2011 IIHF World Championship Division III
Encyclopedia
The 2011 IIHF World Championship Division III is an international Ice Hockey
tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation
. The tournament will be contested from April 11–17, 2011 in Cape Town
, South Africa
. Prior to the start of the tournament, the Mongolian national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them are to be counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team.
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutout
s
Source: IIHF.com
Best players
Best player of each team seleceted by the coaches.
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 will be contested from April 11–17, 2011 in Cape Town
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. Prior to the start of the tournament, the Mongolian national team announced they would withdraw, citing financial reasons. All games against them are to be counted as a forfeit, with a score of 5–0 for the opposing team.
Participants
| Team | Qualification |
|---|---|
| Placed 2nd in Division III A last year. | |
| Placed 6th in Division II-Group B and were relegated in 2010. | |
| Placed 3rd in Division III A last year. | |
| Placed 3rd in Division III B last year. (withdrew from tournament) | |
| Host, Placed 2nd in Division III B last year. | |
| Placed 6th in Division II-Group A and were relegated in 2010. |
Standings
| Promoted to Division II for 2012 |
| Team | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 9 | +48 | 14 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 9 | +34 | 13 | |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 25 | +3 | 9 | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 22 | +11 | 6 | |
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 79 | −72 | 3 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | −25 | 0 |
Fixtures
All times local.Scoring leaders
List shows the top 10 skaters sorted by points, then goals.| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eliezer SherbatovEliezer Sherbatov Eliezer "Eli" Sherbatov is an Israeli-Canadian ice hockey player, currently on a try-out contract with HC Neuilly-sur-Marne of the French Ligue Magnus.... |
4 | 14 | 12 | 26 | +22 | 0 |
| Sergei Frenkel |
4 | 11 | 11 | 22 | +21 | 4 |
| Daniel Mazour |
4 | 11 | 7 | 18 | +18 | 10 |
 Robert Beran |
4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +8 | 31 |
| Thierry Beran |
4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +4 | 0 |
| Daniel Spivak Daniel Spivak Daniel Spivak is a Canadian amateur ice hockey defenceman. He plays college ice hockey for the Rochester Institute of Technology, which plays in Atlantic Hockey, part of the NCAA's Division I... |
4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +5 | 4 |
 Cameron Birrell |
4 | 0 | 10 | 10 | +16 | 0 |
| Deen Magmoed |
4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +9 | 4 |
 Savaş Aktürk |
4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +5 | 10 |
| Marc Giot |
4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | +8 | 6 |
Source: IIHF.com
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 | TOI | SA | GA | GAA | Sv% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Berger |
120:00 | 68 | 3 | 1.50 | 95.59 | 0 |
| Avihu Sorotzki |
201:14 | 81 | 6 | 1.79 | 92.59 | 0 |
| Ashley Bock |
123:51 | 41 | 6 | 2.91 | 85.37 | 1 |
| Levent Ozbaydugan |
191:05 | 114 | 17 | 5.34 | 85.09 | 1 |
| Philippe Lepage |
221:57 | 124 | 21 | 5.68 | 83.06 | 1 |
Shutout
In team sports, a shutout refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible in most major sports, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball....
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Source: IIHF.com
Tournament Awards
Best players selected by the directorate:- Best Goalkeeper:
- Best Forward:
- Best Defenseman:
Best players
Best player of each team seleceted by the coaches.