The 2024 IIHF World Championship Division III consisted of two international ice hockey tournaments ran by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
The Group A tournament was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, from 10 to 16 March 2024 and the Group B tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 23 to 29 February 2024.
Thailand secured the top spot and promotion in Group A, while Bosnia and Herzegovina won the Group B tournament and got promoted. Mexico got relegated from Group A and Iran finished last in Group B and was relegated to Division IV.
Group A tournament
Participants Team QualificationPlaced 6th in Division II B in 2023 and was relegated.Placed 2nd in Division III A in 2023.Placed 3rd in Division III A in 2023.Placed 4th in Division III A in 2023.Placed 5th in Division III A in 2023.Host, placed 1st in Division III B in 2023 and was promoted.
Match officials Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees Linesmen Konstantin Chubenko Chae Young-jin Ferhat Aygün David Gal Yang Chang-lin Miroslav Lhotský Tornike Kuchava Sindri Gunnarsson Vladislav Zotov Kang Kyu-seong Berkay Aslanbey
Standings
Results All times are local (UTC+6).
Statistics Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS Nicholas Lampson 5 9 10 19 +18 17 F Mamed Seifulov 5 11 7 18 +11 4 F Jan Isaksson 5 10 8 18 +14 6 F Ken Kindborn 5 3 13 16 +19 4 D Masato Kitayama 5 7 5 12 +10 6 F Arslan Nuryyev 5 5 6 11 +4 8 F Maxim Egorov 5 3 8 11 +8 4 D Colm Cannon 4 2 8 10 0 2 F Mikhail Chuvalov 5 5 4 9 +8 2 F Alexander Titov 5 6 10 9 +8 8 F GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position 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 Benjamin Kleineschay 291:56 9 1.85 164 94.51 1 Philippe Lepage 294:23 22 4.48 187 88.24 0 Ryan Boyd 231:26 21 5.44 147 85.71 0 Arslan Maraimbekov 126:38 7 3.32 44 84.09 0 Keremli Charyyev 218:50 22 6.03 128 82.81 0 TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Awards Position Player Goaltender Benjamin Kleineschay Defenceman Ken Kindborn Forward Mamed Seifulov
Group B tournament
Participants Team QualificationWithdrew last edition and was relegated.Host, placed 2nd in Division III B in 2023.Placed 3rd in Division III B in 2023.Placed 4th in Division III B in 2023.Placed 5th in Division III B in 2023.Placed 1st in Division IV in 2023 and was promoted.
Match officials Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.
Referees Linesmen Alex Lazzeri Kenji Kosaka Serkan Kocakara Oleh Serebryakov Brian Kallesen Denis Menz Chan Ka Hei Ulrich Pardatscher Toms Mencis Emilio Gómez Richard Button
Standings
Results All times are local (UTC+1).
Statistics Scoring leaders List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
PlayerGPGAPts+/−PIMPOS Hong Shun-rim 5 11 9 20 +11 2 F Justin Cheng 5 6 11 17 +1 0 F Steven Füglister 5 3 12 15 –1 2 F Jan Regencia 5 4 10 14 –4 0 F Kenwrick Sze 5 8 4 12 –5 8 F Ethan Redden 5 7 5 12 –1 2 F Michael Shum 5 6 6 12 –1 4 F Manvil Billones 5 4 8 12 –7 4 F Pak Chung-hyok 5 4 7 11 +11 2 F Adnan Mlivić 5 3 8 11 +7 2 F GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties in Minutes; POS = Position 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 Dino Pašović 243:54 9 2.21 136 93.53 1 King Ho 164:15 11 4.02 77 85.71 0 Jo Kwang-su 230:46 16 4.16 90 84.91 0 Reza Poorhashemi 252:19 35 8.32 215 83.72 0 Emerson Keung 139:16 12 5.17 72 83.33 0 TOI = time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = shots against; GA = goals against; GAA = goals against average; Sv% = save percentage; SO = shutouts Source: IIHF.com
Awards Position Player Goaltender Dino Pašović Defenceman Haris Mrkva Forward Hong Chun-rim
References
External links Official website of Division IIIA Official website of Division IIIB