Note: Most information from the IIHF website.
Standings
Team
|
Wins
|
OT/SOW
|
OT/SOL
|
Losses
|
Points
|
Goal
Diff.
|
Belgium
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
15
|
+34
|
New Zealand
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
12
|
+23
|
Mexico
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
8
|
+5
|
Turkey
|
2
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
7
|
-14
|
South Africa
|
0
|
1
|
0
|
4
|
2
|
-19
|
Bulgaria
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
4
|
1
|
-29
|
Results
January 12
Mexico 0 - Belgium 4
South Africa 0 - New Zealand 6
Bulgaria 2 - Turkey 3
January 13
Belgium 4 - New Zealand 1
Bulgaria 0 - Mexico 6
Turkey 4 - South Africa 1
January 15
Bulgaria 2 - South Africa 3 (OT)
Mexico 0 - New Zealand 5
Belgium 9 - Turkey 0
January 16
New Zealand 7 - Bulgaria 0
South Africa 2 - Belgium 6
Turkey 1 - Mexico 2 (SO)
January 18
Mexico 8 - South Africa 1
New Zealand 10 - Turkey 2
Belgium 14 - Bulgaria 0
Team Recap
Belgium: Belgium could have slept through the second and third period of all their games and still have won. They started the tournament with a 54-shot 4-0 shutout against Mexico. Against New Zealand, Belgium did let in the first goal, but ended the first period up a goal. They added two more powerplay goals in the 4-1 win. Belgium beat Turkey 9-0 in a game were 4 Belgium players earned misconduct penalties in the first. Belgium did the unthinkable and gave up two goals against South Africa, but they still won the game 6-2. Belgium had no trouble against Bulgaria, beating them 14-0 (and outshooting them 26-1 in the first). Belgium easily finished in first, earning a promotion to Division II Group B.
New Zealand: The Ice Blacks started off with a 6-0 win against South Africa. New Zealand opened the scoring against Belgium, but couldn't keep them in check. New Zealand would lose 4-1 to Belgium. The Kiwis steamrolled the rest of the way, starting off with a 5-0 win against Mexico. New Zealand got another shutout against Bulgaria, beating them 7-0. The Ice Blacks beat Turkey 10-2 in their last game. New Zealand finished second in the group.
Mexico: Mexico didn't start the tournament well, getting shut out 4-0 by Belgium. Mexico would get a shutout of their own against Bulgaria, putting up 50-shots in the 6-0 win. Against New Zealand, Mexico failed to score, getting shutout 5-0. Mexico was down to Turkey after the first, but scored a late goal in the third period to tie the game. Both Mexican shooters scored in the shootout, giving Mexico the 2-1 win. Against South Africa, Mexico would finish the first tied one-all with them before pouring it on in the second. A 5-goal second period by Mexico propelled them to the 8-1 win. Mexico ended the tournament in third place.
Turkey: The host would start the tournament with a 3-2 win against Bulgaria, in a game that saw an altercation in the third lead to six game misconducts and numerous roughing penalties (only was called for fighting/fisticuffs). Turkey would continue to win, beating South Africa 4-1. That was the last win for Turkey, as a 9-0 lost against Belgium started their downfall. The host started off good against Mexico, opening the scoring late in the first. They held the lead until late in the third, when Mexico tied the game with the goalie pulled. Turkey was unable to score in overtime and the shootout, losing the game 2-1. Turkey got beat 10-2 by New Zealand in their last game, with both their goals coming on 5-on-3 powerplays. Turkey finished the tournament in fourth place.
South Africa: South Africa started the tournament keeping New Zealand in check for the first period, but gave up three goals in both the second and third periods in the 6-0 loss. South Africa did manage to score in their next game against Turkey, but couldn't do much else, as they lost 4-1. South Africa's powerplay helped them against Bulgaria, as they scored early in the third to tie the game and the game winner in overtime in the 3-2 win. To South Africa's credit, they did respond immediately after Belgium scored, but they couldn't do much afterwards. South Africa would go on to lose 6-2 to Belgium. Against Mexico, South Africa kept the game tied after the first, but was blown out after that. South Africa lost their last game 8-1 to Mexico. South Africa ended up in fifth place.
Bulgaria: Bulgaria did start the tournament leading Turkey after one period, but gave up the lead in the second. Bulgaria would lose the penalty-filled game 3-2. Things weren't getting better for Bulgaria, as they lost 6-0 to Mexico. Against South Africa, Bulgaria tied them in the first and took the lead in the second. Bulgaria would then run into penalty trouble, and that would cost them the game, as they lost 3-2 in overtime. Bulgaria would fail to score in their remaining two games, losing to New Zealand (7-0) and Belgium (14-0). Bulgaria would finish in sixth place, and will now need to qualify for next year's Division III tournament.
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