| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Bulgaria |
| Dates | 14 – 20 January 2013 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
The 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Division III is played in one group of six teams. The first place team is promoted to the higher division. The tournament is being played in Sofia, Bulgaria, between January 14 and January 20, 2013. The UAE was to have made their first appearance, but forfeited all games for not fulfilling minimum registration requirements.[1] Their games were still played, but did not count in the standings.
Participants[]
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
 Mexico
|
Placed 6th in Division II B and were relegated in 2012. |
 China
|
Placed 2nd in Division III last year. |
 New Zealand
|
Placed 3rd in Division III last year. |
 Bulgaria
|
Host Placed 4th in Division III last year. |
 Turkey
|
Placed 5th in Division III last year. |
 United Arab Emirates
|
Officials[]
The IIHF selected 4 referees and 7 linesmen to work the 2013 IIHF U20 World Championship DIV III. They were the following:[2]
2013 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division III in Bulgaria
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Standings[]
| Team | GP | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | 15 |
| Bulgaria
|
5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | 12 |
| New Zealand
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
| Mexico
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| Turkey
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 24 | 3 |
| United Arab Emirates
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- The UAE played each team in an exhibition schedule, losing each game with a combined total of two goals for and sixty-eight goals against.
| Promoted to Division II B |
All times local.
| 14 January 2013 13:00 |
China
|
7–3 |
Turkey
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January 2013 16:30 |
New Zealand
|
1–0 |
Mexico
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 January 2013 20:00 |
United Arab Emirates
|
0–5 (forfeit) |
Bulgaria
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January 2013 13:00 |
China
|
4–1 |
New Zealand
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January 2013 16:30 |
Turkey
|
5–0 (forfeit) |
United Arab Emirates
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 January 2013 20:00 |
Mexico
|
1–3 |
Bulgaria
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 January 2013 13:00 |
Mexico
|
11–2 |
Turkey
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 January 2013 16:30 |
China
|
5–0 (forfeit) |
United Arab Emirates
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 January 2013 20:00 |
New Zealand
|
0–6 |
Bulgaria
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 2013 13:00 |
United Arab Emirates
|
0-5 (forfeit) |
Mexico
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 2013 16:30 |
Turkey
|
2–6 |
New Zealand
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 January 2013 20:00 |
Bulgaria
|
1–10 |
China
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 January 2013 13:00 |
New Zealand
|
5–0 (forfeit) |
United Arab Emirates
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 January 2013 16:30 |
Bulgaria
|
4–3 |
Turkey
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 January 2013 20:00 |
Mexico
|
1–6 |
China
|
Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
| Game reference | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
References[]
- ↑ UAE explanation and game summaries
- ↑ Referee Assignments. IIHF.com. Retrieved on 24 October 2012.
External links[]
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