IIHF World Championship Division III 2004
Rekjavik, Iceland. 16-21 March
| Country | P | W | T | L | F | A | Pts |
| +Iceland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 7 |
| +Turkey | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 6 |
| Mexico | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 5 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 2 |
| Armenia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 73 | 0 |
Reference: [1]
IIHF World Championship Division III 2005
Mexico City, Mexico. 7-12 March
| Country | P | W | T | L | F | A | Pts |
| +Mexico | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 8 |
| +South Africa | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 12 | 6 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 16 | 4 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 2 |
| Armenia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 0 |
Reference: [2]
IIHF World Championship Division III 2006
Rekjavik, Iceland. 24-29 March
| Country | P | W | T | L | F | A | Pts |
| +Iceland | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 8 |
| +Turkey | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 5 |
| Armenia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 4 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 3 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 26 | 0 |
Reference: [3]
IIHF World Championship Division III 2007
Dundalk, Ireland. 15-21 Apr 2007
| Country | P | W | OW | OL | L | F | A | Pts |
| +New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 12 |
| +Ireland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 8 |
| Luxembourg | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 7 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 3 |
| Montenegro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 45 | 0 |
Reference: [4]
IIHF World Championship Division II Group A 2008
Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. 7-13 April
| Country | P | W | OW | OL | L | F | A | Pts |
| +Romania | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 2 | 15 |
| Belgium | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 11 |
| Serbia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 19 | 10 |
| Israel | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 28 | 5 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 44 | 4 |
| -Ireland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 57 | 0 |
Reference: [5]
IIHF World Championship Division III 2009
Dunedin, New Zealand. 10-16 April
| Country | P | W | OW | OL | L | F | A | Pts |
| +New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 14 |
| +Turkey | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 14 | 12 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 9 |
| Greece | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 7 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 3 |
| Mongolia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
Reference: [6]
Note: Mongolia forfeited all matches (#)
IIHF World Championship Division III Group A 2010
Luxembourg. 14-17 April
| Country | P | W | OW | OL | L | F | A | Pts |
| +Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 9 |
| Greece | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
Reference: [7]
IIHF World Championship Division II Group B 2011
Zagreb, Croatia. 10-16 April
| Country | P | W | OW | OL | L | F | A | Pts |
| +Romania | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 15 |
| Croatia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 10 | 12 |
| Iceland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 9 |
| China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 6 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 42 | 3 |
| -Ireland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 68 | 0 |
Reference: [8]
IIHF World Championship Division III 2012
Erzurum, Turkey. 15-21 April
| Country | P | W | OW | OL | L | F | A | Pts |
| +Turkey | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 7 | 15 |
| North Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 8 | 12 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 9 |
| Ireland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 6 |
| Greece | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 3 |
| Mongolia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 0 |
Reference: [9]
IIHF World Championship Division III 2013
Cape Town, South Africa. 15-21 April
| Country | P | W | OW | OL | L | F | A | Pts |
| +South Africa | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 8 | 15 |
| North Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 12 |
| Luxembourg | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 9 |
| Ireland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 6 |
| Greece | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 3 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 0 |
Reference: [10]
Report
| Ireland competed in the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships from 2004-2013, when the lack of available home ice meant they could no longer compete. Ireland started in Division III, finishing fourth in 2004 in a five team group, behind Iceland, Turkey and Mexico, but with a big win over Armenia. In 2005, the Irish again got a good win over Armenia, but lost out to Mexico, South Africa and Luxembourg. The team managed a tie with Turkey in 2006, as well as beating Luxembourg, but again finished fourth out of five. The 2007 tournament was played on home ice in Dundalk, with Ireland picking up three wins over Luxembourg, South Africa and Montenegro on their way to finishing second behind New Zealand, and gaining promotion to Division II. Competing in Division II for the first time in 2008, Ireland struggled against stiffer competition, finishing last behind Romania, Belgium, Serbia, Israel and Bulgaria. Back in Division III for 2009, Ireland picked up a good win over Mongolia, but finished fifth out of six, with losses to New Zealand, Turkey, Luxembourg and Greece. Ireland won their first tournament in 2010, winning all three games against Greece, Luxembourg and the United Arab Emirates to again gain promotion to Division II. Division II again proved too much of a task for the Irish, with the team losing all its five games, finishing sixth of six behind Romania, Croatia, Iceland, China, Bulgaria. Returning to Division III for 2013, Ireland finished fourth of six, with wins over Greece and Mongolia, but losing to Turkey, North Korea and Luxembourg. A similar result happened in 2013, with two wins for the Irish over Greece and the United Arab Emirates, but losses to South Africa, North Korea and Luxembourg meaning the team finished fourth of six. Ireland could no longer compete after 2013 due to the lack of home ice, and it wasn’t until 2017 that the Irish National team again entered IIHF competition. |
Websites
| [1] International Ice Hockey Federation (2004) IIHF World Championship 2004 Division III [Internet] Available from: http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments/output/WSIII/hydra.iihf.com/IIHF_Core/jsp/content/web_output/index.jsp@compId=34 [Accessed 12 December 2016] [2] International Ice Hockey Federation (2005) IIHF World Championship 2005 Division III [Internet] Available from: http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_05/output/wsiii/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/1000000016/IHM1000000016Z207_76_1_0.html [Accessed 12 December 2016] [3] International Ice Hockey Federation (2006) IIHF World Championship 2006 Division III [Internet] Available from: http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/135/IHM135Z299_76A_15_0.pdfhttp://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_06/output/wsiii/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/54/IHM054Z2124_76_1_0.pdf [Accessed 12 December 2016] [4] International Ice Hockey Federation (2007) IIHF World Championship 2007 Division III [Internet] Available from: http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/output/wsiii/hydra.iihf.com/data/iihf/output/xml/120/IHM120Z299_76A_11_0.pdf [Accessed 12 December 2016] [5] International Ice Hockey Federation (2008) IIHF World Championship 2008 Division II Group A [Internet] Available from: http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/135/IHM135Z299_76A_15_0.pdf [Accessed 12 December 2016] [6] International Ice Hockey Federation (2009)IIHF World Championship 2009 Division III [Internet] Available from: http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/188/IHM188200_76_13_0.pdf [Accessed 12 December 2016] [7] International Ice Hockey Federation (2010) IIHF World Championship 2010 Division III [Internet] Available from: http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/228/IHM228200_76_6_0.pdf [Accessed 12 December 2016] [8] International Ice Hockey Federation (2011) IIHF World Championship 2011 Division II Group B [Internet] Available from: http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/264/IHM264200_76_17_0.pdf [Accessed 12 December 2016] [9] International Ice Hockey Federation (2012) IIHF World Championship 2012 Division III [Internet] Available from: http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/295/IHM295200_76_15_0.pdf [Accessed 12 December 2016] [10] International Ice Hockey Federation (2013) IIHF World Championship 2013 Division III [Internet] Available from: http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/348/IHM348200_76_16_0.pdf [Accessed 12 December 2016] |
Images
| [11] Seeklogo (2016) IIHF Logo [Internet] Available from: http://seeklogo.com/images/I/IIHF-logo-FF30AE83A5-seeklogo.com.gif [Accessed 12 December 2016] |
Acknowledgements
| Thanks to Lenka Mulligan. |
About this document
| Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive Last Updated: 19 March 2019 (c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019 You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved. |