1998 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship

IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship 1998 China 15 – 21 March 6 ih18 KOR 1 JPN CHN AUS 15 406 KOR Song Dong-hwan 1997 1999 The 1998 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship was the 15th edition of the IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship. It took place between 15 and 21 March 1998 in Harbin, China. The tournament was won by South Korea, who claimed their first title by finishing first in the standings. Japan and China finished second and third respectively. Overview The 1998 IIHF Asian Oceanic Junior U18 Championship began on 15 March 1998 in Harbin, China.International Ice Hockey Encyclopaedia 1904–2005 Müller Stephan 2005 Books on Demand Germany 3-8334-4189-5 389–393 The under-18 teams of New Zealand and Thailand made their debut appearance at the Championships and in international competition. South Korea won the tournament after winning four of their five games and drawing their game against Japan. South Korea won their first title having previously finished second on four other occasions. Japan finished second behind South Korea on goal difference and China finished third after losing to South Korea and Japan. Thailand who finished last also suffered the largest defeat of the tournament against South Korea, losing 0 – 92. Song Dong-hwan of South Korea finished as the top scorer for the tournament with 56 points including 44 goals and 12 assists. Standings main WDL 2 KOR KOR JPN JPN CHN CHN AUS AUS NZL NZL THA THA 4 1 0 148 4 4 1 0 130 3 3 0 2 69 12 2 0 3 42 60 1 0 4 14 110 0 0 5 3 217 #ffd700 1ST #c0c0c0 2ND #cc9966 3RD complete Fixtures Reference NZL CHN 0 – 26 Harbin AUS JPN 0 – 25 Harbin #eeffff KOR THA 92 – 0 Harbin JPN NZL 38 – 0 Harbin #eeffff KOR AUS 22 – 1 Harbin CHN THA 31 – 0 Harbin #eeffff KOR NZL 28 – 0 Harbin JPN CHN 7 – 1 Harbin #eeffff THA AUS 1 – 24 Harbin CHN KOR 1 – 4 Harbin #eeffff AUS NZL 16 – 2 Harbin JPN THA 58 – 0 Harbin #eeffff NZL THA 12 – 2 Harbin CHN AUS 10 – 1 Harbin #eeffff KOR JPN 2 – 2 Harbin References External links International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championship Category:IIHF Asian Oceanic U18 Championships Asian Category:International ice hockey competitions hosted by China