| Tourney Name: | IIHF U20 World Championship Division III |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Size: | x240px |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Dates: | 17–22 January 2012 |
| Num Teams: | 5 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Nextseason: | 2013 |
See also: 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
The 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was played in Dunedin, New Zealand, between 17 and 22 January 2012.[1] The Division III represents the sixth tier of the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
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 tournament and was promoted to Division II B for the 2013 World Juniors.
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Placed 6th in Division II (Group A) last year and were relegated. | ||
| Placed 6th in Division II (Group B) last year and were relegated. | ||
| Placed 4th in Division III last year. | ||
| Hosts; placed 5th in Division III last year. | ||
| Placed 6th in Division III last year. |
All times are local (New Zealand Daylight Time – UTC+13).
| width=30 | Pos | width=165 | Player | width=125 | Country | width=30 | GP | width=30 | G | width=30 | A ! | width=30 | Pts | width=30 | +/- | width=30 | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +6 | 14 | |||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +7 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +6 | 35 | |||||||||||
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +8 | 10 | |||||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +3 | 35 | |||||||||||
| 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +5 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +3 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +4 | 4 |
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
| width=30 | Pos | width=165 | Player | width=125 | Country | width=20 | MINS | width=20 | GA | width=20 | Sv% | width=20 | GAA | width=20 | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 148:36 | 2 | 95.24 | 0.81 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 240:00 | 10 | 92.75 | 2.50 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 164:17 | 11 | 90.09 | 4.02 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 220:00 | 14 | 87.16 | 3.82 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 213:43 | 35 | 85.23 | 9.83 | 0 |
The following players were selected as the best at their position by the IIHF directorate:[4]
Xia Shengrong
Ingolfur Eliasson Zhang ChengDivision 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 |