2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries |
 Bulgaria South Africa
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| Dates | 22 – 28 January 2018 5 – 7 February 2018 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
Bulgaria
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| Dates | 22 – 28 January 2018 |
| Teams | 6 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 126 (8.4 per match) |
| Attendance | 4,090 (273 per match) |
| Scoring leader(s) |
 Mark Revniaga(15 points) |
The 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III was played with one group of six teams, as well as a three team qualification tournament for the 2019 tournament. Israel won all their games and were promoted to Division IIB. The team which placed first in the qualification tournament was promoted to Division III.
The tournament was a round-robin tournament format, with two points allotted for a win, one additional point for a regulation win, and one point for an overtime or game winning shots loss.
To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player cannot be born earlier than 1998.
The main Division III tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, while the qualification was hosted in Cape Town, South Africa. The qualification was supposed to have the debut of the Turkmenistan national junior team, though they dropped out prior to it starting.
The Division III tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 22 to 28 January 2018.
All times are local (UTC+2).
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF
The Division III Qualification tournament was played in Cape Town, South Africa, from 5 to 7 February 2018.
The tournament originally included Turkmenistan, but they withdrew before the event began.
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