2009 IIHF World Championship Division III
Encyclopedia
The 2009 IIHF World Championship Division III is an international Ice hockey
tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation
. The tournament was contested on April 10–16, 2009 in Dunedin
, New Zealand
. Mongolia withdrew from the tournament and therefore forfeited all of their games.
All matches were contested at the Dunedin Ice Stadium
, St. Kilda, Dunedin
. This venue is the home ice of the Dunedin Thunder
ice hockey team. The Dunedin Ice Stadium was used later the same month for the 2009 World Senior Curling Championships.
).
Source: IIHF.com
Source: IIHF.com
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation
International Ice Hockey Federation
The International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...
. The tournament was contested on April 10–16, 2009 in Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
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. Mongolia withdrew from the tournament and therefore forfeited all of their games.
Venue
Dunedin Ice Stadium
The Dunedin Ice Stadium is an ice rink in Saint Kilda, Dunedin, New Zealand.The rink was constructed in 2004 inside the structure of the former Dunedin Stadium, which had been used for netball and basketball but had been largely superseded by The Edgar Centre as a venue for these sports...
, St. Kilda, Dunedin
Dunedin
Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until...
. This venue is the home ice of the Dunedin Thunder
Dunedin Thunder
The Dunedin Thunder is a team in the New Zealand Ice Hockey League. It is based in Dunedin, New Zealand and was founded in 2008.-Current roster:2008 NZIHL Season-Promotional Items:-External links:****...
ice hockey team. The Dunedin Ice Stadium was used later the same month for the 2009 World Senior Curling Championships.
Participants
| Team | 2008 Result |
|---|---|
| Placed 6th in Division II-Group A and were relegated in 2008. | |
| Host, Placed 6th in Division II-Group B and were relegated in 2008. | |
| Placed 3rd in Division III in 2008 | |
| Placed 4th in Division III in 2008 | |
| Placed 5th in Division III in 2008 | |
| Placed 6th in Division III in 2008 |
Fixtures
All times are local (UTC+12UTC+12
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).
Ranking and statistics
| Promoted to Division II for 2010 |
| Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 25 | 14 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 12 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 9 | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 7 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 31 | -19 | 3 | |
| 6 | Withdrew | |||||||||
Tournament Awards
- Best players selected by the directorate:
- Best Goalkeeper:
Ntalimpor Ploutsis - Best defenseman:
Gokturk Tasdemir - Best forward:
Brett Speirs
- Best Goalkeeper:
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.| Player | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Robert Beran |
4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 20 | F |
| Brett Speirs |
4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +5 | 0 | F |
| Benny Welter |
4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 2 | F |
| Braden Lee |
4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 10 | F |
| Emrah Ozmen |
4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +6 | 18 | F |
| Serkan Yapicilar |
4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +3 | 20 | F |
| Yavuz Karakoc |
4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +5 | 12 | F |
| Alper Solak |
4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +4 | 2 | F |
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.| Player | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Parry |
120:00 | 45 | 2 | 1.00 | 95.56 | 1 |
| Eray Atali |
209:11 | 98 | 10 | 2.87 | 89.80 | 0 |
| Ntalimpor Ploutsis |
221:07 | 175 | 19 | 5.16 | 89.14 | 0 |
| Michel Welter |
180:00 | 116 | 13 | 4.33 | 88.79 | 0 |
| Zak Nothling |
121.07 | 33 | 5 | 2.48 | 84.85 | 1 |
External links
- Division III fixtures and statistics at IIHFInternational Ice Hockey FederationThe International Ice Hockey Federation is the worldwide governing body for ice hockey and in-line hockey. It is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has 70 members...