The 2010 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international Ice Hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 13–18, 2010. For the first time, the IIHF allowed eight teams, rather than six, to compete in Division III, which was handled by separating the teams into two groups. Group A was played in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg,[1] while Group B's games took place in Yerevan, Armenia.[2] The process reverted to the single group of six teams the following year.
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Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | April 14 – April 18 |
Teams | 8 (two groups of 4) |
The IIHF announced on February 5, 2010 that the Division III Group A championship would be moved from Athens, Greece to Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg after the Hellenic Ice Sports Federation announced they would not able to host the tournament after problems with government funding.[3] Ireland and North Korea were both promoted to Division II for the 2011 World Championships. According to the IIHF, due to eligibility issues all games involving Armenia's became 5–0 wins for the opposing teams and Armenia was excluded from the final ranking.[4]
Participants
Group A
Team | Qualification |
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Luxemburg | Host, placed 3rd in Division III in 2009.[5] |
Griechenland | Placed 4th in Division III in 2009.[5] |
Irland | Placed 5th in Division III in 2009.[5] |
Vereinigte Arabische Emirate | First time competing in tournament. |
Group B
Team | Qualification |
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North Korea | Placed 6th in Division II Group A and were relegated in 2009.[6] |
Südafrika | Placed 6th in Division II Group B and were relegated in 2009.[7] |
Armenien | Host, did not participate last year. |
Mongolei | Placed 6th in Division III last year (withdrew).[5] |
Group A Tournament
Standings
Promoted to Division II for 2011 |
Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
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1 | Irland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
2 | Griechenland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
3 | Luxemburg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 3 |
4 | Vereinigte Arabische Emirate | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 0 |
Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate
- Best Goaltender: Kevin Kelly Irland (52 saves from 57 shots on goal)
- Best Forward: Mark Morrison Irland (4 goals, 2 assists)
- Best Defenceman: Francois Schons Luxemburg (1 goal, 1 assist)
Fixtures
All times local.
April 14 16:30 | Griechenland | 7 – 1 (2–1, 1–0, 4–0) | Vereinigte Arabische Emirate | Patinoire de Kockelscheuer Attendance: 131 |
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Ntalimpor Ploutsis | Goalies | Khaled Al Suwaidi Ahmed Al Dhaheri | Referee: Benny Haxelmans | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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20 min | Penalties | 20 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Shots | 35 |
April 14 20:15 | Irland | 6 – 4 (0–0, 5–1, 1–3) | Luxemburg | Patinoire de Kockelscheuer Attendance: 635 |
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Kevin Kelly | Goalies | Michel Welter Philippe Lepage | Referee: Vedran Krcelic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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47 min | Penalties | 38 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | Shots | 37 |
April 15 16:30 | Griechenland | 1 – 3 (1–0, 0–3, 0–0) | Irland | Patinoire de Kockelscheuer Attendance: 102 |
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Ntalimpor Ploutsis | Goalies | Kevin Kelly | Referee: Wilhelm Schimm | |||||||||||
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37 min | Penalties | 30 min | ||||||||||||
15 | Shots | 38 |
April 15 20:00 | Luxemburg | 3 – 2 (1–0, 1–1, 1–1) | Vereinigte Arabische Emirate | Patinoire de Kockelscheuer Attendance: 495 |
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Philippe Lepage | Goalies | Khaled Al Suwaidi | Referee: Benny Haxelmans | ||||||||||||||
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26 min | Penalties | 16 min | |||||||||||||||
42 | Shots | 29 |
April 17 16:30 | Vereinigte Arabische Emirate | 2 – 8 (0–2, 0–4, 2–2) | Irland | Patinoire de Kockelscheuer Attendance: 250 |
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Khaled Al Suwaidi | Goalies | Kevin Kelly Adam Pepper | Referee: Vedran Krcelic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Shots | 32 |
April 17 20:00 | Luxemburg | 1 – 2 (0–0, 0–1, 1–1) | Griechenland | Patinoire de Kockelscheuer Attendance: 1150 |
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Philippe Lepage | Goalies | Ntalimpor Ploutsis | Referee: Wilhelm Schimm | ||||||||
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60 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||
27 | Shots | 21 |
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
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Mark Morrison | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 4 |
Dimitrios Kalyvas | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | +2 | 8 |
Georgios Kalyvas | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
Sean Dooley | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +3 | 4 |
Gareth Roberts | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Steven Ewen | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +4 | 2 |
Juma Al Dhaheri | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
Robert Beran | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 29 |
Benny Welter | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 0 |
Stephen Hamill | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 6 |
Nikolaos Papadopoulos | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 20 |
Georges Scheifer | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 31 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com[permanent dead link]
Leading goaltenders
Only the top four goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
Player | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
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Ntalimpor Ploutsis | 179:39 | 90 | 5 | 1.67 | 94.44 | 0 |
Philippe Lepage | 132:37 | 57 | 4 | 1.81 | 92.98 | 0 |
Kevin Kelly | 160:00 | 57 | 5 | 1.88 | 91.23 | 0 |
Khaled Al Suwaidi | 173:09 | 104 | 17 | 5.89 | 83.65 | 0 |
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com[permanent dead link]
Group B Tournament
Standings
Promoted to Division II for 2011 |
Rk | Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GDF | PTS |
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1 | Armenien | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 9 |
2 | North Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 6 |
3 | Südafrika | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
4 | Mongolei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 49 | -47 | 0 |
Fixtures
All times local.
April 14, 2010 16:00 | Mongolei | 1 – 22 (0–7, 0–9, 1–6) | North Korea | Karen Demirchyan Complex |
April 14, 2010 20:00 | Südafrika | 2 – 9 (1–4, 1–3, 0–2) | Armenien | Karen Demirchyan Complex |
April 15, 2010 16:00 | Südafrika | 12 – 1 (5–1, 6–0, 1–0) | Mongolei | Karen Demirchyan Complex |
April 15, 2010 20:00 | North Korea | 6 – 7 (3–1, 2–5, 1–1) | Armenien | Karen Demirchyan Complex |
April 17, 2010 16:00 | North Korea | 4 – 3 (1–0, 1–1,2–2) | Südafrika | Karen Demirchyan Complex |
April 17, 2010 20:00 | Armenien | 15 – 0 (6–0, 5–0, 4–0) | Mongolei | Karen Demirchyan Complex |
Bronze Medal Game
April 18, 2010 16:00 | Südafrika | 8 – 3 (3–1, 1–2, 4–0) | Mongolei | Karen Demirchyan Complex |
Gold Medal Game
April 18, 2010 20:00 | Armenien | 2 – 5 (1–2, 1–2, 0–1) | North Korea | Karen Demirchyan Complex |
References
- ^ "2010 IIHF World Championship Div. III Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 15 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "2010 IIHF World Championship Div. III Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 16 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-13.
- ^ "Division III in Luxembourg". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ^ "Schedule". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-21.
- ^ a b c d "2009 IIHF World Championship Div. III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ "2009 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ "2009 IIHF World Championship Div. II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 26 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-07.