2016 IIHF World Championship Division III
Tournament details
Venue 1 (in 1 host city)
Dates 31 March–6 April
Teams 6
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 162 (10.8 per game)
Attendance 2,706 (180 per game)
Scoring leader Georgia (country) Boris Kochkin (19 points)Official website
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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. 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. Bosnia and Herzegovina recorded their first victory in an IIHF tournament, defeating Hong Kong 5–4. Georgia's results were later recorded as 5–0 forfeits due to the use of ineligible players.
Venue 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.
Referees United Kingdom Stefan Hogarth Sweden Christoffer Holm Finland Joonas Kova Romania Valentin Lascar Linesmen Turkey Yasin Akyürek Turkey Murat Aygün Norway Knut Braten Finland Timo Heinonen United States Charlie O'Connor Czech Republic Josef Špůr Lithuania Laurynas Stepankevičius
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
Results All times are local (UTC+3 ).
Due to eligibility violations all of Georgia's games were declared 5–0 forfeits. Philippe Lepage Goalies Ashley Bock Referee: Romania Valentin Lascar Linesmen: Turkey Yasin Akyürek United States Charlie O'ConnorHoltzem (Cannon) – 02:231–01–109:29 – Edwards (Giot)1–235:42 – Botha (Birrell) (PP)Eriksson – 42:362–22–358:44 – Botha (Magmoed, Samaai) Holtzem (Cannon) – 02:23 1–0 1–1 09:29 – Edwards (Giot) 1–2 35:42 – Botha (Birrell) (PP) Eriksson – 42:36 2–2 2–3 58:44 – Botha (Magmoed, Samaai) 22 min Penalties 12 min 24 Shots 42
Dino Pašović Goalies Ho King Chi King Referee: Finland Joonas Kova Linesmen: Finland Timo Heinonen Czech Republic Josef Špůr0–109:57 – Tang C. (Fung, Kan C.)0–215:49 – Wong K. (Sham, Tang S.)Čordalija (PS) – 17:041–2Lemeš (London) – 21:402–22–324:18 – Ho J. (Kan C.)Hadžihasanović (Pilav) – 28:103–3Čordalija (Alić) – 32:394–3Hodžić (Nikulin) – 41:175–35–451:39 – Wong K. (Wong Y., Ho J.) (PP) 0–1 09:57 – Tang C. (Fung, Kan C.) 0–2 15:49 – Wong K. (Sham, Tang S.) Čordalija (PS) – 17:04 1–2 Lemeš (London) – 21:40 2–2 2–3 24:18 – Ho J. (Kan C.) Hadžihasanović (Pilav) – 28:10 3–3 Čordalija (Alić) – 32:39 4–3 Hodžić (Nikulin) – 41:17 5–3 5–4 51:39 – Wong K. (Wong Y., Ho J.) (PP) 6 min Penalties 8 min 16 Shots 35
31 March 2016 20:00 Turkey 5–4 (0–1, 3–1, 2–2)Georgia Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall , Istanbul Attendance: 378
Erol Kahraman Goalies Andrei Ilienko Referee: Sweden Christoffer Holm Linesmen: Norway Knut Braten Lithuania Laurynas Stepankevičius0–109:48 – DumbadzeAn. Koçoğlu (PP) – 21:551–1Gümüş (K. Salt, Kavaz) – 24:492–12–229:06 – Kochkin (Geperidze)Özmen (Solak) – 39:113–2Semiz – 40:234–24–348:30 – Shalunov (Tsomaia, Svanidze)4–453:35 – KochkinAn. Koçoğlu (Al. Koçoğlu) – 56:525–4 0–1 09:48 – Dumbadze An. Koçoğlu (PP) – 21:55 1–1 Gümüş (K. Salt, Kavaz) – 24:49 2–1 2–2 29:06 – Kochkin (Geperidze) Özmen (Solak) – 39:11 3–2 Semiz – 40:23 4–2 4–3 48:30 – Shalunov (Tsomaia, Svanidze) 4–4 53:35 – Kochkin An. Koçoğlu (Al. Koçoğlu) – 56:52 5–4 16 min Penalties 12 min 40 Shots 29
Charl Pretorius Goalies Keung Emerson Kwokway Ho King Chi King Referee: Sweden Christoffer Holm Linesmen: Turkey Yasin Akyürek Finland Timo HeinonenMarais (Samaai) – 28:181–01–132:12 – Wong K. (Kan S., Ho J.)Birrell (Botha, Samaai) – 32:122–1Valadas – 38:103–1Birrell (Samaai) – 38:584–1Giot (Magmoed, Edwards) – 41:485–1Van Doesburgh (W. Du Preez, Marais) – 43:316–1Samaai (Birrell) – 48:527–1Edwards (Marais, Valadas) – 50:578–1Birrell – 57:109–1 Marais (Samaai) – 28:18 1–0 1–1 32:12 – Wong K. (Kan S., Ho J.) Birrell (Botha, Samaai) – 32:12 2–1 Valadas – 38:10 3–1 Birrell (Samaai) – 38:58 4–1 Giot (Magmoed, Edwards) – 41:48 5–1 Van Doesburgh (W. Du Preez, Marais) – 43:31 6–1 Samaai (Birrell) – 48:52 7–1 Edwards (Marais, Valadas) – 50:57 8–1 Birrell – 57:10 9–1 8 min Penalties 14 min 50 Shots 9
Andrei Ilienko Kakha Ambrolava Goalies Dino Pašović Edis Pribišić Referee: Romania Valentin Lascar Linesmen: Turkey Murat Aygün Czech Republic Josef ŠpůrKochkin (Shalunov) – 09:091–0Tsomaia (Kochkin) (PP) – 11:302–0Geperidze (Dumbadze) – 16:063–0Kozyulin (Kochkin) – 16:504–0D. Oganeziani (Kozyulin) – 26:455–0Kochkin (Gi. Jeiranashvili) – 34:076–0D. Oganeziani (Kochkin) – 40:317–0Kavkasidze (Minasiani, Tsomaia) – 49:228–0 Kochkin (Shalunov) – 09:09 1–0 Tsomaia (Kochkin) (PP) – 11:30 2–0 Geperidze (Dumbadze) – 16:06 3–0 Kozyulin (Kochkin) – 16:50 4–0 D. Oganeziani (Kozyulin) – 26:45 5–0 Kochkin (Gi. Jeiranashvili) – 34:07 6–0 D. Oganeziani (Kochkin) – 40:31 7–0 Kavkasidze (Minasiani, Tsomaia) – 49:22 8–0 34 min Penalties 51 min 35 Shots 14
1 April 2016 20:00 Turkey 10–2 (3–0, 4–2, 3–0)Luxembourg Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall , Istanbul Attendance: 383
Erol Kahraman Goalies Philippe Lepage Referee: United Kingdom Stefan Hogarth Linesmen: Norway Knut Braten United States Charlie O'ConnorAl. Koçoğlu (Kavaz) – 02:171–0Semiz (Gümüş, Özmen) (PP) – 12:012–0Halil – 13:353–0An. Koçoğlu (Al. Koçoğlu) – 21:494–04–126:28 – Cannon (R. Beran)Özmen (Semiz) – 27:175–15–234:23 – T. Beran (G. Scheier, R. Beran)Özmen (Solak) – 35:156–2Gümüş (Semiz, Özmen) – 39:527–2Özmen (Semiz, Solak) – 44:458–2Ö. Kars (Kavaz) – 50:119–2Solak (Semiz, Y. Kars) – 55:0310–2 Al. Koçoğlu (Kavaz) – 02:17 1–0 Semiz (Gümüş, Özmen) (PP) – 12:01 2–0 Halil – 13:35 3–0 An. Koçoğlu (Al. Koçoğlu) – 21:49 4–0 4–1 26:28 – Cannon (R. Beran) Özmen (Semiz) – 27:17 5–1 5–2 34:23 – T. Beran (G. Scheier, R. Beran) Özmen (Solak) – 35:15 6–2 Gümüş (Semiz, Özmen) – 39:52 7–2 Özmen (Semiz, Solak) – 44:45 8–2 Ö. Kars (Kavaz) – 50:11 9–2 Solak (Semiz, Y. Kars) – 55:03 10–2 10 min Penalties 16 min 49 Shots 23
Gilles Mangen Goalies Ho King Chi King Referee: Romania Valentin Lascar Linesmen: Turkey Murat Aygün Finland Timo HeinonenG. Scheier (T. Beran, R. Beran) – 09:591–0R. Scheier (Cannon, Holtzem) (PP) – 13:172–0Eriksson (Cannon, Sinner) – 15:273–0Cannon (Holtzem, R. Scheier) – 20:274–0Eriksson (Cannon) – 28:285–05–129:42 – Sham (Fung, Wong Y.) (PP)Holtzem (Cannon, R. Scheier) – 30:016–1Eriksson (Cannon, Holtzem) – 45:407–1 G. Scheier (T. Beran, R. Beran) – 09:59 1–0 R. Scheier (Cannon, Holtzem) (PP) – 13:17 2–0 Eriksson (Cannon, Sinner) – 15:27 3–0 Cannon (Holtzem, R. Scheier) – 20:27 4–0 Eriksson (Cannon) – 28:28 5–0 5–1 29:42 – Sham (Fung, Wong Y.) (PP) Holtzem (Cannon, R. Scheier) – 30:01 6–1 Eriksson (Cannon, Holtzem) – 45:40 7–1 18 min Penalties 6 min 37 Shots 31
Erol Kahraman Tolga Bozacı Goalies Dino Pašović Edis Pribišić Referee: Finland Joonas Kova Linesmen: United States Charlie O'Connor Czech Republic Josef ŠpůrSemiz (Solak) – 00:301–0H. Salt (Aktürk) – 00:522–0Ö. Kars (Savaş) – 03:243–0Bakal (Semiz, Özmen) (PP) – 09:214–0Özmen (Solak, Öztürk) – 23:165–0Özmen (Solak, Semiz) – 23:396–06–124:37 – Hadžihasanović (London)Semiz (Özmen) (SH) – 31:347–17–238:42 – HodžićAl. Koçoğlu (Özmen, Gümüş) (PP) – 53:218–2 Semiz (Solak) – 00:30 1–0 H. Salt (Aktürk) – 00:52 2–0 Ö. Kars (Savaş) – 03:24 3–0 Bakal (Semiz, Özmen) (PP) – 09:21 4–0 Özmen (Solak, Öztürk) – 23:16 5–0 Özmen (Solak, Semiz) – 23:39 6–0 6–1 24:37 – Hadžihasanović (London) Semiz (Özmen) (SH) – 31:34 7–1 7–2 38:42 – Hodžić Al. Koçoğlu (Özmen, Gümüş) (PP) – 53:21 8–2 10 min Penalties 14 min 68 Shots 16
Charl Pretorius Goalies Andrei Ilienko Referee: United Kingdom Stefan Hogarth Linesmen: Turkey Yasin Akyürek Lithuania Laurynas StepankevičiusSamaai (Van Doesburgh, W. Du Preez) – 02:351–0Birrell (Samaai) – 02:462–02–106:13 – Kochkin (PS)Giot (Magmoed, Edwards) – 10:423–13–211:21 – Kozyulin (Kochkin)Marais (Magmoed, Samaai) (PP) – 19:254–24–321:15 – KochkinVerwey – 42:165–35–444:40 – Kochkin (Kozyulin)5–550:09 – Kurbatov (Tsomaia, Kochkin) (PP)5–651:06 – Kozyulin Samaai (Van Doesburgh, W. Du Preez) – 02:35 1–0 Birrell (Samaai) – 02:46 2–0 2–1 06:13 – Kochkin (PS) Giot (Magmoed, Edwards) – 10:42 3–1 3–2 11:21 – Kozyulin (Kochkin) Marais (Magmoed, Samaai) (PP) – 19:25 4–2 4–3 21:15 – Kochkin Verwey – 42:16 5–3 5–4 44:40 – Kochkin (Kozyulin) 5–5 50:09 – Kurbatov (Tsomaia, Kochkin) (PP) 5–6 51:06 – Kozyulin 14 min Penalties 24 min 49 Shots 28
4 April 2016 13:00 Hong Kong 1–5 (1–2, 0–2, 0–1)Turkey Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall , Istanbul Attendance: 282
Keung Emerson Kwokway Goalies Erol Kahraman Referee: Romania Valentin Lascar Linesmen: Norway Knut Braten Lithuania Laurynas StepankevičiusHo J. – 00:161–01–116:06 – 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) Ho J. – 00:16 1–0 1–1 16:06 – Özmen (Solak, Y. Kars) 1–2 18:30 – Özmen (Semiz) 1–3 22:34 – H. Salt (Gümüş, Y. Kars) 1–4 27:37 – Al. Koçoğlu (Karakoç) 1–5 55:35 – Karakoç (An. Koçoğlu, Y. Kars) 8 min Penalties 20 min 14 Shots 38
4 April 2016 16:30 Georgia 5–0 (1–0, 3–0, 1–0)Luxembourg Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall , Istanbul Attendance: 33
Andrei Ilienko Goalies Gilles Mangen Referee: Sweden Christoffer Holm Linesmen: Turkey Yasin Akyürek Finland Timo HeinonenKurbatov (Tsomaia) (PP) – 10:061–0Kurbatov (Kozyulin, Kochkin) (PP) – 26:012–0Kozyulin (Svanidze, Kurbatov) – 34:593–0Kozyulin (Kochkin) – 38:394–0Kozyulin (Svanidze) – 48:455–0 Kurbatov (Tsomaia) (PP) – 10:06 1–0 Kurbatov (Kozyulin, Kochkin) (PP) – 26:01 2–0 Kozyulin (Svanidze, Kurbatov) – 34:59 3–0 Kozyulin (Kochkin) – 38:39 4–0 Kozyulin (Svanidze) – 48:45 5–0 12 min Penalties 18 min 44 Shots 20
Edis Pribišić Dino Pašović Goalies Ashley Bock Referee: Finland Joonas Kova Linesmen: Turkey Murat Aygün United States Charlie O'Connor0–101:33 – 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) 0–1 01:33 – Marais (Valadas) 0–2 14:35 – Van Doesburgh (Willemstijn) 0–3 25:22 – Marais (Samaai) (PP) 0–4 25:36 – Valadas (Edwards) 0–5 26:13 – Valadas (Gonsalves, Reeves) 0–6 27:27 – Marais (Gonsalves, Bremner) 0–7 30:23 – S. Du Preez (Samaai, W. Du Preez) 0–8 35:02 – W. Du Preez (Marais) 0–9 39:09 – Giot (Edwards) 0–10 50:35 – Edwards (Giot, Valadas) (PP) 14 min Penalties 2 min 18 Shots 42
6 April 2016 13:00 South Africa 2–7 (1–3, 0–2, 1–2)Turkey Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall , Istanbul Attendance: 451
Ashley Bock Goalies Erol Kahraman Referee: Sweden Christoffer Holm Linesmen: Norway Knut Braten United States Charlie O'ConnorBotha (Samaai) (PP) – 01:481–01–113:55 – Semiz (An. Koçoğlu, Özmen) (PP2)1–215:15 – Özmen (PP)1–315:30 – Al. Koçoğlu (An. Koçoğlu)1–425:19 – An. Koçoğlu1–532:44 – 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 Botha (Samaai) (PP) – 01:48 1–0 1–1 13:55 – Semiz (An. Koçoğlu, Özmen) (PP2) 1–2 15:15 – Özmen (PP) 1–3 15:30 – Al. Koçoğlu (An. Koçoğlu) 1–4 25:19 – An. Koçoğlu 1–5 32:44 – Al. Koçoğlu (An. Koçoğlu, Semiz) (PP) 1–6 41:58 – Özmen (Al. Koçoğlu, An. Koçoğlu) (PP) 1–7 49:21 – Gümüş (Halil, Savaş) Valadas (Giot) (PP) – 56:53 2–7 12 min Penalties 18 min 35 Shots 38
6 April 2016 16:30 Hong Kong 3–14 (0–4, 2–6, 1–4)Georgia Silivrikapı Ice Skating Hall , Istanbul Attendance: 51
Ho King Chi King Keung Emerson Kwokway Goalies Andrei Ilienko Referee: Finland Joonas Kova Linesmen: Czech Republic Josef Špůr Lithuania Laurynas Stepankevičius0–101:15 – 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 – Kochkin0–731:59 – Kozyulin (Gi. Jeiranashvili)Wong K. (Tang S.) – 33:431–71–834:01 – Kurbatov1–935:52 – Kochkin1–1038:05 – Kozyulin (Svanidze) (SH)Wong Y. (Wong K., Ho J.) (PP) – 39:062–102–1142:07 – Svanidze (Kurbatov)Ho J. (Kan S., Wong K.) (PP) – 45:403–113–1248:14 – D. Oganeziani (Kozyulin)3–1352:53 – Svanidze (Gi. Jeiranashvili, D. Oganeziani)3–1456:51 – Svanidze (PS) 0–1 01:15 – G. Oganeziani (Kochkin) 0–2 08:41 – Dumbadze (Kurbatov, Svanidze) 0–3 10:01 – Kozyulin (Svanidze, Kochkin) (PP) 0–4 12:46 – Kochkin (Kozyulin) (SH) 0–5 23:25 – Dumbadze (Svanidze) (PP) 0–6 23:38 – Kochkin 0–7 31:59 – Kozyulin (Gi. Jeiranashvili) Wong K. (Tang S.) – 33:43 1–7 1–8 34:01 – Kurbatov 1–9 35:52 – Kochkin 1–10 38:05 – Kozyulin (Svanidze) (SH) Wong Y. (Wong K., Ho J.) (PP) – 39:06 2–10 2–11 42:07 – Svanidze (Kurbatov) Ho J. (Kan S., Wong K.) (PP) – 45:40 3–11 3–12 48:14 – D. Oganeziani (Kozyulin) 3–13 52:53 – Svanidze (Gi. Jeiranashvili, D. Oganeziani) 3–14 56:51 – Svanidze (PS) 8 min Penalties 14 min 16 Shots 49
Gilles Mangen Goalies Dino Pašović Edis Pribišić Referee: United Kingdom Stefan Hogarth Linesmen: Turkey Murat Aygün Finland Timo HeinonenCannon (Holtzem, Eriksson) – 08:281–0T. Beran (PS) – 10:482–0T. Beran (R. Beran) – 12:433–0Eriksson (Sinner) (SH) – 14:594–0Eriksson (Cannon) – 29:185–0R. Beran – 29:586–0T. Beran (Cannon) – 33:047–0T. Beran (R. Beran) – 43:048–0Mossong (Mosr, Farinon) – 43:289–0Holtzem (R. Scheier, Eriksson) (PP) – 44:4910–0Holtzem (Schön) (PP) – 47:2011–0Eriksson (Cannon) – 49:3112–0Cannon (Holtzem) – 59:2413–0 Cannon (Holtzem, Eriksson) – 08:28 1–0 T. Beran (PS) – 10:48 2–0 T. Beran (R. Beran) – 12:43 3–0 Eriksson (Sinner) (SH) – 14:59 4–0 Eriksson (Cannon) – 29:18 5–0 R. Beran – 29:58 6–0 T. Beran (Cannon) – 33:04 7–0 T. Beran (R. Beran) – 43:04 8–0 Mossong (Mosr, Farinon) – 43:28 9–0 Holtzem (R. Scheier, Eriksson) (PP) – 44:49 10–0 Holtzem (Schön) (PP) – 47:20 11–0 Eriksson (Cannon) – 49:31 12–0 Cannon (Holtzem) – 59:24 13–0 12 min Penalties 32 min 54 Shots 25
Awards and statistics Awards Erol Kahraman of Turkey was named the best goaltender of the tournament. Best players selected by the directorate: Best Goaltender : Turkey Erol Kahraman Best Defenceman : South Africa Andre Marais Best Forward : Georgia (country) Boris Kochkin Source:
Scoring leaders Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS Georgia (country) Boris Kochkin5 10 9 19 +18 8 F Turkey Emrah Özmen5 10 6 16 +11 2 F Georgia (country) Artem Kozyulin5 9 4 13 +12 14 D Turkey Serdar Semiz5 5 8 13 +10 8 F Luxembourg Colm Cannon5 4 9 13 +7 4 F South Africa Uthman Samaai5 3 8 11 +7 0 F Georgia (country) Roland Svanidze5 3 7 10 +3 0 F South Africa Andre Marais5 5 4 9 +9 6 D South Africa Joel Holtzem5 4 5 9 +7 6 F Turkey Andy Koçoğlu5 4 5 9 +5 6 F
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus ; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source:
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 Mangen180:00 6 2.00 100 94.00 1 Georgia (country) Andrei Ilienko263:04 10 2.28 126 92.06 1 Turkey Erol Kahraman260:00 9 2.08 108 91.67 0 South Africa Ashley Bock180:00 9 3.00 80 88.75 1 Luxembourg Philippe Lepage120:00 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: