The City of Cape Town welcomes some of the world’s best skaters to Cape Town this week, as they compete in the 2013 Division III Senior Men’s Ice Hockey World Championship at GrandWest Ice Station.
Support our national team as they take on the likes of North Korea and Ireland, and be prepared for an exhilarating set of matches, which take place from Monday, 15 April until Sunday, 21 April 2013.
Organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), and supported by the City of Cape Town, the contest includes teams that are ranked in the third and lowest divisions of the fiercely contested World Championships. In addition to North Korea and Ireland, the United Arab Emirates, Greece, Luxembourg and the South African National Team will skate it out on the ice.
While ice hockey is not one of South Africa’s most popular sports, it is growing in status in the Western Cape, and our national team can certainly do with an extra boost and a show of support. The Division III group contest is not to gain championship medals, however, winners of the competition will try to advance in the world rankings.
Three games take place daily and each team will play against each other once throughout the tournament.
On Monday, 15 April, South Africa defeated Luxembourg 5-2, with Ireland beating Greece 6-3 and United Arab Emirates falling to North Korea 3-5.
The remaining schedule for the tournament is as follows:
Tuesday, 16 April:
