The 2023 IIHF World Championship Division III were two international ice hockey tournaments run by the
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF; french: Fédération internationale de hockey sur glace; german: Internationale Eishockey-Föderation) is a worldwide governing body for ice hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 83 m ...
.
The Group A tournament was held in
Cape Town
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, South Africa from 17 to 23 April and the Group B tournament in
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...
, Bosnia and Herzegovina from 27 February to 5 March 2023.
Chinese Taipei were promoted after winning Group A, with North Korea relegated after withdrawing before the tournament. Kyrgyzstan won the Group B tournament and got promoted, while Malaysia got relegated.
Group A tournament
Participants
Match officials
Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Standings
Results
''All times are local (
UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
''Principal cities: Cairo, Pretoria, Cape ...
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Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position''
Source
IIHF.com
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Goaltending leaders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 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
Goals against average (GAA) also known as "average goals against" or "AGA" is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on s ...
; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutout
In team sports, a shutout ( US) or clean sheet ( UK) is a game in which one team prevents the other from scoring any points. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball.
Shutouts are usuall ...
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Source
IIHF.com
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Awards
Group B tournament
Participants
Match officials
Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Standings
Results
''All times are local (
UTC+1
UTC+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2019-02-07T23:28:34+01:00. This time is used in:
*Central European Time
*West Africa Time
*Western European Summer Time
** B ...
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Statistics
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
''GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position''
Source
IIHF.com
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Goaltending leaders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 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
Goals against average (GAA) also known as "average goals against" or "AGA" is a statistic used in field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and water polo that is the mean of goals allowed per game by a goaltender or goalkeeper (depending on s ...
; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutout
In team sports, a shutout ( US) or clean sheet ( UK) is a game in which one team prevents the other from scoring any points. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball.
Shutouts are usuall ...
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Source
IIHF.com
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Awards
References
External links
Official website of Division IIIAOfficial website of Division IIIB
{{DEFAULTSORT:IIHF World Championship 2023 Division III
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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Division III
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Association football
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2023 IIHF World Championship Division III
2023 IIHF World Championship Division III
Sports competitions in Cape Town
Sports competitions in Sarajevo
2023 in South African sport
2023 in Bosnia and Herzegovina sport
April 2023 sports events in Africa
February 2023 sports events in Europe
March 2023 sports events in Europe