The 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division III was two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division III A and Division III B tournaments represent the sixth and the seventh tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.
Division III A
The Division III A tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 25 to 31 March 2019.Division III A statistics At the time of the tournament, Iceland was awarded second place;Iceland with silver plaque and medals however, they ended up sharing the medal with Turkey.
Participants Team QualificationPlaced 6th in Division II B and were relegated.Placed 2nd in Division III A last year.Host, placed 3rd in Division III A last year.Placed 4th in Division III A last year.Placed 5th in Division III A last year.Placed 1st in Division III B qualification last year.
Match officials 4 referees and 7 linesmen are selected for the tournament.
Referees Linesmen Bartosz Kaczmarek Andreis Kudrjasovs Yong Chun Lim Alexei Roshchyn Martin Boyadjiev Edward Howard Ilia Kiris Tiange Liu Jonathan Sladek Nazar Slezok Vasiliy Vasilev
Standings
Results All times are local (UTC+2).
Awards Best Players Selected by the Directorate Goaltender: Artem Loginov Defenceman: Nino Tomov Forward: İsmet Gökçen Source: IIHF
Division III B
The Division III B tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 9 to 12 April 2019.Division III B statistics
Participants Team QualificationPlaced 6th in Division III A and were relegated.Placed 2nd in Division III B last year.Host, placed 3rd in Division III B last year.First time participating in tournament.
Match officials 3 referees and 4 linesmen are selected for the tournament.
Referees Linesmen Viktor Birin Lee Joo-hyun Niclas Lundsgaard Jonathan Burger Adam Harris Niko Jusi Frank Radue
Standings
Results All times are local (UTC+2).
Awards
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
Goaltender: Hsiao Po-Yu Defenceman: David Church Forward: Ryan Chu
Source: IIHF
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