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2018 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II
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2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II
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Tournament details
Host countries Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
Flag of Serbia Serbia
Dates 10 – 16 December 2017
10 – 16 January 2018
Teams 12
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
2017
2019

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 Flag of United Kingdom 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) Flag of United Kingdom Liam Kirk
(14 points)

Participants[]

Team Qualification
Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated
Flag of Japan Japan placed 2nd in Division II A last year
Flag of Romania Romania placed 3rd in Division II A last year
Flag of Estonia Estonia placed 4th in Division II A last year
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands placed 5th in Division II A last year
Flag of Korea 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 Flag of Japan Japan 5 4 1 0 0 23 7 +16 14 Promoted to Division I B
2 Flag of Korea South Korea 5 2 2 0 1 21 19 +2 10[lower-alpha 1]
3 Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom (H) 5 3 0 1 1 23 15 +8 10[lower-alpha 1]
4 Flag of Estonia Estonia 5 1 0 1 3 20 25 −5 4[lower-alpha 2]
5 Flag of Romania Romania 5 1 0 1 3 17 20 −3 4[lower-alpha 2]
6 Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 5 1 0 0 4 13 31 −18 3 Relegation to Division II B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.
Notes:

Results[]

All times are local (UTC).

10 December 2017
13:00
Japan Flag of Japan 6–1
(3–1, 2–0, 1–0)
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Dumfries Ice Bowl
Attendance: 167
10 December 2017
16:30
South Korea Flag of Korea 5–4 GWS
(0–1, 2–0, 2–3)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 3–1)
Flag of Estonia Estonia Dumfries Ice Bowl
Attendance: 236
10 December 2017
20:00
United Kingdom Flag of Great Britain 3–2
(0–0, 1–1, 2–1)
Flag of Romania Romania Dumfries Ice Bowl
Attendance: 418
11 December 2017
13:00
Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands 4–5
(1–2, 3–2, 0–1)
Flag of Korea South Korea Dumfries Ice Bowl
Attendance: 427
11 December 2017
16:30
Japan Flag of Japan 3–2 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 0–0)
(OT: 1–0)
Flag of Romania Romania Dumfries Ice Bowl
Attendance: 253
11 December 2017
20:00
United Kingdom Flag of Great Britain 6–2
(0–1, 3–0, 3–1)
Flag of Estonia Estonia Dumfries Ice Bowl
Attendance: 487
13 December 2017
13:00
Romania Flag of Romania 4–8
(2–1, 0–4, 2–3)
Flag of Estonia Estonia Dumfries Ice Bowl
Attendance: 547
13 December 2017
16:30
Japan Flag of Japan 5–1
(2–1, 0–0, 3–0)
Flag of Korea South Korea Dumfries Ice Bowl
Attendance: 235
13 December 2017
20:00
United Kingdom Flag of Great Britain 8–1
(1–0, 1–1, 6–0)
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Dumfries Ice Bowl
Attendance: 527
14 December 2017
13:00
Estonia Flag of Estonia 1–4
(0–1, 1–2, 0–1)
Flag of Japan Japan Dumfries Ice Bowl
Attendance: 473
14 December 2017
16:30
Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands 1–7
(0–1, 0–2, 1–4)
Flag of Romania Romania Dumfries Ice Bowl
Attendance: 196
14 December 2017
20:00
South Korea Flag of Korea 5–4 GWS
(0–0, 3–3, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 3–1)
Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom Dumfries Ice Bowl
Attendance: 467
16 December 2017
13:00
Romania Flag of Romania 2–5
(1–2, 0–1, 1–2)
Flag of Korea South Korea Dumfries Ice Bowl
Attendance: 327
16 December 2017
16:30
Estonia Flag of Estonia 5–6
(3–0, 1–4, 1–2)
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands Dumfries Ice Bowl
Attendance: 433
16 December 2017
20:00
United Kingdom Flag of Great Britain 2–5
(0–2, 1–0, 1–3)
Flag of Japan Japan Dumfries Ice Bowl
Attendance: 735

Statistics[]

Top 10 scorers[]

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1 Liam Kirk Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom 5 7 7 14 +6 6
2 Lee Jong-min Flag of Korea South Korea 5 6 4 10 +6 4
2 Lee Ju-hyung Flag of Korea South Korea 5 6 4 10 +6 4
4 Tohi Kobayashi Flag of Japan Japan 5 4 6 10 +7 2
5 Szilárd Rokaly Flag of Romania Romania 5 5 4 9 +5 4
6 Samuel Duggan Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom 5 4 5 9 +6 0
6 Zoltán Sándor Flag of Romania Romania 5 4 5 9 +3 4
6 Cole Shudra Flag of Great Britain United Kingdom 5 4 5 9 +6 22
9 Andre Linde Flag of Estonia Estonia 5 2 7 9 –1 2
10 Park Min-gyu Flag of Korea 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 Flag of Japan Japan 120:56 2 93.75 0.99 0
2 Eiki Sato Flag of Japan Japan 180:41 5 91.67 1.66 0
3 Kim Tae-kyung Flag of Korea South Korea 185:00 11 90.83 3.57 0
4 Örs Adorján Flag of Romania Romania 286:25 17 90.12 3.56 0
5 Jordan Lawday Flag of Great Britain 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: Flag of South Korea Kim Tae-kyung
  • Defenceman: Flag of Japan Daiki Aoyama
  • Forward: Flag of United Kingdom 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 Flag of Serbia 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) Flag of Serbia Luka Vukičević
(12 points)

Participants[]

Team Qualification
Flag of Croatia Croatia placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated
Flag of Spain Spain placed 2nd in Division II B last year
Flag of Serbia Serbia placed 3rd in Division II B last year
Flag of Belgium Belgium placed 4th in Division II B last year
Flag of Mexico Mexico placed 5th in Division II B last year
Flag of Turkey 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 Flag of Spain Spain 5 4 1 0 0 26 8 +18 14 Promoted to Division II A
2 Flag of Serbia Serbia (H) 5 4 0 1 0 22 12 +10 13
3 Flag of Croatia Croatia 5 3 0 0 2 16 11 +5 9
4 Flag of Belgium Belgium 5 1 0 0 4 22 28 −6 3[lower-alpha 3]
5 Flag of Mexico Mexico 5 1 0 0 4 12 22 −10 3[lower-alpha 3]
6 Flag of Turkey Turkey 5 1 0 0 4 13 30 −17 3[lower-alpha 3] Relegation to Division III
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host.
Notes:

Results[]

All times are local (UTC+1).

10 January 2018
13:00
Turkey Flag of Turkey 3–8
(1–2, 2–2, 0–4)
Flag of Belgium Belgium Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 50
10 January 2018
16:30
Spain Flag of Spain 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)
Flag of Mexico Mexico Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 40
10 January 2018
20:00
Serbia Flag of Serbia 3–2
(1–1, 0–1, 2–0)
Flag of Croatia Croatia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 630
11 January 2018
13:00
Mexico Flag of Mexico 4–6
(2–1, 0–2, 2–3)
Flag of Turkey Turkey Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 40
11 January 2018
16:30
Croatia Flag of Croatia 4–2
(2–0, 0–1, 2–1)
Flag of Belgium Belgium Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 30
11 January 2018
20:00
Spain Flag of Spain 3–2 GWS
(1–0, 0–0, 1–2)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 2–1)
Flag of Serbia Serbia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 720
13 January 2018
13:00
Croatia Flag of Croatia 5–2
(1–1, 2–1, 2–0)
Flag of Mexico Mexico Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 20
13 January 2018
16:30
Spain Flag of Spain 7–2
(3–1, 2–0, 2–1)
Flag of Turkey Turkey Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 30
13 January 2018
20:00
Serbia Flag of Serbia 7–5
(4–2, 2–0, 1–3)
Flag of Belgium Belgium Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 720
15 January 2018
13:00
Belgium Flag of Belgium 3–9
(1–1, 2–4, 0–4)
Flag of Spain Spain Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 40
15 January 2018
16:30
Turkey Flag of Turkey 1–4
(1–0, 0–1, 0–3)
Flag of Croatia Croatia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 30
15 January 2018
20:00
Mexico Flag of Mexico 1–3
(0–0, 1–2, 0–1)
Flag of Serbia Serbia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 740
16 January 2018
13:00
Croatia Flag of Croatia 1–3
(0–1, 1–0, 0–2)
Flag of Spain Spain Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 50
16 January 2018
16:30
Belgium Flag of Belgium 4–5
(3–3, 1–2, 0–0)
Flag of Mexico Mexico Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 20
16 January 2018
20:00
Serbia Flag of Serbia 7–1
(1–1, 4–0, 2–0)
Flag of Turkey Turkey Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 560

Statistics[]

Top 10 scorers[]

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/- PIM
1 Luka Vukićević Flag of Serbia Serbia 5 8 4 12 +8 14
2 Mirko Đjumić Flag of Serbia Serbia 5 3 8 11 +7 10
3 Joan Cerda Flag of Spain Spain 5 5 5 10 0 6
4 Dorian Donath Flag of Spain Spain 5 5 3 8 +6 6
5 Rino Dhondt Flag of Belgium Belgium 5 4 4 8 +7 18
6 Oliver de Croock Flag of Belgium Belgium 5 3 4 7 –3 4
6 Bruno Fičur Flag of Croatia Croatia 5 3 4 7 0 2
8 Ben Coolen Flag of Belgium Belgium 5 3 3 6 0 24
8 Jorge Pérez Flag of Mexico Mexico 5 3 3 6 –3 8
10 Yusuf Kars Flag of Turkey Turkey 5 1 5 6 –7 8
10 Srdjan Subotić Flag of Serbia 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 Flag of Croatia Croatia 239:20 8 92.98 2.01 0
2 Raul Barbo Flag of Spain Spain 305:00 8 90.12 1.57 1
3 Gerardo García del Valle Flag of Mexico Mexico 238:30 18 89.71 4.53 0
4 Jug Mitić Flag of Serbia Serbia 305:00 12 89.19 2.36 0
5 Onurcan Kaya Flag of Turkey Turkey 260:47 26 85.87 5.98 0

Awards[]

Best Players Selected by the Directorate[]

  • Goaltender: Flag of Spain Raul Barbo
  • Defenceman: Flag of Croatia Luka Kramarić
  • Forward: Flag of Serbia Luka Vukičević

External links[]

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