2008 IIHF World Championship Division III

2008 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Luxembourg
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates15–17 February 2008
31 March – 6 April 2008
Teams8
← 2007
2009 →
See also: 2008 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships

The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III consisted of two tournaments: the qualification tournament, which was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 15 to 17 February 2008, and the main tournament, held in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg, from 31 March to 6 April 2008. Greece won the qualification tournament and qualified for the main tournament. North Korea and South Africa finished in the top two spots of the main tournament and were promoted to next year's Division II.

Qualification tournament

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2008 IIHF World Championship
Division III Qualification
Tournament details
Host country Bosnia and Herzegovina
CitySarajevo
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates15–17 February 2008
Teams3
Final positions
Champions  Greece

The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III qualification tournament was held from 15 to 17 February 2008 at the Olympic Hall Zetra in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[1] The winners of the tournament, Greece, advanced to the Division III main tournament.

Bosnia and Herzegovina debuted at the IIHF World Championships and Greece made their first appearance since the 1999 tournament.

The directorate of the IIHF World Championship Division III qualification decided that both games of Armenia would be forfeited and count as 5–0 wins for their opponents, Greece and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Armenia refused to show the passports of their players on four occasions until their first game was in progress. Originally, Armenia lost to Greece 8–5 and won against Bosnia and Herzegovina 18–1. Even without the forfeit, Greece earned the promotion outright to this year’s World Championship Division III with two victories on the ice.

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
 Armenia Withdrew from 2007 Division III Championship and were relegated.
 Greece First participation since 1999.
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Hosts; first participation in World Championship.

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 2 2 0 0 0 15 1 +14 6 2008 Division III main tournament
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 1 0 0 1 6 10 −4 3
3  Armenia 2 0 0 0 2 0 10 −10 0
Source: IIHF

Match results

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All times are local.

15 February 2008
20:30		Greece 10–1
(1–0, 4–1, 5–0)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaOlympic Hall Zetra, Sarajevo
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16 February 2008
20:30		Armenia 0–5 (forfeit) GreeceOlympic Hall Zetra, Sarajevo
17 February 2008
17:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina 5–0 (forfeit) ArmeniaOlympic Hall Zetra, Sarajevo

Main tournament

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2008 IIHF World Championship
Division III (main tournament)
Tournament details
Host country Luxembourg
CityKockelscheuer
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates31 March – 6 April 2008
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  North Korea
Runner-up  South Africa
Third place  Luxembourg

The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division III main tournament was held from 31 March to 6 April 2008 in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg.[2] The tournament was contested by five nations who already qualified by way of last year's tournament and one nation which was determined after the conclusion of the 2008 Division III qualification tournament.

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
 Turkey Placed 6th in Group A of 2007 Division II Championship and were relegated.
 North Korea Withdrew from Group B of 2007 Division II Championship and were demoted to Division III.
 Luxembourg Hosts; placed 3rd in 2007 Division III Championship.
 South Africa Placed 4th in 2007 Division III Championship.
 Mongolia Placed 5th in 2007 Division III Championship.
 Greece Placed 1st in 2008 Division III Qualification.

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion
1  North Korea 5 5 0 0 0 40 6 +34 15 Promoted to the Division II for 2009
2  South Africa 5 4 0 0 1 29 16 +13 12
3  Luxembourg 5 1 2 0 2 22 13 +9 7
4  Turkey 5 2 0 1 2 27 24 +3 7
5  Greece 5 1 0 1 3 17 28 −11 4
6  Mongolia 5 0 0 0 5 11 59 −48 0
Source: IIHF

Match results

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All times are local.

31 March 2008
13:00		Greece 1–5
(0–2, 0–0, 1–3)		 South AfricaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
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Dimitrios Kalyvas 40:19GoalsJared Joyce 02:04, Carel Esterhuizen 19:08, Marc Giot 54:57, Jack Valadas 56:26, David Watson 58:15
31 March 2008
16:30		North Korea 17–0
(6–0, 5–0, 6–0)		 MongoliaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
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Kim Chang Min 08:29, Ri Kum Song 09:49, 23:31, 56:17 Ri Se Gwang 11:44, 38:44, Kim Kyong Il 13:08, 14:28, Ri Chol Min 19:22, Mun Chol 20:59, 31:55, 36:35, Song Chung Song 42:41, 58:05 Ju Sung Hyok 48:18, 53:06, Jong Song Il 55:56Goals
31 March 2008
20:15		Luxembourg 5–4 (OT)
(2–1, 0–2, 2–1)
OT: 1–0		 TurkeyKockelscheuer Ice Rink
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Benny Welter 11:15, 45:56 Ronny Scheier 16:39, Georges Scheier 49:18, Thierry Holtzem 63:39GoalsEmrah Ozmen 02:43, 28:26, 50:34 Erdogan Coskun 29:09
1 April 2008
13:00		Mongolia 4–10
(1–2, 1–5, 2–3)		 GreeceKockelscheuer Ice Rink
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Neguun Ganbat 14:19, Altengeral Ichinnorov 21:48, 54:48, Batzayaagiin Pürevdorj 55:21GoalsDimitrios Kalyvas 08:08, 15:41, 20:46, 28:57, 30:30, 35:16, 37:31, 49:37, Ioannis Koufis 52:46, 59:44
1 April 2008
16:30		Turkey 1–7
(0–1, 1–1, 0–5)		 South AfricaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
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1 April 2008
20:00		North Korea 2–1
(0–0, 0–0, 2–1)		 LuxembourgKockelscheuer Ice Rink
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Mun Chol 45:01, Kim Kwang Hyok 57:20GoalsFrancois Schons 54:59
3 April 2008
13:00		Turkey 11–3
(5–1, 3–2, 3–0)		 MongoliaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
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3 April 2008
16:30		North Korea 7–3
(2–1, 2–0, 3–2)		 GreeceKockelscheuer Ice Rink
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3 April 2008
20:00		Luxembourg 4–5
(1–1, 1–3, 2–1)		 South AfricaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
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5 April 2008
13:00		South Africa 0–6
(0–3, 0–2, 0–1)		 North KoreaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
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5 April 2008
16:30		Greece 1–9
(0–3, 1–3, 0–3)		 TurkeyKockelscheuer Ice Rink
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5 April 2008
20:00		Mongolia 0–9
(0–1, 0–4, 0–4)		 LuxembourgKockelscheuer Ice Rink
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6 April 2008
13:00		South Africa 12–4
(3–2, 5–1, 4–1)		 MongoliaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
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6 April 2008
16:30		Turkey 2–8
(3–2, 5–1, 4–1)		 North KoreaKockelscheuer Ice Rink
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6 April 2008
20:00		Luxembourg 3–2 (GWS)
(0–0, 1–0, 1–2)
OT: 0–0, GWS: 1–0		 GreeceKockelscheuer Ice Rink
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References

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  1. ^ Division III qualification tournament statistics
  2. ^ Division III main tournament statistics
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