2013 IIHF World Championship Division III
The 2013 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Cape Town, South Africa, from 15 to 21 April 2013 and the qualification tournament was contested in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 14 to 17 October 2012.
Participants
Group A
Qualification tournament
Venues
Group A was played in Grandwest Ice Arena, Cape Town. The qualification tournament was played in Abu Dhabi Arena, Abu Dhabi.| Grandwest Ice Arena Capacity: 1,014 | Abu Dhabi Arena Capacity: 1,200 |
| – Cape Town | – Abu Dhabi |
Officials
The IIHF selected 7 referees and 12 linesmen to work the 2013 IIHF World Championship DIV III.Division III has 4 referees and 7 linesman. Division III Qualification had 3 referees and 5 linesman.
They were the following:
2013 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division III in South Africa
;Referees
- Vedran Krcelić
- Mikko Kaukokari
- Stian Halm
- Marius Iliescu
- Maarten van den Acker
- Sindri Gunnarsson
- Elvijs Trankalis
- Tomas Lauksedis
- Ramon Sterkens
- Jonathan Burger
- Ryan Marsh
;Referees
- Ladislav Smetana
- Rasmus Toppel
- Djordje Fazekas
- Todor Krastev
- Benas Jaksys
- Louis Beelen
- Alejandro Garcia Banos
- Michael Rohrer
Qualification tournament
Standings
| Team | |||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 28 | −27 | 0 |
Fixtures & Results
All times local.Statistics
Top 10 scorers
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | MINS | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Ntalimpor Ploutsis | 180:00 | 4 | 95.18 | 1.33 | 1 | |
| 2 | Khaled Al Suwaidi | 120:00 | 2 | 94.87 | 1.00 | 1 | |
| 3 | 165:40 | 8 | 92.59 | 2.90 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Kakha Ambrolava | 178:25 | 27 | 78.40 | 9.08 | 0 |
Group A Tournament
Standings
| Team | |||||||||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | +31 | 15 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 12 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 9 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 39 | −29 | 0 |
Schedule
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Statistics
Top 10 scorers
Goaltending leaders
| Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
| 1 | Michel Welter | 180:00 | 7 | 92.78 | 2.33 | 1 | |
| 2 | Jack Nebe | 260:00 | 8 | 92.59 | 1.85 | 0 | |
| 3 | Adam Pepper | 124:42 | 5 | 91.07 | 2.41 | 0 | |
| 4 | Pak Kuk-Chol | 191:02 | 6 | 90.48 | 1.88 | 0 | |
| 5 | Philippe Lepage | 192:08 | 6 | 88.46 | 3.00 | 0 |
Tournament Awards
; Best players selected by the directorate:- Best Goaltender:
- Best Forward:
- Best Defenceman: