The 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, between 14 and 20 January 2013.[1] The Division III represents the sixth tier of the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
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Host country | Bulgaria |
City | Sofia |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 14–20 January 2013 |
Teams | 6 |
The UAE were to have made their first appearance, but forfeited all games for not fulfilling minimum registration requirements.[2] Their games were still played, but did not count in the standings.
Participating teams
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Mexico | Placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated. |
China | Placed 2nd in Division III last year. |
New Zealand | Placed 3rd in Division III last year. |
Bulgaria | Hosts; placed 4th in Division III last year. |
Turkey | Placed 5th in Division III last year. |
Match officials
editFinal standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
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1 | China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | +26 | 15 | Promoted to the 2014 Division II B |
2 | Bulgaria (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 12 | |
3 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 9 | |
4 | Mexico | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 6 | |
5 | Turkey | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 3 | |
– | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | −25 | 0 | Disqualified |
- ^ United Arab Emirates were disqualified and all their games were counted as 5-0 wins for their opponents. They played each team in an exhibition schedule, losing each game with a combined total of two goals for and sixty-eight goals against.
Match results
editAll times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).
14 January 2013 13:00 | China | 7–3 (3–2, 4–0, 0–1) | Turkey | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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14 January 2013 16:30 | New Zealand | 1–0 (1–0, 0–0, 0–0) | Mexico | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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14 January 2013 20:00 | United Arab Emirates | 0–5 (forfeit) 0–16 (exhibition) | Bulgaria | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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15 January 2013 13:00 | China | 4–1 (3–0, 0–1, 1–0) | New Zealand | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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15 January 2013 16:30 | Turkey | 5–0 (forfeit) 11–0 (exhibition) | United Arab Emirates | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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15 January 2013 20:00 | Mexico | 1–3 (0–0, 1–1, 0–2) | Bulgaria | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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17 January 2013 13:00 | Mexico | 11–2 (3–1, 2–1, 6–0) | Turkey | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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17 January 2013 16:30 | China | 5–0 (forfeit) 23–1 (exhibition) | United Arab Emirates | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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17 January 2013 20:00 | New Zealand | 0–6 (0–0, 0–3, 0–3) | Bulgaria | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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18 January 2013 13:00 | United Arab Emirates | 0–5 (forfeit) 0–6 (exhibition) | Mexico | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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18 January 2013 16:30 | Turkey | 2–6 (1–2, 1–2, 0–2) | New Zealand | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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18 January 2013 20:00 | Bulgaria | 1–10 (0–6, 1–2, 0–2) | China | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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20 January 2013 13:00 | New Zealand | 5–0 (forfeit) 12–1 (exhibition) | United Arab Emirates | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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20 January 2013 16:30 | Bulgaria | 4–3 (2–1, 1–1, 1–1) | Turkey | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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20 January 2013 20:00 | Mexico | 1–6 (0–3, 1–2, 0–1) | China | Winter Sports Palace, Sofia |
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