2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
{{Infobox international ice hockey competition
| tourney_name = IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
| year = 2007
| other_titles =
| image = 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Logo.png
| size = 194px
| caption =
| country = China
| country2 =
| dates = 5 – 11 March 2007
| num_teams = 6
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| type = other
| winners = {{ih18|ESP}}
| count =
| second = {{ih18|CHN}}
| third = {{ih18|ISL}}
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| prevseason = 2006
| nextseason = 2008
}}
The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III was an international under-18 ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division III tournament made up the fourth level of competition at the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships and took place between 5 and 11 March 2007 in Beijing, China. The tournament was won by Spain who upon winning gained promotion, along with China who finished in second place, to Division II of the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.
Overview
The 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III began on 5 March 2007 in Beijing, China.{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18iii/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=99 | title=2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | accessdate=2013-01-01 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070120184935/http://www.iihf.com:80/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18iii/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=99 |archive-date=2007-01-20 }} New Zealand and South Africa both returned to compete in the Division III competition after missing promotion at the previous years World Championships.{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_06/output/w18iii/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=69 | title=2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | accessdate=2013-01-01 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060319050730/http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_06/output/w18iii/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=69 |archive-date=2006-03-19 }} Turkey gained promotion back to Division III after winning the qualification game against Bulgaria which was held in January 2007.{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18iiiq/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=98 | title=2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Div IIIQ | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | accessdate=2013-01-01 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070328204223/http://www.iihf.com:80/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18iiiq/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=98 |archive-date=2007-03-28 }} Iceland and Spain entered the Division III competition after being relegated from the Division II tournaments of the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships.{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_06/output/w18iia/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=66 | title=2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | accessdate=2013-01-01 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060410140437/http://www.iihf.com:80/Hydra/Tournaments_06/output/w18iia/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=66 |archive-date=2006-04-10 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_06/output/w18iib/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=67 | title=2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | accessdate=2013-01-01 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060319050710/http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_06/output/w18iib/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=67 |archive-date=2006-03-19 }} China returned to the World U18 Championships, having last played in the 2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Group A tournament.{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/hockey/x/0203/W18IIIA/0203/tournaments/W18IIIA.htm | title=2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III, Group A | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | accessdate=2013-01-01 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030814205202/http://www.iihf.com:80/hockey/x/0203/W18IIIA/0203/tournaments/W18IIIA.htm |archive-date=2003-08-14 }}
Spain finished first after winning all five of their games and gained promotion back to Division II for the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships. China who finished in second place also gained promotion to Division II, while Iceland finished third after winning three of their five games of the tournament. Alejandro Pedraz of Spain finished as the tournaments top scoring after recording 26 points including 17 goals and nine assists.{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18iii/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/99/IHM099Z07_85B_1_0.pdf | title=Scoring Leaders | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | accessdate=2013-01-01 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003050813/http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18iii/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/99/IHM099Z07_85B_1_0.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-03 }} Spain's Ander Alcaine finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 0.877.{{cite web | url=http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18iii/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/99/IHM099Z07_85A_1_0.pdf | title=Goalkeepers | publisher=International Ice Hockey Federation | accessdate=2013-01-01 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003051200/http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18iii/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/99/IHM099Z07_85A_1_0.pdf |archive-date=2012-10-03 }}
Division III Qualification
The Division III Qualiciation tournament was held on 28 January 2007 in İzmit, Turkey. The tournament consisted of a single game between Turkey and Bulgaria who were relegated to the qualification tournament after they finished fifth and sixth in the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III tournament. Turkey won the game 3–2 in a shootout and qualified for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III tournament.
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| date = 28 January 2007
| time = 19:00
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| team2 = {{ih18|BUL}}
| score = 3 – 2 GWS
| periods = (2–1, 0–1, 0–0)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
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Standings
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|team1=ESP|name_ESP={{ih18|ESP}}
|team2=CHN|name_CHN={{ih18|CHN}}
|team3=ISL|name_ISL={{ih18|ISL}}
|team4=NZL|name_NZL={{ih18|NZL}}
|team5=RSA|name_RSA={{ih18|RSA}}
|team6=TUR|name_TUR={{ih18|TUR}}
|win_ESP=5|OTwin_ESP=0|OTloss_ESP=0|loss_ESP=0|gf_ESP=54|ga_ESP=9
|win_CHN=4|OTwin_CHN=0|OTloss_CHN=0|loss_CHN=1|gf_CHN=46|ga_CHN=16
|win_ISL=3|OTwin_ISL=0|OTloss_ISL=0|loss_ISL=2|gf_ISL=41|ga_ISL=17
|win_NZL=2|OTwin_NZL=0|OTloss_NZL=0|loss_NZL=3|gf_NZL=30|ga_NZL=25
|win_RSA=1|OTwin_RSA=0|OTloss_RSA=0|loss_RSA=4|gf_RSA=11|ga_RSA=53
|win_TUR=0|OTwin_TUR=0|OTloss_TUR=0|loss_TUR=5|gf_TUR=6|ga_TUR=68
|col_P=green1|text_P=Promoted to Division II for 2008
|result1=P|result2=P
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=Fixtures=
All times local.
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| date = 5 March 2007
| time = 13:00
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| score = 1–18
| periods = (0–9, 1–4, 0–5)
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| date = 5 March 2007
| time = 16:30
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| score = 11–2
| periods = (2–1, 5–0, 4–1)
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| date = 5 March 2007
| time = 20:00
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| team2 = {{ih18|TUR}}
| score = 16–1
| periods = (5–1, 4–0, 7–0)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18iii/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/99/IHM099903_74_2_0.pdf
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| date = 6 March 2007
| time = 13:00
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| score = 5–1
| periods = (0–0, 2–1, 3–0)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18iii/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/99/IHM099904_74_2_0.pdf
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| date = 6 March 2007
| time = 16:30
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| score = 0–15
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| date = 6 March 2007
| time = 20:00
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| date = 8 March 2007
| time = 13:00
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| score = 1–9
| periods = (0–2, 1–4, 0–3)
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| date = 8 March 2007
| time = 16:30
| team1 = {{ih18-rt|ISL}}
| team2 = {{ih18|CHN}}
| score = 3–6
| periods = (0–5, 1–0, 2–1)
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| date = 8 March 2007
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{ih18-rt|ESP}}
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| score = 16–0
| periods = (5–0, 6–0, 5–0)
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| date = 9 March 2007
| time = 13:00
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| date = 9 March 2007
| time = 16:30
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| score = 2–5
| periods = (0–3, 0–1, 2–1)
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| date = 9 March 2007
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{ih18-rt|CHN}}
| team2 = {{ih18|ESP}}
| score = 4–9
| periods = (2–2, 1–4, 1–3)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18iii/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/99/IHM099912_74_4_0.pdf
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{{IceHockeybox
| date = 11 March 2007
| time = 13:00
| team1 = {{ih18-rt|NZL}}
| team2 = {{ih18|TUR}}
| score = 16–3
| periods = (2–0, 4–1, 10–2)
| reference = http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/w18iii/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/99/IHM099913_74_2_0.pdf
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| date = 11 March 2007
| time = 16:30
| team1 = {{ih18-rt|RSA}}
| team2 = {{ih18|CHN}}
| score = 2–10
| periods = (0–5, 0–4, 2–1)
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| date = 11 March 2007
| time = 20:00
| team1 = {{ih18-rt|ESP}}
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| score = 6–3
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Scoring leaders
List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | |||||||
| width="175px"| Player
!width="50px" | {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} !width="50px" | {{Tooltip|G|Goals}} !width="50px" | {{Tooltip|A|Assists}} !width="60px" | {{Tooltip|Pts|Points}} !width="60px" | {{Tooltip|+/−|Plus/Minus}} !width="50px" | {{Tooltip|PIM|Penalties in minutes}} !width="60px" | {{Tooltip|POS|Position}} | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|Alejandro|Pedraz}} | 5 | 17 | 9 | 26 | +22 | 29 | F |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|Juan|Munoz|Juan Munoz (ice hockey)}} | 5 | 8 | 12 | 20 | +18 | 12 | F |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|Adrian|Betran}} | 5 | 8 | 8 | 16 | +24 | 2 | F |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} {{sortname|Martin James|Lee}} | 5 | 9 | 6 | 15 | +10 | 16 | F |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|CHN}} Li Zhengyu | 5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +11 | 0 | F |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|CHN}} Chen Ling | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +7 | 16 | F |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ISL}} {{sortname|Egill|Thormodsson}} | 5 | 7 | 5 | 12 | +7 | 0 | F |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ISL}} {{sortname|Thorsteinn|Bjornsson}} | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +7 | 2 | F |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} {{sortname|Christopher|Eaden}} | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +6 | 0 | F |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ISL}} {{sortname|Petur|Maack}} | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +7 | 6 | F |
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
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!width="60px" | {{Tooltip|MIP|Minutes and seconds played}} !width="50px" | {{Tooltip|SOG|Shots on goal}} !width="50px" | {{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}} !width="60px" | {{Tooltip|GAA|Goals against average per 60 minutes}} !width="60px" | {{Tooltip|SVS%|Save percentage}} !width="50px" | {{Tooltip|SO|Shutouts}} | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ESP}} {{sortname|Ander|Alcaine}} | 210:50 | 65 | 8 | 2.28 | 87.69 | 0 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|ISL}} {{sort|Stefansson|Aron Stefansson}} | 259:04 | 99 | 15 | 3.47 | 84.85 | 0 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|CHN}} Han Pengfei | 243:07 | 83 | 14 | 3.46 | 83.13 | 0 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|NZL}} {{sortname|Zak|Nothling}} | 200:12 | 99 | 17 | 5.09 | 82.83 | 0 |
| align="left"|{{flagicon|RSA}} {{sortname|Zayne|Campbell-Hall}} | 178:45 | 129 | 23 | 7.72 | 82.17 | 0 |
References
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{{IIHF World U18 Championships}}
IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by China