The 2023 IIHF World Championship Division IV was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The tournament was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 23 to 26 March 2023 after the original hosts, Kuwait, withdrew from hosting the tournament.
Four nations participated in the tournament, including Mongolia, who returned to the World Championships after a ten-year absence. Indonesia and the Philippines made their debut in the World Championships. Originally, the Philippines had made its debut, but withdrew before last year's tournament began due to players, coaches and staffs being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Philippines won the tournament and were promoted to Division III B.
Venues MongoliaUlaanbaatarSteppe ArenaCapacity: 3,600
Participants Team QualificationPlaced 5th in Division IV last year.First time participating in tournament, withdrew last year.Host, first participation since 2012.First time participating in tournament.
Match officials Three referees and four linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees Linesmen Manuel Nikolic Turo Virta Kenji Kosaka Tomáš Brejcha Edmond Ng Huang Qiwei Matjaž Hribar
Standings
Results All times are local (UTC+8)
Statistics Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS Manvil Billones 3 5 7 12 +13 8 F Kenwrick Sze 3 6 5 11 +13 0 F Steven Füglister 3 3 8 11 +13 0 F Carl Montano 3 6 4 10 +10 6 F Jan Regencia 3 3 3 6 +3 0 F Gerelt Ider 3 2 4 6 +5 6 F Mishigsuren Namjil 3 2 4 6 +6 0 F Erdenesukh Bold 3 1 5 6 +6 2 F Chinzolboo Mishigsuren 3 4 1 5 +3 4 F Jorell Crisostomo 3 1 4 5 +2 2 F GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF.com
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.
PlayerTOIGAGAASASv%SO Paolo Spafford 120:00 0 0.00 27 100.00 2 Munkhbold Bayarsaikhan 122:26 4 1.96 44 90.91 0 Satyaandipa Asmara 94:07 11 7.01 88 87.50 0 Ahmad Al-Saegh 125:37 14 6.69 90 84.44 0 Izzan Rais 85:37 12 8.41 77 84.42 0 TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Awards Position Player Goaltender Baatarhuu Bazarvaani Defenceman Eishner Sibug Forward Ali Al-Sarraf
References
External links Official website