WC: 2018 Division I, II, III

[ZT]

Division IA
Budapest, Hungary. April 22-28

Slovenia
Italy
Kazakhstan
Poland
Hungary
Great Britain

Division IB
Kaunas, Lithuania. April 22-28

Ukraine
Japan
Lithuania
Estonia
Croatia
Romania

Division IIA
Tilburg, Netherlands. April 23-29

Netherlands
Australia
Serbia
Belgium
Iceland
China

Division IIB
Granada, Spain. April 14-20

Spain
New Zealand
Israel
DPR Korea
Mexico
Luxembourg

Division III
Cape Town, South Africa. April 16-22

Turkey
Bulgaria
Georgia
Hong Kong
South Africa
Chinese Taipei

Division III Qualification
Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina. February 25-28

United Arab Emirates
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Kuwait
Turkmenistan


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[ZT]

Tomorrow starts the first tournament (Division III Qualification) so I opened the thread. Hoping for good hockey in this years tournaments.

 

[ZT]

WC Division III Qualification

Turkmenistan is promoted to the 2019 IIHF Ice Hockey Men's World Championship Division III

FINAL STANDINGS:

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RANK​

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TEAM​

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GP​

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W​

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OTW​

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OTL​

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L​

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GDF​

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GF:GA​

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PTS​

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1​

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TURKMENISTAN​

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3​

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3​

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0​

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0​

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0​

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+36​

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41:5​

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9​

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2​

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BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA​

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3​

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2​

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0​

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0​

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1​

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+2​

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17:15​

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6​

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3​

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES​

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3​

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1​

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0​

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0​

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2​

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-7​

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5:12​

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3​

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4​

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KUWAIT​

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3​

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0​

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0​

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0​

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3​

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-31​

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5:36​

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0​

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SCORING LEADERS:

[TABLE="class: brtb_item_table"][TBODY][TR][TD]RANK[/TD][TD]NAME[/TD][TD]TEAM[/TD][TD]POS[/TD][TD]GP[/TD][TD]G[/TD][TD]A[/TD][TD]PTS[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]1[/TD][TD]GURBANOV Ahmet[/TD][TD]TKM[/TD][TD]F[/TD][TD]3[/TD][TD]6[/TD][TD]6[/TD][TD]12[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]2[/TD][TD]GARBOVSKIY Pavel[/TD][TD]TKM[/TD][TD]F[/TD][TD]3[/TD][TD]3[/TD][TD]8[/TD][TD]11[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]3[/TD][TD]OMER Mirza[/TD][TD]BIH[/TD][TD]F[/TD][TD]3[/TD][TD]5[/TD][TD]5[/TD][TD]10[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]4[/TD][TD]VAHOVSKIY Aleksandr[/TD][TD]TKM[/TD][TD]F[/TD][TD]3[/TD][TD]4[/TD][TD]6[/TD][TD]10[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]5[/TD][TD]SOYUNOV Dovlet[/TD][TD]TKM[/TD][TD]F[/TD][TD]3[/TD][TD]6[/TD][TD]3[/TD][TD]9[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]6[/TD][TD]GELDIMYRADOV Arslan[/TD][TD]TKM[/TD][TD]F[/TD][TD]3[/TD][TD]5[/TD][TD]4[/TD][TD]9[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]7[/TD][TD]AGANIYAZOV Amangeldi[/TD][TD]TKM[/TD][TD]D[/TD][TD]3[/TD][TD]2[/TD][TD]7[/TD][TD]9[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]8[/TD][TD]CORDALIJA Dino[/TD][TD]BIH[/TD][TD]F[/TD][TD]3[/TD][TD]5[/TD][TD]1[/TD][TD]6[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]8[/TD][TD]VELEYEV Ishan[/TD][TD]TKM[/TD][TD]F[/TD][TD]3[/TD][TD]5[/TD][TD]1[/TD][TD]6[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]10[/TD][TD]SAVIN Dmitriy[/TD][TD]TKM[/TD][TD]D[/TD][TD]3[/TD][TD]2[/TD][TD]3[/TD][TD]5[/TD][/TR][/TBODY][/TABLE]​

GOALKEEPERS (SVS %) :

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[TR][TD]1[/TD][TD]CHARYYEV Keremli[/TD][TD]TKM[/TD][TD]3[/TD][TD]1.29[/TD][TD]89.66[/TD][TD]1[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]2[/TD][TD]AL SUWAIDI Khaled[/TD][TD]UAE[/TD][TD]3[/TD][TD]4.00[/TD][TD]88.79[/TD][TD]0[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]3[/TD][TD]PRIBISIC Edis[/TD][TD] BIH[/TD][TD]3[/TD][TD]4.25[/TD][TD]87.63[/TD][TD]0[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]4[/TD][TD]AL SARRAF Jasem[/TD][TD]KUW[/TD][TD]3[/TD][TD]9.70[/TD][TD]74.49[/TD][TD]0[/TD][/TR][/TBODY][/TABLE]​

BEST PLAYERS SELECTED BY THE DIRECTORATE:

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[TR][TD]Best Goalkeeper[/TD][TD]PRIBISIC Edis[/TD][TD]BIH[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Best Defenceman[/TD][TD]SAVIN Dmitriy[/TD][TD]TKM[/TD][/TR]
[TR][TD]Best Forward[/TD][TD]GURBANOV Ahmet[/TD][TD]TKM[/TD][/TR][/TBODY][/TABLE]​

 

[NSHPreds1835]

I don't follow the World Championships so what happens after Division 1A, does the top team or so get bumped into the category with the powerhouse teams?

 

[ZT]

I don't follow the World Championships so what happens after Division 1A, does the top team or so get bumped into the category with the powerhouse teams?

First 2 teams from Division 1A are promoted to the Elite Division.

 

[Uncle Rotter]

Go Great Britain. Let's see some new blood for a change.

 

[Eye of Ra]

I want Poland and GB to reach the A-group.

Too bad they dont have Czerkawski and Tony Hand in their prime.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Kasparaitis and Zubrus intend to play for Lithuania. More or less every important player is healthy. Tadas Kumeliauskas is playing again. Combined with Ukrainian hockey being at all time low if there was a chance for Lithuania to get to 1A it's this year.

1A itself will be super close, especially if Boyd decides not to play. Slovenians should have pretty easy time though.

 

[alko]

Which New country could it make to the Top level in 10 years?

 

[SoundAndFury]

Whichever starts giving out passports for Canadians.

As Koreans have shown, it works out great if you do it enough. And if Koreans did it, any European country with a truly professional hockey league can do it as well. Such is the sad state of international hockey at this level, almost all the major surges were result of this strategy.

Poland looks like the next in line to benefit from this, they could/will have John Murray, Mike Cichy, Alex Szczechura, Jan Steber, Alan Lyszczarcyk (who is a little different case but still) on the roster. 5 more guys like that and they will be a serious contender.

 

[filip85]

I am never fan of having imported/naturalizied players in NT lineup. Players with country descent ok, blood is not water, but having foreginers like Young, Dalton or in Croatian case Murray, Brine, is big no no for me.

 

[kaiser matias]

Turkmenistan made their debut at Division III Qualification and utterly dominated. Really impressive showing, will be interesting to see them at Div III next year and if they can maintain a high level of play. Good for hockey overall.

And Kuwait also joined the World Championships, and faired alright considering that. Hope they stick around, no financial excuses on their end will really work like other countries at that level.

 

[Rcknrollkillnmachine]

Pity my country, Ireland, aren't competing but their arena issues are well documented.

 

[Hubie]

Nice to see Turkmenistan have a successful debut. I hope they used eligible players though and it isn't another case like Armenia/Georgia where they'll be disqualified later.

 

[Uncle Rotter]

Turkmenistan beat Bosnia 13-3. They actually trailed 3-1 in that game.

 

[Uncle Rotter]

Ice hockey edict for desert state

Speaking at the finals of Turkmenistan's first youth ice hockey tournament on Wednesday, the president ordered state enterprises and government departments to create ice hockey teams.
The BBC's Rayhan Demytrie says the interior ministry became the first government body to follow the edict. The police are said to be following suit.
She says Mr Berdymukhamedov is proud of his own athleticism, with state media often showing him riding horses, cycling, practising martial arts or racing cars.
Earlier this month, state workers performed mass physical exercise and were encouraged to climb an 8km (five mile) concrete staircase built into a hillside outside Ashgabat.
Mr Berdymukhamedov's predecessor, Saparmurat Niyazov, who died in late 2006, built a cult of personality in the country and was responsible for a number of maverick policies, including banning opera and renaming the months.

 

[kaiser matias]

Ice hockey edict for desert state

It helps the government has a lot of money via natural gas. So they can spend a bunch of money on frivolous projects, like the hockey team and hosting some minor sporting even last year (it was something like $5 billion). Though it should be noted, for those unaware, Turkmenistan is a repressive state on par with North Korea, though because it has a policy of strict neutrality, and supplies Europe with gas, no one worries about them.

 

[Garl]

It helps the government has a lot of money via natural gas. So they can spend a bunch of money on frivolous projects, like the hockey team and hosting some minor sporting even last year (it was something like $5 billion). Though it should be noted, for those unaware, Turkmenistan is a repressive state on par with North Korea, though because it has a policy of strict neutrality, and supplies Europe with gas, no one worries about them.

They also don't have any nuclear missles, don't threaten thir neighbours and they are absolutely not as closed as PRK.

 

[kaiser matias]

They also don't have any nuclear missles, don't threaten thir neighbours and they are absolutely not as closed as PRK.

The first two points I covered by noting they have strict neutrality, and they definitely are notoriously closed off: it's near impossible to get a visa as a tourist, though that may have been relaxed recently. Both presidents have also done a lot more unusual, and verifiable, things than the Kims, though this is getting a little too political for here.

Will say that hopefully their U20 team shows up next year; they were supposed to play this year but backed out at the last minute, with no reasons given.

 

[ZT]

Some familiar names here:



With these players, China can easily advance to Division I B and be a contender to win it. As for this years tournament, I think the goal is, to not get relegated.

 

[Urbanskog]

With these players, China can easily advance to Division I B and be a contender to win it. As for this years tournament, I think the goal is, to not get relegated.

Absolutely. The goaltending is a big issue though.

 

[Holden Caulfield]

And Kuwait also joined the World Championships, and faired alright considering that. Hope they stick around, no financial excuses on their end will really work like other countries at that level.

Had a friend who spent alot of his childhood in Kuwait. They do have quite a few rinks even back then (like 15 years ago). Back then though he said they were used pretty much exclusively by the families people just working there (mostly Finns and Canadians). He would also say he was pretty much the best player on the team they had (one of only a couple, mostly they'd travel to tournaments in Egypt and a couple other places) and he was a mediocre house league level player here in Canada. Of course I can't verify any of that haha). And none of the players he played with would ever be Kuwait players.

 

[ZT]

Absolutely. The goaltending is a big issue though.

Exactly. Good goaltending is always crucial, but especially in these lower divisions.

 

[SoundAndFury]

I actually think this team is pretty far from winning 1B. Sure it has a few solid pros but next to 0 depth. Really hard to see team like this beating out countries with excellent depth like Japan or Poland that usually win 1B. It looks way weaker than Cronuck-filled Croatia rosters and those weren't really close to winning.

 

[filip85]

Lithuanian entry roster

Žaidėjas	Nr	Poz	Gimimo data	Klubas
1	Kasparaitis Darius	11	19721016	Energija Elektrėnai
2	Kieras Mindaugas	3	19800607	Hockey Punks
3	Aliukonis Rolandas	25	19810525	Energija Elektrėnai
4	Katulis Artūras	6	19810805	Energija Elektrėnai
5	Nausėda Petras	34	19850419	Kaunas Hockey
6	Ališauskas Nerijus	4	19910606	Dinamo Riga, (KHL) LV
7	Čypas Domantas	24	19960324	Bad Kissingen, GER
8	Jasinevičius Jaunius	2	19960709	IK Comet, (Div1) NOR
9	Protčenko Edgar	5	19970520	Kitzbuheler, (AlpsHL) AT
10	Benilov Daniel	18	19970720	RoughRiders, (WSHL) USA
11	Gusevas Kostas	33	D	19990624	Karhu Kissat, (A Mestis) FIN
1	Zubrus Dainius	8	19780616
2	Pliskauskas Darius	9	19800929	Peterborough, (NIHL) GB
3	Kulevičius Dovydas	22	19820904	Energija Elektrėnai
4	Jagelavičius Vytautas	26	19881114	Kaunas Hockey
5	Bosas Arnoldas	15	19900828	EV Regensburg, GER
6	Kumeliauskas Tadas	17	19901211	Dresdner, GER
7	Rybakov Edgar	14	19910105	Hockey Punks
8	Rulevičius Pijus	23	19920810	Riverkings, (SPHL) USA
9	Bendžius Aivaras	10	19930126	Nijmegen Devils, NED
10	Fiščevas Aimas	12	19940209	Energija Elektrėnai
11	Bogdziul Daniel	27	19940224	Miesbach, GER
12	Gintautas Paulius	16	19950510	IK Comet, (Div1) NOR
13	Čižas Ugnius	13	19950831	IK Comet, (Div1) NOR
14	Nomanovas Danielius	20	19950920	Energija Elektrėnai
15	Laukaitis Artur	28	19970305	Magicians, (NAHL) USA
16	Četvertak Ilja	7	19970707	Geležinis Vilkas
17	Krakauskas Emilijus	19	19970711	Ajoie, (NLB) SUI
18	Kaleinikovas Markas	21	19981231	KRS Junior, (MHL) CHN
19	Misiuk Patrik	32	FW	19991020	Boston Bandits, (NCDC) USA
1	Armalis Mantas	29	GK	19920906	Dinamo Riga, (KHL) LV
2	Baltrūnas Simas	1	GK	19950317	Hockey Punks
3	Pavliukov Artur	30	GK	19970214	Kenai River, (NAHL) USA
4	Karla Elvinas	31	GK	19990412	Energija Elektrėnai
5	Lubys Laurynas	35	GK	20001206	SaiPa, (B Mestis) FIN

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