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
The Division III Group A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 22 to 28 January 2024.[1][2]
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Mexico
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placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated |
 Israel
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placed 2nd in Division III last year |
 Bulgaria
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hosts; placed 3rd in Division III last year |
 Turkey
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placed 4th in Division III last year |
 New Zealand
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placed 5th in Division III last year |
 Kyrgyzstan
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placed 6th in Division III last year |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 14 | +27 | 15 | Promoted to the 2025 Division II B |
| 2 | New Zealand
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5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 17 | +14 | 11 | |
| 3 | Bulgaria (H)
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5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 10 | |
| 4 | Turkey
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5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 6 | |
| 5 | Mexico
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5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 3 | |
| 6 | Kyrgyzstan
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5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 46 | −37 | 0 | Relegated to the 2025 Division III B |
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Results
All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).
| 22 January 2024 13:00 | Kyrgyzstan | 3–4 (0–1, 3–1, 0–2) | Turkey | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 22 January 2024 16:30 | Israel | 8–6 (1–2, 5–1, 2–3) | New Zealand | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 22 January 2024 20:00 | Bulgaria | 3–2 (0–1, 1–0, 2–1) | Mexico | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 23 January 2024 13:00 | New Zealand | 12–1 (7–0, 2–0, 3–1) | Kyrgyzstan | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 23 January 2024 16:30 | Mexico | 3–4 (1–2, 1–1, 1–1) | Turkey | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 23 January 2024 20:00 | Israel | 7–3 (1–0, 3–3, 3–0) | Bulgaria | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 25 January 2024 13:00 | Mexico | 3–5 (0–3, 1–2, 2–0) | New Zealand | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 25 January 2024 16:30 | Israel | 16–1 (5–1, 8–0, 3–0) | Kyrgyzstan | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 25 January 2024 20:00 | Bulgaria | 5–4 (2–0, 2–2, 1–2) | Turkey | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 27 January 2024 13:00 | Turkey | 1–4 (1–2, 0–0, 0–2) | Israel | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 27 January 2024 16:30 | New Zealand | 4–3 OT (2–0, 1–1, 0–2) OT: (1–0) | Bulgaria | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 27 January 2024 20:00 | Kyrgyzstan | 2–6 (1–2, 0–2, 1–2) | Mexico | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 28 January 2024 13:00 | Turkey | 2–4 (0–1, 1–0, 1–3) | New Zealand | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 28 January 2024 16:30 | Mexico | 3–6 (0–2, 2–1, 1–3) | Israel | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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| 28 January 2024 20:00 | Bulgaria | 8–2 (4–0, 0–2, 4–0) | Kyrgyzstan | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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Statistics
Top 10 scorers
| Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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| 1 | Mike Levin | Israel |
4 | 9 | 8 | 17 | +11 | 6 |
| 2 | Ivan Dalmatau | New Zealand |
5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +7 | 2 |
| 3 | Yann Raskin | Israel |
5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | +10 | 4 |
| 4 | Jackson Fontaine | New Zealand |
5 | 8 | 4 | 12 | +8 | 6 |
| 5 | Nikita Zitserman | Israel |
5 | 7 | 4 | 11 | +13 | 0 |
| 6 | Aleksandar Stanimirov | Bulgaria |
5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +3 | 2 |
| 7 | Caleb Chamberlin | New Zealand |
5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +7 | 2 |
| 8 | Jacob Carey | New Zealand |
2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +6 | 0 |
| 9 | Luc Taillon | New Zealand |
5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +7 | 0 |
| 10 | Youval Turner | Israel |
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)
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
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| 1 | Andrea Karabadjakov | Bulgaria |
240:00 | 15 | 90.91 | 3.75 | 0 |
| 2 | Santiago Cucuraqui | Mexico |
292:59 | 19 | 89.44 | 3.89 | 0 |
| 3 | Furkan Duran | Turkey |
300:00 | 19 | 88.76 | 3.80 | 0 |
| 4 | Alon Shipinel | Israel |
180:00 | 8 | 87.88 | 2.67 | 0 |
| 5 | David Verkhovski | Israel |
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
The Division III Group B tournament was played in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 25 to 30 January 2024.[3][4]
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina
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hosts; placed 7th in Division III last year |
 South Africa
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placed 8th in Division III last year |
 Luxembourg
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first participation since 2003 |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (H)
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4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 11 | Promoted to the 2025 Division III A |
| 2 | Luxembourg
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4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 13 | +20 | 7 | |
| 3 | South Africa
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4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 43 | −33 | 0 |
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Results
All times are local (Central European Time – UTC+1).
| 25 January 2024 18:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7–6 OT (1–3, 2–1, 3–2) (1–0) | Luxembourg | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
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| 26 January 2024 18:00 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9–2 (4–1, 3–0, 2–1) | South Africa | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
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| 27 January 2024 18:00 | South Africa | 0–12 (0–4, 0–3, 0–5) | Luxembourg | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
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| 28 January 2024 18:00 | Luxembourg | 2–5 (0–1, 1–2, 1–2) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
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| 29 January 2024 18:00 | South Africa | 7–9 (1–3, 3–3, 3–3) | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
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| 30 January 2024 18:00 | Luxembourg | 13–1 (5–0, 3–0, 5–1) | South Africa | Skenderija, Sarajevo |
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References
- ^ Division III A official website, www.iihf.com
- ^ Division III A statistics, stats.iihf.com
- ^ Division III B official website, www.iihf.com
- ^ Division III B statistics, stats.iihf.com
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