2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III

International ice hockey competition

2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division IIITournament details

Host country|  Bulgaria
Dates| 6 – 14 March 2004
Teams| 7
Final positions
Champions |  Mexico
Runner-up |  South Africa
Third place |  New Zealand
Tournament statistics
Games played| 21

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The 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III was an international under-18 ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division III tournament made up the fourth level of competition at the 2004 IIHF World U18 Championships and took place between 6 and 14 March 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria. The tournament was won by Mexico who upon winning gained promotion, along with South Africa who finished in second place, to Division II of the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.

## Overview

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The 2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III began on 6 March 2004 in Sofia, Bulgaria.[1] Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand and Turkey returned to compete in the Division III competition after missing promotion at the previous years World Championships.[2][3] Bulgaria and South Africa entered the Division III competition after being relegated from the Division II tournaments of the 2003 World U18 Championships.[4][5] Mexico finished first after winning all six of their games and gained promotion to Division II of the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.[1] South Africa who finished in second place also gained promotion to Division II and New Zealand finished in third place missing out on promotion only by goal difference.[1] Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina finished in sixth and seventh place and were relegated to the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III Qualification tournament.[1] Eduardo Glennie of Mexico finished as the tournaments top scorer after recording 20 points including 13 goals and seven assists.[6]

## Standings

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation

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1  |  Mexico | 6  | 6  | 0  | 0  | 41  | 4  | +37  | 12  | Promoted to Division II for 2005
2  |  South Africa | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 40  | 11  | +29  | 9
3  |  New Zealand | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 28  | 6  | +22  | 9  |
4  |  Bulgaria | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 22  | 22  | 0  | 6
5  |  Israel | 6  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 15  | 28  | −13  | 4
6  |  Turkey | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 12  | 40  | −28  | 2  | Relegated to Division III Qualification for 2005
7  |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 7  | 54  | −47  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

### Fixtures

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All times local.

6 March 2004
12:00| Bulgaria | 1–4
(0–0, 0–2, 1–2)|  New Zealand| Winter Sports Palace

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6 March 2004
15:00| Mexico | 10–0
(2–0, 5–0, 3–0)|  Israel| Winter Sports Palace

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6 March 2004
18:00| Turkey | 7–3
(4–0, 2–1, 1–2)|  Bosnia and Herzegovina| Winter Sports Palace

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7 March 2004
12:00| New Zealand | 2–2
(0–1, 1–0, 1–1)|  South Africa| Winter Sports Palace

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7 March 2004
15:00| Israel | 1–7
(0–2, 1–3, 0–2)|  Bulgaria| Winter Sports Palace

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7 March 2004
18:00| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–10
(0–1, 0–2, 1–7)|  Mexico| Winter Sports Palace

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8 March 2004
12:00| South Africa | 6–4
(5–1, 0–1, 1–2)|  Israel| Winter Sports Palace

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8 March 2004
15:00| Turkey | 0–8
(0–1, 0–3, 0–4)|  New Zealand| Winter Sports Palace

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8 March 2004
18:00| Bulgaria | 7–2
(5–1, 1–1, 1–0)|  Bosnia and Herzegovina| Winter Sports Palace

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10 March 2004
12:00| New Zealand | 0–2
(0–1, 0–1, 0–0)|  Mexico| Winter Sports Palace

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10 March 2004
15:00| Israel | 4–1
(2–0, 2–1, 0–0)|  Turkey| Winter Sports Palace

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10 March 2004
18:00| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–14
(0–4, 0–2, 0–8)|  South Africa| Winter Sports Palace

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11 March 2004
12:00| Israel | 1–3
(0–0, 1–1, 0–2)|  New Zealand| Winter Sports Palace

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11 March 2004
15:00| South Africa | 10–1
(2–0, 5–0, 3–1)|  Turkey| Winter Sports Palace

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11 March 2004
18:00| Bulgaria | 1–6
(0–4, 0–1, 1–1)|  Mexico| Winter Sports Palace

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13 March 2004
12:00| New Zealand | 11–0
(5–0, 1–0, 5–0)|  Bosnia and Herzegovina| Winter Sports Palace

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13 March 2004
15:00| Turkey | 3–6
(0–3, 1–1, 2–2)|  Bulgaria| Winter Sports Palace

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13 March 2004
18:00| Mexico | 4–2
(0–1, 2–0, 2–1)|  South Africa| Winter Sports Palace

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14 March 2004
11:00| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–5
(0–1, 1–1, 0–3)|  Israel| Winter Sports Palace

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14 March 2004
15:00| Mexico | 9–0
(3–0, 3–0, 3–0)|  Turkey| Winter Sports Palace

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14 March 2004
18:00| South Africa | 6–0
(2–0, 2–0, 2–0)|  Bulgaria| Winter Sports Palace

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## Scoring leaders

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List shows the top ten skaters sorted by points, then goals.[6]

Player  | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS

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Eduardo Glennie | 6 | 13 | 7 | 20 | +21 | 4 | F
Cristofer Kello | 6 | 12 | 7 | 19 | +21 | 4 | F
Matthew Cornforth | 6 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +14 | 10 | F
Johann Genis | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +13 | 2 | F
Ian Ashworth | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +13 | 2 | D
Oren Zamir | 6 | 11 | 1 | 12 | −3 | 0 | F
Santiago Sierra | 6 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +13 | 29 | F
Martin Boyadjiev | 6 | 10 | 1 | 11 | +5 | 2 | F
Marin Ramos | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +11 | 12 | F
Hayden Argyle | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +8 | 26 | D

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "2004 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2006-10-21. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
2. ^ "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2003-08-23. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
3. ^ "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2003-10-25. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
4. ^ "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2003-08-18. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
5. ^ "2003 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2003-08-23. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
6. ^ a b "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2006-10-22. Retrieved 2012-03-31.

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