Note: Most information from the IIHF website.
Standing
|
Team
|
Win
|
OT/SO Win
|
OT/SO Loss
|
Loss
|
Points
|
Goal Differential
|
|
China
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+26
|
|
Bulgaria
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
12
|
+5
|
|
New
Zealand
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
6
|
+1
|
|
Mexico
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
6
|
+6
|
|
Turkey
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
3
|
-13
|
|
UAE*
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
0
|
-25
|
*Although registered, all UAE games are considered a forfeit and technically do not count against their record. This standing is modified to reflect the forfeited results.
Results
January 14
China 7 - Turkey 3
New Zealand 1 - Mexico 0
United Arab Emirates 0 - Bulgaria 5 (forfeit)
January 15
China 4 - New Zealand 1
Turkey 5 - United Arab Emirates 0 (forfeit)
Mexico 1 - Bulgaria 3
January 17
Mexico 11 - Turkey 2
China 5 - United Arab Emirates 0 (forfeit)
New Zealand 0 - Bulgaria 6
January 18
United Arab Emirates 0 - Mexico 5
Turkey 2 - New Zealand 6
Bulgaria 1 - China 10
January 20
New Zealand 5 - United Arab Emirates 0 (forfeit)
Bulgaria 4 - Turkey 3
Mexico 1 - China 6
Recap
China made things seem easy, as - besides the first game - only needed the first period to win, then hold on for the rest of the game. China did allow three goals against Turkey, but that was the most a team could get by them, as they had no problem outscoring Turkey. China will now need to gear up for Division II next year.
Bulgaria had a big improvement over last year. They started off with a tough win against Mexico before breezing by New Zealand. China end up halting Bulgaria’s momentum. The Bulgarians ended the tournament with a close, penalty-filled game against Turkey. With this result, Bulgaria showed it can be a threat for promotion.
New Zealand basically stayed the same as last year. After shutting out a newly-relegated Mexico squad, it was downhill for the Kiwis. Losses against China and Bulgaria put them out of contention for a promotion. The U20 Ice Blacks finished the tournament with a win against Turkey. It’s nice to see New Zealand be consistent, but they will need to start making progress soon.
It was bad enough for Mexico to get relegated last year, but they regressed a lot. Two tough losses to New Zealand and Bulgaria took them out of getting back to Division II. A blowout of Turkey helped them regain some confidence, but it did not last long, as China beat them to end the tournament. Mexico has to regroup for next year and hope to produce a better result.
Turkey was usual Turkey: bottom feeder. The weird thing is that they were able to keep the first period of every game they played close, then after 20 minutes it slipped out of their hands. I don’t know if Bulgaria didn’t trying (they were technically out of the promotion spot) or if Turkey turned on the jets, but the last game should be something for Turkey to build on for next year in hopes to actually earn a win.
UAE did not show up to this tournament, forfeiting every game. It is a shame, since it would have been interesting to see what they could do.
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