2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

2018 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II

[[File:2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II.png |240px]]
Tournament details
Host countries	United Kingdom  Serbia
Dates	10 – 16 December 2017 10 – 16 January 2018
Teams	12
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
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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.

2018 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II A

Tournament details
Host country	United Kingdom
Dates	10 – 16 December 2017
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	117 (7.8 per match)
Attendance	5,928 (395 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Liam Kirk (14 points)

Participants

Team	Qualification
United Kingdom	placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated
Japan	placed 2nd in Division II A last year
Romania	placed 3rd in Division II A last year
Estonia	placed 4th in Division II A last year
Netherlands	placed 5th in Division II A last year
South Korea	placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Japan	5	4	1	0	0	23	7	+16	14	Promoted to Division I B
2	South Korea	5	2	2	0	1	21	19	+2	10
3	United Kingdom (H)	5	3	0	1	1	23	15	+8	10
4	Estonia	5	1	0	1	3	20	25	−5	4
5	Romania	5	1	0	1	3	17	20	−3	4
6	Netherlands	5	1	0	0	4	13	31	−18	3	Relegation to Division II B

Results

All times are local (UTC).

10 December 2017 13:00

Japan

6–1 (3–1, 2–0, 1–0)

Netherlands

Dumfries Ice Bowl Attendance: 167

Game reference
	Ryota Koda	Goalies	Sander Kosters	Referee: Joonas Kova
	Kobori (Aoyama) (PP) – 06:03 / Yoneyama (PP) – 06:47 / Aoyama (Sakuma) (PP) – 12:25 / Kobayashi (Tokuda, Shinoda) – 33:51 / Igari (Kaneko, Aiki) – 34:42 / Kobayashi (Tokuda, Sawade) – 41:47	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1	18:23 – J. van Soest
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	51	Shots	8

10 December 2017 16:30

South Korea

5–4 GWS (0–1, 2–0, 2–3) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 3–1)

Estonia

Dumfries Ice Bowl Attendance: 236

Game reference
	Kim Tae-kyung	Goalies	Oliver Soovik	Referee: Adam Kika
	Lee Jo. (Lee T.) (PP) – 25:09 / Lee T. (Lee Ju., Lee Jo.) – 35:00 / Lee Jo. (Park M., Lee Ju.) – 55:15 / Kim S. (Chung, Lee H.) – 57:06	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 4–3 / 4–4	01:40 – Kuznetsov (Jürgens) / 44:06 – Simonov (Linde) / 58:50 – Linde (Kuznetsov, Simonov) (PP, EA) / 59:14 – Kuznetsov (Linde, Nestertsuk) (PP, EA)
	33 min	Penalties	12 min
	33	Shots	37

10 December 2017 20:00

United Kingdom

3–2 (0–0, 1–1, 2–1)

Romania

Dumfries Ice Bowl Attendance: 418

Game reference
	Jordan Lawday	Goalies	Örs Adorjan	Referee: Miha Bajt
	Duggan (Shudra, Kirk) – 20:11 / Garrigan (Howlett, Gulliver) – 43:35 / Shudra (Kirk, Howlett) (PP) – 52:16	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2	38:27 – Sándor (Ferencz-Csibi) / 43:19 – Reszegh (Casaneanu, Ferencz-Csibi)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	38	Shots	32

11 December 2017 13:00

Netherlands

4–5 (1–2, 3–2, 0–1)

South Korea

Dumfries Ice Bowl Attendance: 427

Game reference
	Jaimy Missler	Goalies	Chun Jong-hun	Referee: Andrej Simankov
	Sikma (Muller) (SH) – 14:43 / J. van Soest (T. van Soest, De Bonth) – 22:44 / Pohlman (Sikma, Copier) (PP2) – 31:55 / Muller (T. van Soest) (PP) – 32:35	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4 / 3–4 / 4–4 / 4–5	00:58 – Lee Jo. (Park M., Lee Ju.) / 01:58 – Park K. / 23:10 – Kim Jung. (Park H.) / 23:57 – Lee Ju. (Park M., Lee Jo.) (PP) / 50:11 – Lee H. (Kim S.)
	12 min	Penalties	18 min
	33	Shots	29

11 December 2017 16:30

Japan

3–2 OT (1–1, 1–1, 0–0) (OT: 1–0)

Romania

Dumfries Ice Bowl Attendance: 253

Game reference
	Eiki Sato	Goalies	Örs Adorjan	Referee: Adam Kika
	Sawade (Tokuda) – 08:55 / Kobori (Miura) – 25:50 / Kobayashi (Shimizu) – 61:37	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2	14:28 – Ferencz-Csibi (Rokaly) / 26:04 – Reszegh (PS)
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	57	Shots	18

11 December 2017 20:00

United Kingdom

6–2 (0–1, 3–0, 3–1)

Estonia

Dumfries Ice Bowl Attendance: 487

Game reference
	Jordan Lawday	Goalies	Christopher-Kullervo Jõgi	Referee: Joonas Kova
	Kirk (Shudra, Lawday) (PP) – 24:11 / Knaggs (Kelsall, Kerr) (PP) – 26:33 / Buesa (Gulliver, Garrigan) – 26:48 / Duggan (Kerr, Kirk) – 44:00 / Shudra (Duggan) (PP) – 45:18 / Duggan (Shudra, Kirk) – 50:54	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 6–2	09:12 – Slessarevski (Linde) (PP2) / 52:41 – Jefremov (Slessarevski) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	14 min
	39	Shots	27

13 December 2017 13:00

Romania

4–8 (2–1, 0–4, 2–3)

Estonia

Dumfries Ice Bowl Attendance: 547

Game reference
	Örs Adorján Magor Szopos	Goalies	Oliver Soovik	Referee: Andrej Simankov
	Sándor (Ferencz-Csibi, Rokaly) (PP) – 02:26 / Ferencz-Csibi (Vasile, Sándor) (SH) – 17:57 / Rokaly – 54:48 / Rokaly (Sándor, Antal) (SH) – 56:41	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 2–4 / 2–5 / 2–6 / 2–7 / 3–7 / 4–7 / 4–8	07:44 – Linde (Jürgens) (PP2) / 23:44 – Simonov (Linde, Laosma) / 26:48 – Nestertsuk (Linde, Slessarevski) (PP) / 30:45 – Nestertsuk (K. Jõgi) (SH) / 37:30 – Kuznetsov (Romanov, Barantsukov) / 45:53 – Romanov (Saar, Puzakov) / 46:19 – Kuznetsov (Jürgens, Laosma) / 59:09 – Simonov (Nestertsuk, Linde)
	24 min	Penalties	16 min
	35	Shots	45

13 December 2017 16:30

Japan

5–1 (2–1, 0–0, 3–0)

South Korea

Dumfries Ice Bowl Attendance: 235

Game reference
	Eiki Sato	Goalies	Kim Tae-kyung	Referee: Miha Bajt
	Tokuda (Sawade, Kobayashi) (PP) – 03:54 / Sawade (Kobayashi, Tokuda) (PP) – 16:20 / Kon (Sawade, Kobayashi) (PP) – 48:15 / Aiki (Igari, Kudo) – 49:06 / Aoyama (Kon, Kobayashi) – 52:18	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1	11:01 – Lee Jo. (Lee S.)
	6 min	Penalties	20 min
	48	Shots	14

13 December 2017 20:00

United Kingdom

8–1 (1–0, 1–1, 6–0)

Netherlands

Dumfries Ice Bowl Attendance: 527

Game reference
	Ethan James	Goalies	Sander Kosters	Referee: Adam Kika
	Kirk (Duggan) – 17:50 / Stubley (Gulliver, Buesa) – 26:29 / Gulliver (Kirk) – 43:10 / Kirk (Duggan, Buesa) (PP) – 47:38 / Buesa – 48:36 / Gulliver (Buesa) – 51:45 / Waller (Kirk, Stubley) – 55:43 / Kirk (PP) – 59:57	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 7–1 / 8–1	21:51 – Muller (Uytrecht)
	12 min	Penalties	12 min
	48	Shots	16

14 December 2017 13:00

Estonia

1–4 (0–1, 1–2, 0–1)

Japan

Dumfries Ice Bowl Attendance: 473

Game reference
	Oliver Soovik	Goalies	Ryota Koda	Referee: Joonas Kova
	Kuznetsov (Anufrijev , Aleksandrov) (PP) – 29:50	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4	05:30 – Kobayashi (Kon, Tokuda) (PP) / 31:46 – Aoyama (Miura, Shimizu) (PP) / 32:48 – Aoyama (Kobori) / 57:47 – Aiki (Sawade) (ENG)
	16 min	Penalties	20 min
	24	Shots	34

14 December 2017 16:30

Netherlands

1–7 (0–1, 0–2, 1–4)

Romania

Dumfries Ice Bowl Attendance: 196

Game reference
	Jaimy Missler	Goalies	Örs Adorján	Referee: Miha Bajt
	Smeets (Hessels) – 51:39	0–1 / 0–2 / 0–3 / 0–4 / 1–4 / 1–5 / 1–6 / 1–7	03:45 – Rokaly (PP) / 20:19 – Sándor (Rokaly) / 27:00 – Rokaly (Ferencz-Csibi, Gajdo) / 46:38 – Reszegh (Rokaly, Antal) (PP2) / 52:21 – R. Márton (Timaru) / 56:37 – Reszegh (Haraga) / 57:23 – Rokaly (Reszegh, Sándor) (PP)
	32 min	Penalties	12 min
	16	Shots	49

14 December 2017 20:00

South Korea

5–4 GWS (0–0, 3–3, 1–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 3–1)

United Kingdom

Dumfries Ice Bowl Attendance: 467

Game reference
	Chun Jong-hun	Goalies	Jordan Lawday Ethan James	Referee: Andrej Simankov
	Lee H. (Kim S.) – 21:45 / Park H. (Kim Jung.) – 27:50 / Lee Ju. (PS) – 38:10 / Lee Ju. (Lee Jo.) – 51:26	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 4–3 / 4–4	27:03 – Shudra (Howlett, Kelsall) / 36:38 – Kirk (Duggan, Shudra) / 38:40 – Duggan (PS) / 57:33 – Kirk (Buesa, Shudra) (PP)
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	31	Shots	42

16 December 2017 13:00

Romania

2–5 (1–2, 0–1, 1–2)

South Korea

Dumfries Ice Bowl Attendance: 327

Game reference
	Örs Adorjan	Goalies	Kim Tae-kyung	Referee: Joonas Kova
	Sándor – 10:40 / Reszegh (Sandor) – 58:44	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 2–4 / 2–5	01:28 – Lee Jo. (Lee Ju., Park M.) / 07:32 – Park M. (Chae, Kim Jung.) / 25:46 – Lee Jo. (Park M., Lee Seok-jin) / 45:39 – Lee Ju. (Park M., Kang) (PP) / 59:39 – Lee Ju. (Lee Jo., Park M.) (ENG)
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	35	Shots	33

16 December 2017 16:30

Estonia

5–6 (3–0, 1–4, 1–2)

Netherlands

Dumfries Ice Bowl Attendance: 433

Game reference
	Christopher-Kullervo Jõgi Oliver Soovik	Goalies	Sander Dalton Jaimy Missler	Referee: Adam Kirk
	Koll (Barantsukov) – 04:29 / Nevzorov (Jurgens) – 05:36 / Aleksandrov (Koll, Anufrijev) (PP) – 16:43 / Nestertsuk (Slessarevski, Aleksandrov) – 29:39 / Aleksandrov (Linde) – 57:36	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 4–2 / 4–3 / 4–4 / 4–5 / 4–6 / 5–6	22:00 – J. van Soest (T. van Soest, De Bonth) / 32:48 – J. van Soest (Sikma) / 33:55 – Coehorst (De Ruiter) / 38:40 – Muller / 47:47 – J. van Soest (T. van Soest) (PP) / 51:19 – Sars (J. van Soest)
	18 min	Penalties	18 min
	48	Shots	24

16 December 2017 20:00

United Kingdom

2–5 (0–2, 1–0, 1–3)

Japan

Dumfries Ice Bowl Attendance: 735

Game reference
	Jordan Lawday	Goalies	Eiki Sato	Referee: Miha Bajt
	Kirk (Knaggs, Kelsall) (PP2) – 29:21 / Shudra (Kirk, Knaggs) (EA) – 55:37	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4 / 2–4 / 2–5	04:22 – Kume (Sakuma) / 08:49 – Miura (Tokoro, Kobori) (PP) / 42:33 – Aiki (Kon) / 51:09 – Miura (Shimizu, Tokoro) (PP) / 59:04 – Shinoda (Tokoro, Kobayashi (ENG)
	26 min	Penalties	10 min
	28	Shots	30

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/–	PIM
1	Liam Kirk	United Kingdom	5	7	7	14	+6	6
2	Lee Jong-min	South Korea	5	6	4	10	+6	4
2	Lee Ju-hyung	South Korea	5	6	4	10	+6	4
4	Tohi Kobayashi	Japan	5	4	6	10	+7	2
5	Szilárd Rokaly	Romania	5	5	4	9	+5	4
6	Samuel Duggan	United Kingdom	5	4	5	9	+6	0
6	Zoltán Sándor	Romania	5	4	5	9	+3	4
6	Cole Shudra	United Kingdom	5	4	5	9	+6	22
9	Andre Linde	Estonia	5	2	7	9	–1	2
10	Park Min-gyu	South Korea	5	1	7	8	+7	4

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)

Pos	Player	Country	TOI	GA	Sv%	GAA	SO
1	Ryota Koda	Japan	120:56	2	93.75	0.99	0
2	Eiki Sato	Japan	180:41	5	91.67	1.66	0
3	Kim Tae-kyung	South Korea	185:00	11	90.83	3.57	0
4	Örs Adorján	Romania	286:25	17	90.12	3.56	0
5	Jordan Lawday	United Kingdom	207:57	10	89.90	2.89	0

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

Awards

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.

2018 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II B

Tournament details
Host country	Serbia
Dates	10 – 16 January 2018
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	111 (7.4 per match)
Attendance	3,720 (248 per match)
Scoring leader(s)	Luka Vukičević (12 points)

Participants

Team	Qualification
Croatia	placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated
Spain	placed 2nd in Division II B last year
Serbia	placed 3rd in Division II B last year
Belgium	placed 4th in Division II B last year
Mexico	placed 5th in Division II B last year
Turkey	placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Spain	5	4	1	0	0	26	8	+18	14	Promoted to Division II A
2	Serbia (H)	5	4	0	1	0	22	12	+10	13
3	Croatia	5	3	0	0	2	16	11	+5	9
4	Belgium	5	1	0	0	4	22	28	−6	3
5	Mexico	5	1	0	0	4	12	22	−10	3
6	Turkey	5	1	0	0	4	13	30	−17	3	Relegation to Division III

Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

10 January 2018 13:00

Turkey

3–8 (1–2, 2–2, 0–4)

Belgium

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 50

Game reference
	Tolga Bozacı Onurcan Kaya	Goalies	Anthony Gubbels	Referee: Ramon Sterkens
	Taygar (M. Turan, H. Seçer) – 10:59 / Bingöl (E. Seçer) – 26:42 / K. Salt (Taygar, Kars) (SH) – 33:59	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 3–4 / 3–5 / 3–6 / 3–7 / 3–8	02:34 – Claessens (Cuylaerts) / 08:28 – Dhondt (Cuylaerts, Tambeur) / 25:27 – Dhondt (Tambeur, Auger) / 37:27 – Coolen (Dhondt, Auger) / 50:05 – De Croock (Klijsen) (SH) / 52:52 – De Croock (Delmarche, Cuylaerts) (PP) / 55:07 – Ceuster (Coolen, Cuylaerts) (PP) / 57:58 – Dhondt (Wellens
	12 min	Penalties	14 min
	27	Shots	44

10 January 2018 16:30

Spain

4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0)

Mexico

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 40

Game reference
	Raul Barbo	Goalies	Gerado García del Valle	Referee: Michal Baca
	Gil (Burgos) – 17:58 / Cerda (Mendizabal, Arraras) (PP) – 24:32 / Donath (Rubio, Baldris) (PP) – 46:17 / O'Hare – 58:56	1–0 / 2–0 / 3–0 / 4–0
	14 min	Penalties	16 min
	54	Shots	9

10 January 2018 20:00

Serbia

3–2 (1–1, 0–1, 2–0)

Croatia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 630

Game reference
	Jug Mitić	Goalies	Vito Nikolić	Referee: Paer Daniel Eriksson
	Subotić (Ćurčić) – 02:18 / Ćurčić (Subotić) – 41:09 / Vukičević ( Đumić) – 48:12	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2 / 3–2	17:31 – Kramarić (Fičur, Trstenjak) (PP) / 28:48 – Čanić (Trstenjak) (PP)
	18 min	Penalties	24 min
	28	Shots	15

11 January 2018 13:00

Mexico

4–6 (2–1, 0–2, 2–3)

Turkey

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 40

Game reference
	Gerardo García del Valle	Goalies	Onurcan Kaya	Referee: Michal Baca
	Nájera (Hagerman) – 10:33 / Ariza (Najera, Gil) – 17:06 / Cruz (Pérez) – 43:29 / Ramos (Ortiz) – 47:15	0–1 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 2–3 / 3–3 / 4–3 / 4–4 / 4–5 / 4–6	08:44 – Anlar (Bakal, H. Seçer) (PP) / 26:16 – Kars (SH) / 37:57 – H. Seçer (Kars) / 48:38 – Bakal / 52:09 – K. Salt (Taygar, Kahraman) (PP2) / 52:39 – Bakal (H. Salt, Kars) (PP)
	16 min	Penalties	2 min
	27	Shots	48

11 January 2018 16:30

Croatia

4–2 (2–0, 0–1, 2–1)

Belgium

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 30

Game reference
	Vito Nikolić	Goalies	Anthony Gubbels	Referee: Paer Daniel Eriksson
	Kramarić (Čanić, Paulovic) (PP) – 08:13 / Crnec (Krikšić, Trstenjak) (PP) – 17:06 / Paulovic (Čanić, Fičur) (PP) – 52:19 / Paulovic – 56:20	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2	34:53 – Coolen (Ceuster, Cuylaerts) / 53:10 – Daems (Klijsen, Coolen)
	10 min	Penalties	20 min
	32	Shots	33

11 January 2018 20:00

Spain

3–2 GWS (1–0, 0–0, 1–2) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 2–1)

Serbia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 720

Game reference
	Raul Barbo	Goalies	Jug Mitić	Referee: Alexander Soin
	Sánchez (Cerda, A. Martin) (PP) – 19:01 / A. Garcia (Donath, Cerda) (PP) – 59:01	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 2–2	46:52 – Pejčić (Vukičević) (SH) / 51:20 – Vukičević (Grković, Subotić) (PP)
	37 min	Penalties	34 min
	39	Shots	29

13 January 2018 13:00

Croatia

5–2 (1–1, 2–1, 2–0)

Mexico

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 20

Game reference
	Leon Hergešić-Adamović	Goalies	Gerardo García del Valle	Referee: Alexander Soin
	Fičur – 00:34 / Vuglač (Stančić) – 23:24 / Krikšić (Fičur) (SH) – 32:02 / Šutevski – 52:51 / Fičur (Matić) (ENG) – 59:08	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2	08:35 – Hagerman / 30:01 – Linares (Ramos)
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	41	Shots	23

13 January 2018 16:30

Spain

7–2 (3–1, 2–0, 2–1)

Turkey

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 30

Game reference
	Raul Barbo	Goalies	Onurcan Kaya	Referee: Ramon Sterkens
	Burgos (Mendizabal, Cerda) – 04:08 / O'Hare (Dorath, Baldris) – 12:48 / A. Martin (Sarmiento, Martinez) – 18:27 / Martinez (P. Garcia, Baldris) – 33:39 / Rubio (O'Hare, Donath) – 38:43 / Donath (Rubio) – 52:56 / Cerda (Burgos) (PP) – 58:15	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 5–2 / 6–2 / 7–2	12:31 – Kahraman (Bingöl) / 44:16 – Bakal (Kars, K. Salt) (PP2)
	14 min	Penalties	12 min
	50	Shots	11

13 January 2018 20:00

Serbia

7–5 (4–2, 2–0, 1–3)

Belgium

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 720

Game reference
	Jug Mitić	Goalies	Anthony Gubbels	Referee: Michal Baca
	Ćurčić (Grković) – 02:16 / Đumić (Vukičević, Španjević) – 02:39 / Kastel (PP) – 10:25 / Vojinovic (Dragović, Kastel) (PP) – 18:24 / Đumić (Vukičević) – 24:12 / Vukičević (Đumić) (SH) – 27:27 / Vukičević (Đumić) (ENG) – 58:09	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 3–2 / 4–2 / 5–2 / 6–2 / 6–3 / 6–4 / 7–4 / 7–5	08:12 – Henin (Dhondt) / 11:54 – Auger (Henin) (PP) / 42:08 Dhondt (Tambeur) / 47:30 – Swennen (Dhondt) / 58:19 – De Croock (Auger)
	36 min	Penalties	47 min
	29	Shots	34

15 January 2018 13:00

Belgium

3–9 (1–1, 2–4, 0–4)

Spain

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 40

Game reference
	Anthony Gubbels	Goalies	Raul Barbo	Referee: Paer Daniel Eriksson
	Coolen (De Ceuster) – 06:38 / Compere (Klijsen, Delmarche) (PP) – 24:29 / Swennen (Dhondt, Tambeur) – 28:16	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 3–4 / 3–5 / 3–6 / 3–7 / 3–8 / 3–9	19:31 – Rubio (Baldris, O'Hare) (PP) / 26:25 – Torres (Arraras, Sánchez) / 36:54 – Cerda (Burgos) (PP) / 37:23 – Giménez (Arraras) / 38:06 – Torres (Cerda, Burgos) (PP) / 44:21 – Torres (Cerda) (PP) / 49:29 – Cerda (Mendizabal, Torres) (PP) / 52:38 – Donath / 59:17 – Arraras (SH2)
	68 min	Penalties	10 min
	14	Shots	36

15 January 2018 16:30

Turkey

1–4 (1–0, 0–1, 0–3)

Croatia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 30

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	Onurcan Kaya	Goalies	Vito Nikolić	Referee: Alexander Soin
	Bakal (Kars, E. Seçer) – 18:01	1–0 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3 / 1–4	26:45 – Matić (Krikšić) / 42:38 – Trstenjak (SH) / 47:52 – Paulovic (PP) / 58:02 – Krikšić (Matić, Fičur)
	10 min	Penalties	6 min
	18	Shots	45

15 January 2018 20:00

Mexico

1–3 (0–0, 1–2, 0–1)

Serbia

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 740

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	Santiago Gómez	Goalies	Jug Mitić	Referee: Ramon Sterkens
	Pérez (Cruz, Urbano) – 38:02	0–1 / 0–2 / 1–2 / 1–3	29:09 – Filipović (Đumić) / 36:41 – Vukičević (Subotić, Kastel) (PP) / 54:55 – Grković (Subotić, Đumić) (PP)
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	9	Shots	38

16 January 2018 13:00

Croatia

1–3 (0–1, 1–0, 0–2)

Spain

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 50

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	Vito Nikolić	Goalies	Raul Barbo	Referee: Paer Daniel Eriksson
	Fičur (Trstenjak, Čanić) – 29:56	0–1 / 1–1 / 1–2 / 1–3	08:21 – Arraras (Rubio, Baldris) / 47:03 – Donath (PP) / 59:23 – Donath (A. Garcia) (ENG)
	10 min	Penalties	22 min
	18	Shots	36

16 January 2018 16:30

Belgium

4–5 (3–3, 1–2, 0–0)

Mexico

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 20

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	Morgan Schaller Anthony Gubbels	Goalies	Gerardo García del Valle	Referee: Ramon Sterkens
	De Ceuster (Coolen, Daems) – 08:15 / Versin (De Croock) – 11:35 / Klijsen (De Croock, Versin) (PP) – 16:50 / Versin (De Croock, Klijsen) – 20:37	1–0 / 2–0 / 2–1 / 2–2 / 3–2 / 3–3 / 4–3 / 4–4 / 4–5	12:51 – Pierce (Cruz, Pérez) (PP) / 15:42 – Pérez / 18:34 – Ramos (Gil, Linares) (PP) / 22:46 – Urbano (Pérez) / 32:14 – Pérez (Gil)
	20 min	Penalties	10 min
	33	Shots	25

16 January 2018 20:00

Serbia

7–1 (1–1, 4–0, 2–0)

Turkey

Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade Attendance: 560

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	Jug Mitić	Goalies	Onurcan Kaya	Referee: Michal Baca
	Vukičević (Đumić, Španjević) – 00:38 / Vukičević (Španjević, Đumić) – 24:11 / Grković (Subotić, Kastel) – 24:54 / Vukičević (M. Marković, Đumić) – 26:34 / Đumić (Vukičević, Filipović) – 35:32 / Janković (Kastel) (PP) – 46:55 / Dragović (Zotović) – 58:14	1–0 / 1–1 / 2–1 / 3–1 / 4–1 / 5–1 / 6–1 / 7–1	19:26 – Kahraman (Bingöl)
	24 min	Penalties	20 min
	47	Shots	14

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos	Player	Country	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM
1	Luka Vukićević	Serbia	5	8	4	12	+8	14
2	Mirko Đjumić	Serbia	5	3	8	11	+7	10
3	Joan Cerda	Spain	5	5	5	10	0	6
4	Dorian Donath	Spain	5	5	3	8	+6	6
5	Rino Dhondt	Belgium	5	4	4	8	+7	18
6	Oliver de Croock	Belgium	5	3	4	7	–3	4
6	Bruno Fičur	Croatia	5	3	4	7	0	2
8	Ben Coolen	Belgium	5	3	3	6	0	24
8	Jorge Pérez	Mexico	5	3	3	6	–3	8
10	Yusuf Kars	Turkey	5	1	5	6	–7	8
10	Srdjan Subotić	Serbia	5	1	5	6	+3	8

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos	Player	Country	MINS	GA	Sv%	GAA	SO
1	Vito Nikolić	Croatia	239:20	8	92.98	2.01	0
2	Raul Barbo	Spain	305:00	8	90.12	1.57	1
3	Gerardo García del Valle	Mexico	238:30	18	89.71	4.53	0
4	Jug Mitić	Serbia	305:00	12	89.19	2.36	0
5	Onurcan Kaya	Turkey	260:47	26	85.87	5.98	0

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

• Goaltender: Raul Barbo
• Defenceman: Luka Kramarić
• Forward: Luka Vukičević

External links

• IIHF.com