2015 IIHF World Championship Division III

The 2015 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in İzmir, Turkey, from 3 to 12 April 2015.[1] Seven nations participated, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, who joined the world championships for the first time since 2008. After three consecutive years of finishing in the second place, North Korea won the tournament and was promoted to Division II Group B for 2016.

Main article: 2015 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

2015 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host country Turkey
Dates3–12 April
Teams7
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored215 (10.24 per match)
Attendance7,955 (379 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Alec Koçoğlu
(18 points)
WebsiteIIHF.com
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Divisional tournaments are designed, by the rules, to include six teams, however the Bosnian federation asked to be included and the Turkish organizers agreed. Georgia recorded their first victory, defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–1.[2]

Venue
İzmir
Ice Sports Hall
Capacity: 1,751

Participants
Team Qualification
 Turkey Host, placed 6th in Division II B and were relegated.
 North Korea Placed 2nd in Division III last year.
 Luxembourg Placed 3rd in Division III last year.
 Hong Kong Placed 4th in Division III last year.
 United Arab Emirates Placed 5th in Division III last year.
 Georgia Placed 6th in Division III last year.
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Did not enter last year. Last played in 2008.

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]

Standings
Promoted to Division II B for 2016
Team GP
 W
 OTW
 OTL
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 North Korea 6 5 1 0 0 50 9 +41 17
 Turkey 6 5 0 1 0 59 11 +48 16
 Luxembourg 6 4 0 0 2 39 19 +20 12
 Hong Kong 6 3 0 0 3 30 30 0 9
 Georgia 6 1 1 0 4 20 56 −36 5
 United Arab Emirates 6 1 0 1 4 14 44 −30 4
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6 0 0 0 6 3 46 −43 0

Results

All times are local (UTC+3).

3 April
13:00		North Korea 13–0
(3–0, 3–0, 7–0)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 55
3 April
16:30		Luxembourg 15–3
(3–2, 3–1, 9–0)		 GeorgiaBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 67
3 April
20:00		Hong Kong 8–3
(1–0, 2–2, 5–1)		 United Arab EmiratesBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 73
4 April
13:00		Georgia 4–12
(2–3, 1–5, 1–4)		 North KoreaBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 93
4 April
16:30		United Arab Emirates 2–7
(1–2, 0–2, 1–3)		 LuxembourgBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 115
4 April
20:00		Turkey 11–0
(3–0, 4–0, 4–0)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 1,583
6 April
13:00		Hong Kong 8–0
(5–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 85
6 April
16:30		North Korea 7–0
(5–0, 1–0, 1–0)		 United Arab EmiratesBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 72
6 April
20:00		Turkey 13–1
(3–0, 6–0, 4–1)		 GeorgiaBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 728
7 April
13:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–5
(0–3, 0–1, 0–1)		 LuxembourgBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 61
7 April
16:30		Georgia 3–11
(1–3, 1–4, 1–4)		 Hong KongBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 69
7 April
20:00		United Arab Emirates 0–15
(0–7, 0–3, 0–5)		 TurkeyBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 773
9 April
12:30		Georgia 4–1
(1–1, 0–0, 3–0)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 83
9 April
16:00		Turkey 10–1
(3–0, 5–1, 2–0)		 Hong KongBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 745
9 April
19:30		North Korea 5–2
(1–1, 1–0, 3–1)		 LuxembourgBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 126
10 April
12:30		Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–5
(0–2, 2–0, 0–3)		 United Arab EmiratesBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 87
10 April
16:00		Luxembourg 5–7
(2–0, 2–3, 1–4)		 TurkeyBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 653
10 April
19:30		Hong Kong 0–9
(0–3, 0–3, 0–3)		 North KoreaBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 73
12 April
11:00		United Arab Emirates 4–5 GWS
(1–2, 1–0, 2–2)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)		 GeorgiaBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 47
12 April
14:30		Luxembourg 5–2
(2–1, 2–0, 1–1)		 Hong KongBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 232
12 April
18:00		Turkey 3–4 OT
(1–2, 0–0, 2–1)
(OT 0–1)		 North KoreaBornova Ice Sports Hall, İzmir
Attendance: 2,135

Awards and statistics

Awards

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders
Serkan Gümüşr of Turkey finished third in scoring, with 16 points in 6 games.

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Alec Koçoğlu69918+182F
Hong Chun-rim610717+202F
Serkan Gümüş69716+154F
Serdar Semiz69716+170F
Vitali Dumbadze69616−333F
Emrah Özmen641115+206F
Yusuf Halil66612+146F
Thierry Beran65712+44F
Erdoğan Coşkun65712+152F
Ri Chol-min65712+220F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Pak Il161:0920.742892.861
Pak Kuk-chol203:4072.068591.760
Levent Őzbaydugan150:1131.203591.431
Erol Kahraman214:3882.245886.210
Dino Pašović253:43317.3320985.171

TOI = Time on Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF.com

References
  1. "28 tournaments confirmed". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  2. Manninen, Henrik (April 13, 2015). "DPR Korea steps up". IIHF.com. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  3. "Competition Officials" (PDF). iihf.com. November 25, 2014.
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