2016 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host country Turkey
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates31 March–6 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored162 (10.8 per game)
Attendance2,706 (180 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Georgia (country) Boris Kochkin (19 points)
WebsiteIIHF.com
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The 2016 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in Istanbul, Turkey, from 31 March to 6 April 2016.[1] The host team, Turkey, won all of its games and was promoted to Division II B for 2017.

The United Arab Emirates withdrew shortly before the tournament, leaving six teams to play.[2] Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded their first victory in an IIHF tournament, defeating Hong Kong 5–4.[3] Georgia's results were later recorded as 5–0 forfeits due to the use of ineligible players.[4]

Venue

Istanbul
Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall
Capacity: 900

Participants

Host nation Turkey won the tournament and were promoted to Division IIB for 2017.
Team Qualification
 South Africa Placed 6th in Division II B and were relegated.
 Turkey Host, placed 2nd in Division III last year.
 Luxembourg Placed 3rd in Division III last year.
 Hong Kong Placed 4th in Division III last year.
 Georgia Placed 5th in Division III last year.
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Placed 7th in Division III last year.

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Turkey (H, P) 5 5 0 0 0 35 7 +28 15 Promoted to Division II B
2  South Africa 5 4 0 0 1 29 10 +19 12
3  Luxembourg 5 3 0 0 2 29 14 +15 9
4  Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 2 0 0 3 12 35 −23 6
5  Hong Kong 5 1 0 0 4 12 26 −14 3
6  Georgia 5 0 0 0 5 0 25 −25 0
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host; (P) Promoted

Results

All times are local (UTC+3).

31 March 2016
13:00		Luxembourg 2–3
(1–1, 0–1, 1–1)		 South AfricaSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 112
Game reference
Philippe LepageGoaliesAshley BockReferee:
Romania Valentin Lascar
Linesmen:
Turkey Yasin Akyürek
United States Charlie O'Connor
Holtzem (Cannon) – 02:231–0
1–109:29 – Edwards (Giot)
1–235:42 – Botha (Birrell) (PP)
Eriksson – 42:362–2
2–358:44 – Botha (Magmoed, Samaai)
22 minPenalties12 min
24Shots42
31 March 2016
16:30		Bosnia and Herzegovina 5–4
(1–2, 3–1, 1–1)		 Hong KongSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 156
Game reference
Dino PašovićGoaliesHo King Chi KingReferee:
Finland Joonas Kova
Linesmen:
Finland Timo Heinonen
Czech Republic Josef Špůr
0–109:57 – Tang C. (Fung, Kan C.)
0–215:49 – Wong K. (Sham, Tang S.)
Čordalija (PS) – 17:041–2
Lemeš (London) – 21:402–2
2–324:18 – Ho J. (Kan C.)
Hadžihasanović (Pilav) – 28:103–3
Čordalija (Alić) – 32:394–3
Hodžić (Nikulin) – 41:175–3
5–451:39 – Wong K. (Wong Y., Ho J.) (PP)
6 minPenalties8 min
16Shots35
31 March 2016
20:00		Turkey 5–4
(0–1, 3–1, 2–2)		 GeorgiaSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 378
Game reference
Erol KahramanGoaliesAndrei IlienkoReferee:
Sweden Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Norway Knut Braten
Lithuania Laurynas Stepankevičius
0–109:48 – Dumbadze
An. Koçoğlu (PP) – 21:551–1
Gümüş (K. Salt, Kavaz) – 24:492–1
2–229:06 – Kochkin (Geperidze)
Özmen (Solak) – 39:113–2
Semiz – 40:234–2
4–348:30 – Shalunov (Tsomaia, Svanidze)
4–453:35 – Kochkin
An. Koçoğlu (Al. Koçoğlu) – 56:525–4
16 minPenalties12 min
40Shots29
1 April 2016
13:00		South Africa 9–1
(0–0, 4–1, 5–0)		 Hong KongSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 79
Game reference
Charl PretoriusGoaliesKeung Emerson Kwokway
Ho King Chi King		Referee:
Sweden Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Turkey Yasin Akyürek
Finland Timo Heinonen
Marais (Samaai) – 28:181–0
1–132:12 – Wong K. (Kan S., Ho J.)
Birrell (Botha, Samaai) – 32:122–1
Valadas – 38:103–1
Birrell (Samaai) – 38:584–1
Giot (Magmoed, Edwards) – 41:485–1
Van Doesburgh (W. Du Preez, Marais) – 43:316–1
Samaai (Birrell) – 48:527–1
Edwards (Marais, Valadas) – 50:578–1
Birrell – 57:109–1
8 minPenalties14 min
50Shots9
1 April 2016
16:30		Georgia 8–0
(4–0, 2–0, 2–0)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 93
Game reference
Andrei Ilienko
Kakha Ambrolava		GoaliesDino Pašović
Edis Pribišić		Referee:
Romania Valentin Lascar
Linesmen:
Turkey Murat Aygün
Czech Republic Josef Špůr
Kochkin (Shalunov) – 09:091–0
Tsomaia (Kochkin) (PP) – 11:302–0
Geperidze (Dumbadze) – 16:063–0
Kozyulin (Kochkin) – 16:504–0
D. Oganeziani (Kozyulin) – 26:455–0
Kochkin (Gi. Jeiranashvili) – 34:076–0
D. Oganeziani (Kochkin) – 40:317–0
Kavkasidze (Minasiani, Tsomaia) – 49:228–0
34 minPenalties51 min
35Shots14
1 April 2016
20:00		Turkey 10–2
(3–0, 4–2, 3–0)		 LuxembourgSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 383
Game reference
Erol KahramanGoaliesPhilippe LepageReferee:
United Kingdom Stefan Hogarth
Linesmen:
Norway Knut Braten
United States Charlie O'Connor
Al. Koçoğlu (Kavaz) – 02:171–0
Semiz (Gümüş, Özmen) (PP) – 12:012–0
Halil – 13:353–0
An. Koçoğlu (Al. Koçoğlu) – 21:494–0
4–126:28 – Cannon (R. Beran)
Özmen (Semiz) – 27:175–1
5–234:23 – T. Beran (G. Scheier, R. Beran)
Özmen (Solak) – 35:156–2
Gümüş (Semiz, Özmen) – 39:527–2
Özmen (Semiz, Solak) – 44:458–2
Ö. Kars (Kavaz) – 50:119–2
Solak (Semiz, Y. Kars) – 55:0310–2
10 minPenalties16 min
49Shots23
3 April 2016
13:00		Luxembourg 7–1
(3–0, 3–1, 1–0)		 Hong KongSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 83
Game reference
Gilles MangenGoaliesHo King Chi KingReferee:
Romania Valentin Lascar
Linesmen:
Turkey Murat Aygün
Finland Timo Heinonen
G. Scheier (T. Beran, R. Beran) – 09:591–0
R. Scheier (Cannon, Holtzem) (PP) – 13:172–0
Eriksson (Cannon, Sinner) – 15:273–0
Cannon (Holtzem, R. Scheier) – 20:274–0
Eriksson (Cannon) – 28:285–0
5–129:42 – Sham (Fung, Wong Y.) (PP)
Holtzem (Cannon, R. Scheier) – 30:016–1
Eriksson (Cannon, Holtzem) – 45:407–1
18 minPenalties6 min
37Shots31
3 April 2016
16:30		Turkey 8–2
(4–0, 3–2, 1–0)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 381
Game reference
Erol Kahraman
Tolga Bozacı		GoaliesDino Pašović
Edis Pribišić		Referee:
Finland Joonas Kova
Linesmen:
United States Charlie O'Connor
Czech Republic Josef Špůr
Semiz (Solak) – 00:301–0
H. Salt (Aktürk) – 00:522–0
Ö. Kars (Savaş) – 03:243–0
Bakal (Semiz, Özmen) (PP) – 09:214–0
Özmen (Solak, Öztürk) – 23:165–0
Özmen (Solak, Semiz) – 23:396–0
6–124:37 – Hadžihasanović (London)
Semiz (Özmen) (SH) – 31:347–1
7–238:42 – Hodžić
Al. Koçoğlu (Özmen, Gümüş) (PP) – 53:218–2
10 minPenalties14 min
68Shots16
3 April 2016
20:00		South Africa 5–6
(4–2, 0–1, 1–3)		 GeorgiaSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 92
Game reference
Charl PretoriusGoaliesAndrei IlienkoReferee:
United Kingdom Stefan Hogarth
Linesmen:
Turkey Yasin Akyürek
Lithuania Laurynas Stepankevičius
Samaai (Van Doesburgh, W. Du Preez) – 02:351–0
Birrell (Samaai) – 02:462–0
2–106:13 – Kochkin (PS)
Giot (Magmoed, Edwards) – 10:423–1
3–211:21 – Kozyulin (Kochkin)
Marais (Magmoed, Samaai) (PP) – 19:254–2
4–321:15 – Kochkin
Verwey – 42:165–3
5–444:40 – Kochkin (Kozyulin)
5–550:09 – Kurbatov (Tsomaia, Kochkin) (PP)
5–651:06 – Kozyulin
14 minPenalties24 min
49Shots28
4 April 2016
13:00		Hong Kong 1–5
(1–2, 0–2, 0–1)		 TurkeySilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 282
Game reference
Keung Emerson KwokwayGoaliesErol KahramanReferee:
Romania Valentin Lascar
Linesmen:
Norway Knut Braten
Lithuania Laurynas Stepankevičius
Ho J. – 00:161–0
1–116:06 – Özmen (Solak, Y. Kars)
1–218:30 – Özmen (Semiz)
1–322:34 – H. Salt (Gümüş, Y. Kars)
1–427:37 – Al. Koçoğlu (Karakoç)
1–555:35 – Karakoç (An. Koçoğlu, Y. Kars)
8 minPenalties20 min
14Shots38
4 April 2016
16:30		Georgia 5–0
(1–0, 3–0, 1–0)		 LuxembourgSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 33
Game reference
Andrei IlienkoGoaliesGilles MangenReferee:
Sweden Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Turkey Yasin Akyürek
Finland Timo Heinonen
Kurbatov (Tsomaia) (PP) – 10:061–0
Kurbatov (Kozyulin, Kochkin) (PP) – 26:012–0
Kozyulin (Svanidze, Kurbatov) – 34:593–0
Kozyulin (Kochkin) – 38:394–0
Kozyulin (Svanidze) – 48:455–0
12 minPenalties18 min
44Shots20
4 April 2016
20:00		Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–10
(0–2, 0–7, 0–1)		 South AfricaSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 65
Game reference
Edis Pribišić
Dino Pašović		GoaliesAshley BockReferee:
Finland Joonas Kova
Linesmen:
Turkey Murat Aygün
United States Charlie O'Connor
0–101:33 – Marais (Valadas)
0–214:35 – Van Doesburgh (Willemstijn)
0–325:22 – Marais (Samaai) (PP)
0–425:36 – Valadas (Edwards)
0–526:13 – Valadas (Gonsalves, Reeves)
0–627:27 – Marais (Gonsalves, Bremner)
0–730:23 – S. Du Preez (Samaai, W. Du Preez)
0–835:02 – W. Du Preez (Marais)
0–939:09 – Giot (Edwards)
0–1050:35 – Edwards (Giot, Valadas) (PP)
14 minPenalties2 min
18Shots42
6 April 2016
13:00		South Africa 2–7
(1–3, 0–2, 1–2)		 TurkeySilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 451
Game reference
Ashley BockGoaliesErol KahramanReferee:
Sweden Christoffer Holm
Linesmen:
Norway Knut Braten
United States Charlie O'Connor
Botha (Samaai) (PP) – 01:481–0
1–113:55 – Semiz (An. Koçoğlu, Özmen) (PP2)
1–215:15 – Özmen (PP)
1–315:30 – Al. Koçoğlu (An. Koçoğlu)
1–425:19 – An. Koçoğlu
1–532:44 – Al. Koçoğlu (An. Koçoğlu, Semiz) (PP)
1–641:58 – Özmen (Al. Koçoğlu, An. Koçoğlu) (PP)
1–749:21 – Gümüş (Halil, Savaş)
Valadas (Giot) (PP) – 56:532–7
12 minPenalties18 min
35Shots38
6 April 2016
16:30		Hong Kong 3–14
(0–4, 2–6, 1–4)		 GeorgiaSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 51
Game reference
Ho King Chi King
Keung Emerson Kwokway		GoaliesAndrei IlienkoReferee:
Finland Joonas Kova
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Josef Špůr
Lithuania Laurynas Stepankevičius
0–101:15 – G. Oganeziani (Kochkin)
0–208:41 – Dumbadze (Kurbatov, Svanidze)
0–310:01 – Kozyulin (Svanidze, Kochkin) (PP)
0–412:46 – Kochkin (Kozyulin) (SH)
0–523:25 – Dumbadze (Svanidze) (PP)
0–623:38 – Kochkin
0–731:59 – Kozyulin (Gi. Jeiranashvili)
Wong K. (Tang S.) – 33:431–7
1–834:01 – Kurbatov
1–935:52 – Kochkin
1–1038:05 – Kozyulin (Svanidze) (SH)
Wong Y. (Wong K., Ho J.) (PP) – 39:062–10
2–1142:07 – Svanidze (Kurbatov)
Ho J. (Kan S., Wong K.) (PP) – 45:403–11
3–1248:14 – D. Oganeziani (Kozyulin)
3–1352:53 – Svanidze (Gi. Jeiranashvili, D. Oganeziani)
3–1456:51 – Svanidze (PS)
8 minPenalties14 min
16Shots49
6 April 2016
20:00		Luxembourg 13–0
(4–0, 3–0, 6–0)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaSilivrikapı Ice Skating Hall, Istanbul
Attendance: 67
Game reference
Gilles MangenGoaliesDino Pašović
Edis Pribišić		Referee:
United Kingdom Stefan Hogarth
Linesmen:
Turkey Murat Aygün
Finland Timo Heinonen
Cannon (Holtzem, Eriksson) – 08:281–0
T. Beran (PS) – 10:482–0
T. Beran (R. Beran) – 12:433–0
Eriksson (Sinner) (SH) – 14:594–0
Eriksson (Cannon) – 29:185–0
R. Beran – 29:586–0
T. Beran (Cannon) – 33:047–0
T. Beran (R. Beran) – 43:048–0
Mossong (Mosr, Farinon) – 43:289–0
Holtzem (R. Scheier, Eriksson) (PP) – 44:4910–0
Holtzem (Schön) (PP) – 47:2011–0
Eriksson (Cannon) – 49:3112–0
Cannon (Holtzem) – 59:2413–0
12 minPenalties32 min
54Shots25

Awards and statistics

Awards

Erol Kahraman of Turkey was named the best goaltender of the tournament.

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Georgia (country) Boris Kochkin 5 10 9 19 +18 8 F
Turkey Emrah Özmen 5 10 6 16 +11 2 F
Georgia (country) Artem Kozyulin 5 9 4 13 +12 14 D
Turkey Serdar Semiz 5 5 8 13 +10 8 F
Luxembourg Colm Cannon 5 4 9 13 +7 4 F
South Africa Uthman Samaai 5 3 8 11 +7 0 F
Georgia (country) Roland Svanidze 5 3 7 10 +3 0 F
South Africa Andre Marais 5 5 4 9 +9 6 D
South Africa Joel Holtzem 5 4 5 9 +7 6 F
Turkey Andy Koçoğlu 5 4 5 9 +5 6 F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Goaltending leaders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Luxembourg Gilles Mangen 180:00 6 2.00 100 94.00 1
Georgia (country) Andrei Ilienko 263:04 10 2.28 126 92.06 1
Turkey Erol Kahraman 260:00 9 2.08 108 91.67 0
South Africa Ashley Bock 180:00 9 3.00 80 88.75 1
Luxembourg Philippe Lepage 120:00 13 6.50 91 85.71 0

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. ^ "IIHF ICE HOCKEY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP DIV III" (PDF). stats.iihf.com. 30 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Men's Div. III begins". IIHF.com. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ^ Manninen, Henrik (2016-04-07). "Second time lucky". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  4. ^ a b c IIHF (2016). "2016 IIHF World Championship Div III Standings". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  5. ^ Assignments
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