2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III explained

Tourney Name:IIHF U18 World Championship Division III
Year:2018
Country:Turkey
Country2:New Zealand
Dates:26 March – 1 April 2018
26–28 April 2018
Num Teams:9
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

The 2018 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division III A and Division III B tournaments represent the sixth and the seventh tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

Division III A

Tourney Name:IIHF U18 World Championship Division III A
Year:2018
Size:x240px
Country:Turkey
Dates:26 March – 1 April 2018
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Type:ih18
Winners:BEL
Second:MEX
Third:BUL
Games:15
Goals:108

The Division III A tournament was played in Erzurum, Turkey, from 26 March to 1 April 2018.[1]

Participants

TeamQualification
placed 6th in 2017 Division II B and were relegated
placed 2nd in 2017 Division III A
placed 3rd in 2017 Division III A
placed 4th in 2017 Division III A
hosts; placed 5th in 2017 Division III A
placed 1st in 2017 Division III B and were promoted

Final standings

Results

All times are local. (Further-eastern European TimeUTC+3)

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Division III B

Tourney Name:IIHF U18 World Championship Division III B
Year:2018
Size:x240px
Country:New Zealand
Dates:26–28 April 2018
Num Teams:3
Venues:1
Cities:1
Type:ih18
Winners:NZL
Second:HKG
Third:RSA
Games:3
Goals:24

The Division III B tournament was played in Queenstown, New Zealand, from 26 to 28 April 2018.[2]

Participants

TeamQualification
hosts; placed 6th in 2017 Division III A and were relegated
placed 2nd in 2017 Division III B
placed 3rd in 2017 Division III B

Final standings

Results

All times are local. (New Zealand Standard TimeUTC+12)

Notes and References

  1. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/655/ Division III A statistics
  2. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/656/ Division III B statistics