1999 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship

1999 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship
Tournament details
Host countries  Japan
 North Korea
Dates 10 – 13 February 1999
20 – 25 March 1999
Teams 8
Final positions
Champions   Japan (10th title)
Runner-up   South Korea
Third place   China
Tournament statistics
Matches played 12
Goals scored 277 (23.08 per match)
← 1998
2000 →

The 1999 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship was the 16th edition of the IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship. For the first time the Championship was split into two separate divisions as the number of teams competing increased to eight. The Division I tournament took place between 10 and 13 February 2000 in Nikkō, Japan and the Division II tournament took place between 20 and 25 March 1999 in Pyongyang, North Korea. The Division I tournament was won by Japan, who claimed their tenth title by winning all three of their games and finishing first in the standings. Upon winning the tournament Japan gained promotion to Pool B of the 2000 IIHF World U18 Championships. South Korea and China finished second and third respectively.

In the Division II tournament North Korea finished first and gained promotion to Division I for the 2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship.

Overview

Following the format change the teams from the 1998 Championships were reseeded into either the Division I or the Division II tournaments. Australia, China, Japan and South Korea were seeded into the Division I competition while New Zealand and Thailand were seeded into the Division II tournament.[1] The Division I tournament began on 10 February in Nikkō, Japan.[1] Japan won the tournament after winning all three of their games and claimed their tenth title of the championship. Following their win Japan gained promotion to Pool B of the 2000 IIHF World U18 Championships.[1] South Korea finished second after losing one game to Japan and China finished third after losing to Japan and South Korea. Kim Han-Sung of South Korea finished as the top scorer for the tournament with 12 points including 11 goals and one assist.[1]

The Division II tournament began on 20 March 1999 in Pyongyang, North Korea.[1] Chinese Taipei and South Africa made their debut appearance at the Championships and in international competition. The tournament was originally meant to involve Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand however all three teams withdrew prior to the start of the tournament.[1] North Korea who returned to the Championships having not played since the 1992 Championship, won the tournament after winning final against South Africa and gained promotion to Division I for the 2000 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship.[1] South Africa finished second as a result of losing the final and New Zealand finished third after winning the third place game against Chinese Taipei.[1]

Division I

Standings

Rk Team GP W T L GF GA GDF PTS
 Japan 3 3 0 0 36 5 +29 6
 South Korea 3 2 0 1 24 11 +13 4
 China 3 1 0 2 15 19 –4 2
4  Australia 3 0 0 3 0 40 –40 0

Fixtures

Reference[1]

Australia  0 – 14
  South Korea Nikkō
Japan  13 – 1
  China Nikkō
South Korea  6 – 3
  China Nikkō
Japan  15 – 0
  Australia Nikkō
Japan  8 – 4
  South Korea Nikkō
China  11 – 0
  Australia Nikkō

Division II

Standings

Rk Team GP W T L GF GA GDF PTS
1  North Korea 3 3 0 0 56 3 +53 6
2  South Africa 3 2 0 1 38 10 +28 4
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 20 27 –7 2
4  Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 4 78 –74 0

Fixtures

Reference[1]

Chinese Taipei  3 – 20
  New Zealand Pyongyang
North Korea  9 – 3
  South Africa Pyongyang
New Zealand  0 – 1
  South Africa Pyongyang
North Korea  24 – 0
  Chinese Taipei Pyongyang
North Korea  23 – 0
  New Zealand Pyongyang
South Africa  34 – 1
  Chinese Taipei Pyongyang

Semi-finals

North Korea  29 – 0
  Chinese Taipei Pyongyang
South Africa  15 – 0
  New Zealand Pyongyang

Third place game

New Zealand  26 – 4
  Chinese Taipei Pyongyang

Final

North Korea  9 – 1
  South Africa Pyongyang

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Müller, Stephan (2005). International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005. Germany: Books on Demand. pp. 389–393. ISBN 3-8334-4189-5.

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