2015 IIHF World Championship Division III

2015 IIHF World Championship
Division III
Tournament details
Host country Turkey
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates3–12 April
Teams7
Tournament statistics
Games played21
Goals scored215 (10.24 per game)
Attendance7,955 (379 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Turkey Alec Koçoğlu (18 points)
Official website
IIHF.com
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The 2015 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in İzmir, Turkey, from 3 to 12 April 2015.[1] Seven nations participated, including Bosnia and Herzegovina, who joined the world championships for the first time since 2008. After three consecutive years of finishing in the second place, North Korea won the tournament and was promoted to Division II Group B for 2016.

Divisional tournaments are designed, by the rules, to include six teams, however the Bosnian federation asked to be included and the Turkish organizers agreed. Georgia recorded their first victory, defeating Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–1.[2]

  1. ^ "28 tournaments confirmed". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  2. ^ Manninen, Henrik (April 13, 2015). "DPR Korea steps up". IIHF. Retrieved April 15, 2015.