2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

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2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
Dates6 – 14 March 2004
Teams7
Final positions
Champions  Mexico
Runner-up  South Africa
Third place  New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Games played21
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The 2004 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 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships and took place between 6 and 14 March 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The tournament was won by Mexico who upon winning gained promotion, along with South Africa who finished in second place, to Division II of the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Overview

The 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III began on 6 March 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1] Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand and Turkey returned to compete in the Division III competition after missing promotion at the previous years World Championships.[2][3] Bulgaria and South Africa entered the Division III competition after being relegated from the Division II tournaments of the 2003 World U18 Championships.[4][5] Mexico finished first after winning all six of their games and gained promotion to Division II of the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.[1] South Africa who finished in second place also gained promotion to Division II and New Zealand finished in third place missing out on promotion only by goal difference.[1] Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina finished in sixth and seventh place and were relegated to the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Qualification tournament.[1] Eduardo Glennie of Mexico finished as the tournaments top scorer after recording 20 points including 13 goals and seven assists.[6]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Mexico 6 6 0 0 41 4 +37 12 Promoted to Division II for 2005
2  South Africa 6 4 1 1 40 11 +29 9
3  New Zealand 6 4 1 1 28 6 +22 9
4  Bulgaria 6 3 0 3 22 22 0 6
5  Israel 6 2 0 4 15 28 −13 4
6  Turkey 6 1 0 5 12 40 −28 2 Relegated to Division III Qualification for 2005
7  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 0 0 6 7 54 −47 0
Source: [citation needed]

Fixtures

All times local.

6 March 2004
12:00		Bulgaria 1–4
(0–0, 0–2, 1–2)		 New ZealandWinter Sports Palace
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6 March 2004
15:00		Mexico 10–0
(2–0, 5–0, 3–0)		 IsraelWinter Sports Palace
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6 March 2004
18:00		Turkey 7–3
(4–0, 2–1, 1–2)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaWinter Sports Palace
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7 March 2004
12:00		New Zealand 2–2
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)		 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace
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7 March 2004
15:00		Israel 1–7
(0–2, 1–3, 0–2)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace
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7 March 2004
18:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–10
(0–1, 0–2, 1–7)		 MexicoWinter Sports Palace
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8 March 2004
12:00		South Africa 6–4
(5–1, 0–1, 1–2)		 IsraelWinter Sports Palace
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8 March 2004
15:00		Turkey 0–8
(0–1, 0–3, 0–4)		 New ZealandWinter Sports Palace
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8 March 2004
18:00		Bulgaria 7–2
(5–1, 1–1, 1–0)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaWinter Sports Palace
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10 March 2004
12:00		New Zealand 0–2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)		 MexicoWinter Sports Palace
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10 March 2004
15:00		Israel 4–1
(2–0, 2–1, 0–0)		 TurkeyWinter Sports Palace
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10 March 2004
18:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–14
(0–4, 0–2, 0–8)		 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace
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11 March 2004
12:00		Israel 1–3
(0–0, 1–1, 0–2)		 New ZealandWinter Sports Palace
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11 March 2004
15:00		South Africa 10–1
(2–0, 5–0, 3–1)		 TurkeyWinter Sports Palace
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11 March 2004
18:00		Bulgaria 1–6
(0–4, 0–1, 1–1)		 MexicoWinter Sports Palace
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13 March 2004
12:00		New Zealand 11–0
(5–0, 1–0, 5–0)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaWinter Sports Palace
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13 March 2004
15:00		Turkey 3–6
(0–3, 1–1, 2–2)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace
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13 March 2004
18:00		Mexico 4–2
(0–1, 2–0, 2–1)		 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace
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14 March 2004
11:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–5
(0–1, 1–1, 0–3)		 IsraelWinter Sports Palace
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14 March 2004
15:00		Mexico 9–0
(3–0, 3–0, 3–0)		 TurkeyWinter Sports Palace
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14 March 2004
18:00		South Africa 6–0
(2–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace
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Scoring leaders

List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.[6]

Player GP G A Pts
+/−
 		PIM POS
Mexico Eduardo Glennie 6 13 7 20 +21 4 F
Mexico Cristofer Kello 6 12 7 19 +21 4 F
South Africa Matthew Cornforth 6 8 6 14 +14 10 F
South Africa Johann Genis 6 6 8 14 +13 2 F
South Africa Ian Ashworth 6 6 7 13 +13 2
D
Israel Oren Zamir 6 11 1 12 −3 0 F
Mexico Santiago Sierra 6 4 8 12 +13 29 F
Bulgaria Martin Boyadjiev 6 10 1 11 +5 2 F
Mexico Marin Ramos 6 6 5 11 +11 12 F
New Zealand Hayden Argyle 6 7 2 9 +8 26
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References

  1. ^ a b c d "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2006-10-21. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  2. ^ "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2003-08-23. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  3. ^ "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2003-10-25. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  4. ^ "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2003-08-18. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  5. ^ "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2003-08-23. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  6. ^ a b "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2006-10-22. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
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