The 2006 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international

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tournament run by the

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. The tournament was contested on April 24–29, 2006 in

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won the championship and gained promotion, along with

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, into the 2007 Division II tournament.

Participants

Fixtures

All times local.

Ranking and statistics

Scoring leaders

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Leading goaltenders

Only the top five

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s, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list. ''TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO =

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References

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