2010 IIHF World Championship Division III


The 2010 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international Ice Hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from April 13-18, 2010. For the first time, the IIHF allowed eight teams, rather than six, to compete in Division III, which was handled by separating the teams into two groups. Group A was played in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg, while Group B's games took place in Yerevan, Armenia. The process reverted to the single group of six teams the following year.
The IIHF announced on February 5, 2010 that the Division III Group A championship would be moved from Athens, Greece to Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg after the Hellenic Ice Sports Federation announced they would not able to host the tournament after problems with government funding. Ireland and North Korea were both promoted to Division II for the 2011 World Championships. According to the IIHF, due to eligibility issues all games involving Armenia's became 5–0 wins for the opposing teams and Armenia was excluded from the final ranking.

Participants

Group A

Group B

Group A Tournament

Standings

Team
133000177109
23200110556
331002810-23
430003518-130

Tournament Awards

; Best players selected by the directorate:
All times local.

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIM
Mark Morrison3426+34
Dimitrios Kalyvas3156+28
Georgios Kalyvas3415+24
Sean Dooley3325+34
Gareth Roberts332502
Steven Ewen3235+42
Juma Al Dhaheri3404-14
Robert Beran3314029
Benny Welter3224-20
Stephen Hamill3134+46
Nikolaos Papadopoulos3044+120
Georges Scheifer3044+131
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position
Source:

Leading goaltenders

Only the top four goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.
PlayerTOISAGAGAASv%SO
Ntalimpor Ploutsis179:399051.6794.440
Philippe Lepage132:375741.8192.980
Kevin Kelly160:005751.8891.230
Khaled Al Suwaidi173:09104175.8983.650
TOI = Time On Ice ; SA = Shots Against; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source:

Group B Tournament

Standings

Team
133000318239
2320013211216
331002171433
430003249-470

Fixtures

All times local.

Bronze Medal Game

Gold Medal Game