1–1, 1–1, 2–1)
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 100

18 March 2022
17:00
Thailand 6–5 GWS
(3–0, 2–2, 0–3)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 South AfricaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 500

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Jan Isaksson45712+84F
Uthman Samaai4459+92F
Phanuruj Suwachirat4516+42F
Mirza Omer4426−56F
Masato Kitayama4505−30F
Nikko Gaković4325−40F
Cameron Birrell4235+76D
John Venter4235+32F
Patrick Forstner4145+48F
Dylan Compton4314+48F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Benjamin Kleinechay245:00174.1616489.630
Ryan Boyd245:00122.949487.230
Dino Pašović239:25266.5217384.970

TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

Awards

PositionPlayer[11]
Goaltender Benjamin Kleinechay
Defenceman Cameron Birrell
Forward Uthman Samaai

References

  1. "U18 Worlds in Germany". IIHF.com. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. "Tournaments". IIHF.com. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  3. Steiss, Adam (18 November 2020). "IIHF Council announces more cancellations". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. "United Arab Emirates win Division III". IIHF.com. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  5. "South Africa emerges". IIHF.com. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  6. IIIA game officials
  7. "DPR Korea withdraws teams". IIHF.com. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  8. "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIIA" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  9. IIIB game officials
  10. "Championship updates". IIHF.com. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  11. "Best Players Selected by the Directorate IIIB" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
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