2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III explained

Tourney Name:IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III
Year:2024
Country:Bulgaria
Country2:Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dates:22–28 January 2024
25–30 January 2024
Num Teams:9
Venues:2
Cities:2
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025

See also: 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

The 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It consisted of two tiered groups: the sixth-tier Division III A and the seventh-tier Division III B. For each tier's tournament, the team which places first will be promoted to the next higher division, while the team which places last in Group A will be relegated to Group B.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player can't be born earlier than 2004.

Division III A

Tourney Name:IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III A
Year:2024
Size:x240px
Country:Bulgaria
City:Sofia
Dates:22–28 January 2024
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Games:15
Goals:135
Attendance:1775
Scoring Leader: Mike Levin
Points:17
Website:www.iihf.com

The Division III Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 22 to 28 January 2024.[1] [2]

Participants

TeamQualification
placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated
placed 2nd in Division III last year
hosts; placed 3rd in Division III last year
placed 4th in Division III last year
placed 5th in Division III last year
placed 6th in Division III last year

Standings

Results

All times are local (Eastern European TimeUTC+2).

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Statistics

Top 10 scorers

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1 4 9 8 17 +11 6
2 5 7 6 13 +7 2
3 5 4 9 13 +10 4
4 5 8 4 12 +8 6
5 5 7 4 11 +13 0
6 5 4 6 10 +3 2
7 5 2 8 10 +7 2
8 2 5 4 9 +6 0
9 5 5 3 8 +7 0
10 5 1 7 8 +7 0
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

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1 240:00 15 90.91 3.75 0
2 292:59 19 89.44 3.89 0
3 300:00 19 88.76 3.80 0
4 180:00 8 87.88 2.67 0
5 120:00 6 85.71 3.00 0
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

  • Goaltender: Andrea Karabadjakov
  • Defenceman: Luke Simon
  • Forward: Mike Levin

Source: IIHF

Division III B

Tourney Name:IIHF U20 World Championship
Division III B
Year:2024
Size:x240px
Country:Bosnia and Herzegovina
City:Sarajevo
Dates:25–30 January 2024
Num Teams:3
Venues:1
Cities:1
Games:6
Goals:73
Attendance:1950
Scoring Leader: Belmin Sinanbegovic
Points:12
Website:www.iihf.com

The Division III Group B tournament was played in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 25 to 30 January 2024.[3] [4]

Participants

TeamQualification
hosts; placed 7th in Division III last year
placed 8th in Division III last year
first participation since 2003

Standings

Results

All times are local (Central European TimeUTC+1).

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2024/wm20iiia Division III A official website
  2. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/85/ Division III A statistics
  3. https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2024/wm20iiib Division III B official website
  4. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/767/ Division III B statistics