See main article: 2019 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.
| Tourney Name: | IIHF World Championship Division III |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Country: | Bulgaria |
| Country2: | United Arab Emirates |
| Dates: | 22–28 April 31 March–6 April |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Nextseason: | 2020 (cancelled) |
The 2019 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The Group A tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 22 to 28 April and the qualification tournament in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 31 March to 6 April 2019.[1] Both Kyrgyzstan and Thailand made their debut in the World Championships, with each winning their first game (Kyrgyzstan won all five of its games, but the first four were changed to forfeits due to an ineligible player).
Bulgaria earned promotion to Division II, while the United Arab Emirates won the qualification tournament and were promoted. South Africa finished last and were demoted to the qualification tournament.[2] [3]
| Tourney Name: | IIHF World Championship Division III |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Country: | Bulgaria |
| Dates: | 22–28 April |
| Size: | 130px |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 15 |
| Goals: | 137 |
| Scoring Leader: | Miroslav Vasilev |
| Points: | 16 |
| Website: | Website |
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Placed 6th in Division II B and were relegated. | ||
| Host, placed 2nd in Division III last year. | ||
| Placed 3rd in Division III last year. | ||
| Placed 4th in Division III last year. | ||
| Placed 5th in Division III last year. | ||
| Placed 1st in Division III qualification last year. |
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]
All times are local (UTC+3).
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Source: IIHF.com
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 10 | 6 | 16 | +10 | 22 | F | ||
| 5 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +3 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 10 | 4 | 14 | +10 | 18 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | −2 | 12 | F | ||
| 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +8 | 6 | D | ||
| 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | +1 | 0 | D | ||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +10 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +7 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +2 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +2 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +1 | 6 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 6 | F |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300:00 | 7 | 1.40 | 138 | 94.93 | 1 | ||
| 292:18 | 19 | 3.90 | 160 | 88.12 | 0 | ||
| 266:32 | 18 | 4.05 | 147 | 87.76 | 0 | ||
| 272:26 | 14 | 3.08 | 114 | 87.72 | 0 | ||
| 224:52 | 22 | 5.87 | 134 | 83.58 | 0 |
| Tourney Name: | IIHF World Championship Division III qualification tournament |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Country: | United Arab Emirates |
| Dates: | 31 March–6 April |
| Size: | 160px |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 15 |
| Goals: | 170 |
| Scoring Leader: | Artur Zainutdinov |
| Points: | 18 |
| Website: | Website |
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Placed 6th in Division III last year and were relegated. | ||
| Placed 2nd in Division III qualification last year. | ||
| Host, placed 3rd in Division III qualification last year. | ||
| Placed 4th in Division III qualification last year. | ||
| First time participating in tournament. | ||
| First time participating in tournament. |
4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]
All times are local (UTC+4).
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All statistics from Kyrgyzstan's first four games were not counted by the IIHF, including their opponents scoring and goaltending details.
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 13 | 5 | 18 | +13 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +18 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | +16 | 10 | F | ||
| 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | +5 | 2 | D | ||
| 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +6 | 8 | F | ||
| 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +5 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | +4 | 38 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +2 | 16 | F | ||
| 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | –2 | 2 | D | ||
| 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +3 | 2 | F |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240:00 | 13 | 3.25 | 92 | 85.87 | 0 | ||
| 201:45 | 20 | 5.95 | 126 | 84.13 | 0 | ||
| 140:00 | 10 | 4.29 | 54 | 81.48 | 1 | ||
| 100:00 | 8 | 4.80 | 43 | 81.40 | 0 | ||
| 184:36 | 18 | 5.85 | 96 | 81.25 | 0 |