2018 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host countries South Africa
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates16–22 April
25–28 February
Teams10
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The 2018 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was held in Cape Town, South Africa[1] and the qualification tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina after the original hosts, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, withdrew their application.[2]

Georgia won the tournament and were promoted to Division II.[3]

Kuwait and Turkmenistan made their debut in the World Championships, with both playing in the qualification tournament. Turkmenistan won their first ever game in the World Championships, defeating the United Arab Emirates and later went on to win the qualification and be promoted to next year's Division III.[4]

Division III

2018 IIHF World Championship Division III
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates16–22 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored117 (7.8 per game)
Attendance2,225 (148 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Georgia (country) Alexander Zhuzhunashvili (19 points)
WebsiteIIHF.com

Participants

Team Qualification
 Turkey Placed 6th in Division II B last year and were relegated.
 Bulgaria Placed 2nd in Division III last year.
 Georgia Placed 3rd in Division III last year.
 Hong Kong Placed 4th in Division III last year.
 South Africa Host, placed 5th in Division III last year.
 Chinese Taipei Placed 6th 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  Georgia (P) 5 4 0 0 1 35 12 +23 12 Promoted to 2019 Division II B
2  Bulgaria 5 3 1 0 1 28 10 +18 11
3  Turkey 5 3 0 1 1 22 14 +8 10
4  Chinese Taipei 5 2 0 0 3 16 25 −9 6[a]
5  South Africa (H) 5 2 0 0 3 13 18 −5 6[a]
6  Hong Kong (R) 5 0 0 0 5 3 38 −35 0 Relegation to 2019 Division III qualification
Source: IIHF.com
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; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Chinese Taipei 5–2 South Africa

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

16 April 2018
13:00		Georgia 6–2
(4–1, 1–0, 1–1)		 TurkeyThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 35
Game reference
Andrei IlienkoGoaliesMuhammed KaragülReferee:
Spain Alexey Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Austria Maximilian Gatol
Belarus Artsiom Labzov
0–102:56 – F. Faner (Bakal)
Vasilchenko (Kharizov) – 10:111–1
Obolgogiani (Dumbadze) – 10:212–1
Zhuzhunashvili (Kurbatov, Tsomaia) (SH) – 14:373–1
Shvetsov (Vasilchenko, Kurbatov)(PP) – 16:144–1
Vasilchenko (Kozyulin, Shvetsov) – 26:125–1
5–245:35 – F. Faner (Bakal) (SH)
Obolgogiani (Kurbatov, Zhuzhunashvili) (PP2) – 50:036–2
12 minPenalties20 min
57Shots17
16 April 2018
16:15		Chinese Taipei 5–1
(0–1, 2–0, 3–0)		 Hong KongThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 80
Game reference
Liao Yu-chengGoaliesKing HoReferee:
Belarus Miroslav Iarets
Linesmen:
South Africa Jonathan Burger
Italy Matthias Cristeli
0–105:05 – To (Lo, Fu)
Lu – 29:011–1
Shen Yen-c. (Pan) – 31:282–1
Shen Yen-l. (Lu, Shen Yen-c.) (SH) – 44:233–1
Tsao (Ti) – 52:114–1
Shen Yen-c. (Hsiao Po-yun) (SH) – 53:595–1
0 minPenalties6 min
24Shots22
16 April 2018
20:00		Bulgaria 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 South AfricaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 200
Game reference
Dimitar DimitrovGoaliesAshley BockReferee:
Sweden Richard Magnusson
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Daniel Beresford
Poland Marcin Polak
Vasilev (Boyadjiev, V. Dikov) – 16:431–0
V. Dikov (Boyadjiev) – 36:332–0
Iskrenov (Vasilev) – 37:223–0
V. Dikov (Vasilev, Boyadjiev) – 58:394–0
6 minPenalties2 min
40Shots18
17 April 2018
13:00		Turkey 6–1
(1–1, 2–0, 3–0)		 Hong KongThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 20
Game reference
Tolga BozacıGoaliesEmerson KeungReferee:
Sweden Richard Magnusson
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Daniel Beresford
South Africa Jonathan Burger
Özmen (Semiz, Solak) – 00:381–0
1–116:52 – Sham (Tang, Ho) (PP2)
Kavaz (Bingöl, Aktürk) – 27:402–1
Semiz (Ö. Kars) – 32:393–1
Özmen (Semiz) (PP) – 41:534–1
Toygar (E. Faner) – 44:015–1
Bakal (PP) – 51:496–1
8 minPenalties10 min
51Shots13
17 April 2018
16:15		Bulgaria 3–5
(2–1, 0–3, 1–1)		 GeorgiaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 60
Game reference
Dimitar DimitrovGoaliesAndrei IlienkoReferee:
Belarus Miroslav Iarets
Linesmen:
Italy Matthias Cristeli
Belarus Artsiom Labzov
0–104:05 – Kurbatov (Obolgogiani, Zhuzhunashvili) (PP)
V. Dikov (Vasilev) – 10:011–1
M. Nikolov (D. Dilkov) – 18:282–1
2–228:18 – Kozyulin (Vasilchenko)
2–336:24 – Vasilchenko (SH)
2–436:35 – Vasilchenko (Kozyulin) (SH)
2–544:48 – Kozyulin
Hodulov (V. Dikov) (PP2) – 52:243–5
20 minPenalties16 min
43Shots37
17 April 2018
20:00		South Africa 2–5
(0–1, 1–2, 1–2)		 Chinese TaipeiThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 180
Game reference
Charl PretoriusGoaliesLiao Yu-chengReferee:
Spain Alexey Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Austria Maximilian Gatol
Slovenia Gregor Miklič
0–106:20 – Shen Yen-c. (Hsiao Po-yun)
0–228:08 – Tien
Magmoed (Botha) – 30:311–2
1–335:10 – Shen Yen-c. (Hsiao Po-yuan)
1–443:40 – Tang (Tsao) (PP)
1–550:01 – Hsiao Po-yun (Shen Yen-c., Hsiao Po-yuan)
Magmoed (Van Doesburgh, Compton) (PP) – 57:162–5
18 minPenalties4 min
17Shots22
19 April 2018
13:00		Bulgaria 7–2
(1–1, 4–0, 2–1)		 Chinese TaipeiThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 30
Game reference
Dimitar DimitrovGoaliesLiao Yu-cheng
David Chang		Referee:
Sweden Richard Magnusson
Linesmen:
South Africa Jonathan Burger
Poland Marcin Polak
D. Dilkov (Gatchev) – 12:271–0
1–117:44 – Hsiao Po-yun (Lu, Shen Yen-c.)
Georgiev (Muhachev) (PP) – 26:242–1
Boyadjiev – 27:403–1
D. Dilkov (M. Nikolov, Gatchev) (PP) – 29:014–1
Hodulov (Georgiev, Iskrenov) (PP) – 38:515–1
5–249:08 – Pan (Hung, Lu)
Hodulov (Georgiev) – 52:226–2
Boyadjiev – 53:377–2
6 minPenalties8 min
39Shots19
19 April 2018
16:15		Georgia 11–1
(5–1, 3–0, 3–0)		 Hong KongThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 40
Game reference
Andrei Ilienko
Kakha Ambrolava		GoaliesEmerson Keung
King Ho		Referee:
Spain Alexey Roshchyn
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Daniel Beresford
Slovenia Gregor Miklič
Shvetsov (Kozyulin, Vasilchenko) – 10:301–0
Zhuzhunashvili (Geperidze) (SH) – 12:022–0
Zhuzhunashvili (SH2) – 12:593–0
3–116:09 – Fung (J. Ho)
Zhuzhunashvili (Dumbadze) – 16:224–1
Zhuzhunashvili (Obolgogiani, Shvetsov) – 16:375–1
Obolgogiani (Zhuzhunashvili, Dumbadze) – 24:106–1
Zhuzhunashvili (Shalunov, Obolgogiani) – 30:257–1
Obolgogiani (Zhuzhunashvili) (SH) – 34:138–1
Obolgogiani (Zhuzhunashvili) – 42:159–1
Obolgogiani (G. Oganeziani, Zhuzhunashvili) – 46:0010–1
Shalunov ( D. Oganeziani, Vasilchenko) – 50:2211–1
10 minPenalties10 min
61Shots13
19 April 2018
20:00		Turkey 7–1
(1–0, 4–1, 2–0)		 South AfricaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 250
Game reference
Muhammed KaragülGoaliesAshley Bock
Charl Pretorius		Referee:
Belarus Miroslav Iarets
Linesmen:
Austria Maximilian Gatol
Belarus Artsiom Labzov
Kavaz (Ö. Kars) – 02:011–0
F. Faner (Bakal, Y. Kars) (PP) – 24:192–0
Savaş (Semiz, Solak) – 26:013–0
Kavaz (Bingöl) – 28:314–0
Inanç (Y. Kars) – 35:495–0
5–138:38 – Giot (Bremner)
Özmen (Semiz) – 40:536–1
E. Faner (Y. Kars) – 52:257–1
6 minPenalties12 min
34Shots36
20 April 2018
13:00		Hong Kong 0–10
(0–3, 0–3, 0–4)		 BulgariaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 20
Game reference
King HoGoaliesIvan StoynovReferee:
Spain Alexei Roshchyn
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Danny Beresford
Italy Matthias Cristeli
0–109:47 – Gatchev (Dilkov, M. Nikolov)
0–216:28 – Dilkov (Stoilov, Gatchev) (PP)
0–318:18 – Nikolov (Dilkov)
0–429:33 – Hodulov (Iskrenov, Muhachev)
0–535:33 – Iskrenov (Muhachev, Bozhanov)
0–638:46 – Boyadjiev (T. Georgiev) (SH)
0–748:09 – Hodulov (Iskrenov, Vasilev)
0–848:32 – Stoyadinov (Hodulov, K. Dikov)
0–949:18 – Stoyadinov (Boyadjiev)
0–1053:09 – Nikolov (Dilkov) (SH)
10 minPenalties14 min
17Shots51
20 April 2018
16:15		Chinese Taipei 2–4
(1–0, 1–1, 0–3)		 TurkeyThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 30
Game reference
Liao Yu-chengGoaliesMuhammed KaragülReferee:
Belarus Miroslav Iarets
Linesmen:
South Africa Jonathan Mark Burger
Poland Marcin Polak
Yang (Hung) – 04:071–0
1–126:53 – Takar (Inanç)
Shen Yen-c. (Chang) – 38:352–1
2–226:53 – Semiz (PP)
2–344:07 – Bakal (Solak)
2–448:21 – Bakal (Elakaş)
20 minPenalties6 min
20Shots36
20 April 2018
20:00		South Africa 4–2
(2–1, 0–1, 2–0)		 GeorgiaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 700
Game reference
Charl PretoriusGoaliesAndrei IlienkoReferee:
Sweden Richard Magnusson
Linesmen:
Belarus Artsiom Labzov
Slovenia Gregor Miklič
0–104:25 – Obolgogiani (Zhuzhunashvili)
Carelse (Samaai) – 08:161–1
Cardoso (Magmoed) (PP) – 19:282–1
2–224:23 – Obolgogiani (Zhuzhunashvili)
Magmoed (Giot, Van Doesburgh) (PP) – 52:023–2
Van Doesburgh (Samaai) (ENG, SH) – 59:414–2
10 minPenalties33 min
33Shots52
22 April 2018
13:00		Georgia 11–2
(5–1, 3–0, 3–1)		 Chinese TaipeiThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 100
Game reference
Andrei Ilienko
Kakha Ambrolava		GoaliesLiao Yu-cheng
David Chang		Referee:
Spain Alexey Roshchyn
Linesmen:
Austria Maximilian Gatol
Belarus Artsiom Labzov
Zhuzhunashvili (Obolgogiani) – 00:171–0
Kurbatov (Zhuzhunashvili, Kozyulin) – 04:472–0
2–108:23 – Shen Yen-l. (Lu) (PP)
Kharizov (SH) – 11:513–1
Shvetsov (Obolgogiani, Kharizov) – 15:034–1
Vasilchenko (Kharizov) – 19:485–1
Shalunov (Vasilchenko, Kharizov) (PP) – 22:206–1
Zhuzhunashvili (Kozyulin, Kurbatov) – 22:467–1
Kharizov (Vasilchenko) – 22:538–1
Kharizov (Obolgogiani, Kurbatov) – 48:479–1
Zhuzhunashvili (Kurbatov, Jeiranashvili) – 51:2710–1
10–258:09 – Hsiao Po-yuan (Chang W.)
Zhuzhunashvili (Kozyulin, Vasilchenko) (SH) – 59:5611–2
33 minPenalties10 min
56Shots17
22 April 2018
16:15		Turkey 3–4 OT
(2–2, 1–0, 0–1)
OT: (0–1)		 BulgariaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 80
Game reference
Muhammed KaragülGoaliesDimitar DimitrovReferee:
Belarus Miroslav Iarets
Linesmen:
United Kingdom Daniel Beresford
Poland Marcin Polak
0–104:38 – Iskrenov (Hodulov)
0–206:01 – V. Dikov (Gatchev)
E. Faner (Özmen, Semiz) – 11:591–2
E. Faner (Bakal, Y. Kars) (PP) – 14:162–2
Ö. Kars (Bakal) – 33:033–2
3–358:50 – Boyadjiev (Hodulov) (ENG, EA)
3–462:52 – D. Dikov (V. Dikov)
12 minPenalties2 min
34Shots38
22 April 2018
20:00		Hong Kong 0–6
(0–0, 0–4, 0–2)		 South AfricaThe Ice Station, Cape Town
Attendance: 400
Game reference
Emerson KeungGoaliesCharl PretoriusReferee:
Sweden Richard Magnusson
Linesmen:
Italy Matthias Cristeli
Slovenia Gregor Miklič
0–123:54 – Samaai (Marais) (PP)
0–227:07 – Bremner (Samaai, Carelse)
0–333:48 – Samaai (Marais)
0–437:59 – Van Doesburgh (Carelse)
0–545:38 – Valadas (Compton, Malgas)
0–650:41 – Giot (Marais, Van Doesburgh)
8 minPenalties4 min
20Shots60

Awards and statistics

Awards

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Georgia (country) Aleksandr Zhuzhunashvili 5 10 9 19 +15 2 F
Georgia (country) Oliver Obolgogiani 5 8 6 14 +16 6 F
Georgia (country) Alexander Vasilchenko 5 5 7 12 +7 8 F
Bulgaria Ivan Hodulov 5 5 3 8 +2 4 F
Chinese Taipei Shen Yen-chin 5 5 3 8 –3 0 F
Bulgaria Martin Boyadjiev 5 4 4 8 +8 2 F
Bulgaria Daniel Dilkov 5 4 4 8 +7 0 F
Turkey Ferhat Bakal 5 3 5 8 +3 2 F
Georgia (country) Artem Kozyulin 5 2 6 8 +9 25 F
Georgia (country) Artem Kurbatov 5 2 6 8 +16 10 D

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
Turkey Muhammed Karagül 242:52 13 3.21 161 91.93 0
South Africa Charl Pretorius 204:11 9 2.64 111 91.89 1
Georgia (country) Andrei Ilienko 283:39 10 2.12 115 91.30 0
Bulgaria Dimitar Dimitrov 242:28 10 2.47 107 90.65 1
Chinese Taipei Liao Yu-cheng 265:54 18 4.06 137 86.86 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

Division III qualification tournament

2018 IIHF World Championship Division III qualification tournament
Tournament details
Host country Bosnia and Herzegovina
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates25–28 February
Teams4
Tournament statistics
Games played6
Goals scored68 (11.33 per game)
Attendance3,020 (503 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov (12 points)
WebsiteIIHF.com

Participants

Team Qualification
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Host, withdrew from tournament last year. Last played in 2016.
 United Arab Emirates Placed 7th in Division III last year and were relegated.
 Kuwait First time participating in tournament.
 Turkmenistan First time participating in tournament.

Match officials

3 referees and 4 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[6]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Turkmenistan (P) 3 3 0 0 0 41 5 +36 9 Promoted to 2019 Division III
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina (H) 3 2 0 0 1 17 15 +2 6
3  United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 0 2 5 12 −7 3
4  Kuwait 3 0 0 0 3 5 36 −31 0
Source: IIHF.com
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+1).

25 February 2018
16:00		Turkmenistan 4–0
(0–0, 1–0, 3–0)		 United Arab EmiratesZetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo
Attendance: 100
Game reference
Keremli CharyyevGoaliesKhaled Al-SuwaidiReferee:
Denmark Martin Christensen
Linesmen:
Ukraine Ilya Khohlov
Belgium Maarten van der Acker
Veleyev (Aganiyazov, Vahovskiy) (PP) – 34:581–0
Aganiyazov (Vahovskiy, Hydyrov) (PP) – 40:552–0
Soyunov – 44:393–0
Geldimyradov (Savin, Barkovskiy) (PP) – 56:584–0
8 minPenalties12 min
43Shots10
25 February 2018
20:00		Kuwait 1–8
(0–2, 0–3, 1–3)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaZetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo
Attendance: 1,100
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Jasem Al-SarrafGoaliesEdis PribišićReferee:
United Kingdom Stefan Hogarth
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Tomáš Brejcha
Republic of Ireland Vytautas Lukoševičius
0–103:27 – Čordalija (PP)
0–215:28 – Čordalija (Logo)
0–328:00 – Lemeš (Omer, Arslanagic) (PP)
0–430:15 – Omer (PP)
0–537:46 – Lemeš (Omer) (PP2)
0–642:18 – Velić (Čordalija)
0–745:18 – Logo (SH)
0–847:03 – Omer (Tokić)
H. Al-Ajmi – 56:371–8
45 minPenalties14 min
16Shots41
26 February 2018
16:00		Kuwait 2–24
(0–8, 0–7, 2–9)		 TurkmenistanZetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo
Attendance: 110
Game reference
Jasem Al-Sarraf
Dhari Al-Omran		GoaliesKeremli Charyyev
Rahman Myradov		Referee:
Poland Paweł Meszyński
Linesmen:
Ukraine Ilya Khohlov
Republic of Ireland Vytautas Lukoševičius
0–101:30 – Soyunov (Geldimyradov, Barkovskiy)
0–206:02 – Gurbanov (Aganiyazov)
0–310:11 – Geldimyradov
0–411:49 – Vahovskiy (Gurbanov, Soyunov) (EA)
0–512:37 – Gurbanov (Aganiyazov)
0–616:46 – Geldimyradov (Barkovskiy)
0–718:35 – Vahovskiy (Gurbanov, Aganiyazov) (SH)
0–818:55 – Soyunov (SH)
0–927:41 – Gurbanov (Vahovskiy, Veleyev)
0–1028:33 – Veleyev (Aganiyazov)
0–1133:01 – Soyunov (Geldimyradov)
0–1233:56 – Avdeyev (Kuliyev, Atayev)
0–1337:57 – Vahovskiy (Aganiyazov, Gurbanov) (PP)
0–1439:30 – Geldimyradov (Barkovskiy, Soyunov)
0–1539:51 – Berdiyev (Veliyev)
0–1642:47 – Avdeyev (Dovletmyradov) (PP)
A. Al-Ajmi (Al-Maragi) – 43:221–16
1–1743:37 – Gurbanov (Aganiyazov)
Al-Zidan (Al-Maghrabi) (SH) – 44:352–17
2–1845:56 – Veleyev
2–1947:21 – Avdeyev (Atayev)
2–2051:02 – Kuliyev (Barkovskiy, Savin) (PP2)
2–2154:13 – Hydyrov (Vahovskiy)
2–2255:12 – Savin (Kuliyev, Gayer) (PP)
2–2357:01 – Veleyev (Vahovskiy, Gurbanov)
2–2457:47 – Barkovskiy (Gayer)
16 minPenalties27 min
11Shots67
26 February 2018
20:00		United Arab Emirates 1–6
(0–1, 1–2, 0–3)		 Bosnia and HerzegovinaZetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo
Attendance: 600
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Khaled Al-SuwaidiGoaliesEdis PribišićReferee:
Denmark Martin Christensen
0–104:48 – Hadžihasanović (Omer, Ramić)
Al-Dhaheri (M. Al-Shamsi) – 26:551–1
1–231:51 – Čordalija (Arslanagic) (SH)
1–333:50 – Omer (Bakal, Pribišić) (PP)
1–446:47 – Čordalija
1–552:29 – Čordalija
1–653:39 – Omer
22 minPenalties34 min
27Shots42
28 February 2018
09:00		United Arab Emirates 4–2
(1–1, 1–0, 2–1)		 KuwaitZetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo
Attendance: 110
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Khaled Al-SuwaidiGoaliesJasem Al-SarrafReferee:
United Kingdom Stefan Hogarth
Linesmen:
Republic of Ireland Vytautas Lukoševičius
Belgium Maarten van den Acker
0–107:43 – Al-Awadhi (Y. Al-Kandari, Al-Maraghy)
Al-Dhaheri (M. Al-Shamsi, Al-Harmoodi) (PP) – 13:301–1
Al-Dhaheri (Al-Mehairbi, O. Al-Shamsi) (PP) – 39:162–1
O. Al-Shamsi (A. Al-Haddad, H. Al-Haddad) – 43:023–1
Al-Dhaheri (A. Yahya, M. Al-Shamsi) – 50:484–1
4–257:35 – Al-Maragi (A. Al-Ajmi, M. Al-Ajmi) (PP, EA)
4 minPenalties12 min
20Shots22
28 February 2018
20:30		Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–13
(3–1, 0–5, 0–7)		 TurkmenistanZetra Olympic Hall, Sarajevo
Attendance: 1,000
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Edis Pribišić
Muamer Tahirbegović		GoaliesKeremli CharyyevReferee:
Poland Paweł Meszyński
Linesmen:
Czech Republic Tomáš Brejcha
Ukraine Ilya Khohlov
Omer (Hadžihasanović) – 04:281–0
Lemeš (Omer, Hadžihasanović) – 06:042–0
2–107:50 – Soyunov (Barkovskiy) (PP)
Rakić (Omer) – 11:403–1
3–224:38 – Gurbanov (SH)
3–326:17 – Gurbanov (Vahovskiy)
3–431:06 – Aganiyazov (Gurbanov) (PP)
3–533:19 – Savin (SH)
3–637:32 – Geldimyradov (Barkovskiy) (PP)
3–741:27 – Barkovskiy
3–845:12 – Gayer (Savin, Barkovskiy) (PP)
3–949:03 – Veleyev (Hydyrov) (PP2)
3–1049:19 – Soyunov (Geldimyradov, Gayer) (PP)
3–1152:38 – Vahovskiy (Gurbanov)
3–1257:06 – Barkovskiy (Geldimyradov, Soyunov)
3–1357:36 – Dovletmyradov (Kuliyev)
44 minPenalties18 min
16Shots66

Awards and statistics

Awards

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Turkmenistan Ahmet Gurbanov 3 6 6 12 +10 9 F
Turkmenistan Pavel Barkovskiy 3 3 8 11 +9 2 F
Bosnia and Herzegovina Mirza Omer 3 5 5 10 +7 20 F
Turkmenistan Aleksandr Vahovskiy 3 4 6 10 +10 0 F
Turkmenistan Dovlet Soyunov 3 6 3 9 +10 2 F
Turkmenistan Arslan Geldimyradov 3 5 4 9 +9 2 F
Turkmenistan Amangeldi Aganiyazov 3 2 7 9 +10 4 D
Bosnia and Herzegovina Dino Čordalija 3 5 1 6 +6 6 F
Turkmenistan Ishan Veleyev 3 5 1 6 +6 0 F
Turkmenistan Dmitriy Savin 3 2 3 5 +8 4 D

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
Turkmenistan Keremli Charyyev 140:00 3 1.29 29 89.66 1
United Arab Emirates Khaled Al-Suwaidi 180:00 12 4.00 107 88.79 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina Edis Pribišić 169:19 12 4.25 97 87.63 0
Kuwait Jasem Al-Sarraf 154:43 25 9.70 98 74.49 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. ^ "27 tournaments assigned". iihf.com. 19 May 2017.
  2. ^ "IIHF tournament in Bosnia". iihf.com. 3 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Georgia's joy". iihf.com. 24 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Galloping to glory". iihf.com. 1 March 2018.
  5. ^ Division III Assignments
  6. ^ Division III qualification assignments
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