2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

The 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the fourth-tier Division IIA and the fifth-tier Division IIB. For each tier, the team which placed first was promoted to the next highest division, while the team which placed last was relegated to a lower division.

The tournaments were a round-robin tournament format, with two points allotted for a win, one additional point for a regulation win, and one point for an overtime or game winning shots loss.

To be eligible as a junior, a player cannot be born earlier than 1998.

Division IIA was held in Dumfries, United Kingdom, while Division IIB was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia.

Division IIA
The Division IIA tournament was played in Dumfries, United Kingdom, from 10 to 16 December 2017.

As a result of the tournament, Japan was promoted to Division IB, and the Netherlands was relegated to Division IIB.

Results
All times are local (UTC).

Top 10 scorers
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

TOI = Time On Ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; Sv% = Save Percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

 * Goaltender: 🇰🇷 Kim Tae-kyung
 * Defenceman: 🇯🇵 Daiki Aoyama
 * Forward: 🇬🇧 Liam Kirk

Division II B
The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 10 to 16 January 2018.

As a result of the tournament, Spain was promoted to Division IIA, and Turkey was relegated to Division III.

Results
All times are local (UTC+1).

Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

 * Goaltender: 🇪🇸 Raul Barbo
 * Defenceman: Luka Kramarić
 * Forward: 🇷🇸 Luka Vukičević