2006 IIHF World Championship Division II

The 2006 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The tournament was contested from March 27 to April 9, 2006. Participants in this tournament were separated into two separate tournament groups. The Group A tournament was contested in Sofia, Bulgaria. Group B's games were played in Auckland, New Zealand. Romania and China finished atop of Group A and Group B respectively, gaining promotion to Division I for 2007. While South Africa finished last in Group A and hosts New Zealand last in Group B and were relegated to Division III for 2007.

2006 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Bulgaria
 New Zealand
DatesMarch 27 – April 9
Teams12 (two groups of 6)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2005
2007

Participants

Group A

Team Qualification
 Romania Placed 6th in Division I-Group B and were relegated in 2005.[1]
 Serbia and Montenegro Placed 2nd in Division II-Group B in 2005.[2]
 Belgium Placed 4th in Division II-Group B in 2005.[2]
 Bulgaria Host, placed 4th in Division II-Group A in 2005.[3]
 Spain Placed 5th in Division II-Group B in 2005.[2]
 South Africa Placed 2nd in Division III and were promoted in 2005.[4]

Group B

Team Qualification
 China Placed 6th in Division I-Group A and were relegated in 2005.[5]
 Australia Placed 2nd in Division II-Group A in 2005.[3]
 South Korea Placed 3rd in Division II-Group A in 2005.[3]
 North Korea Placed 3rd in Division II-Group B in 2005.[2]
 New Zealand Host, Placed 5th in Division II-Group A in 2005.[3]
 Mexico Placed 1st in Division III and were promoted in 2005.[4]

Group A tournament

Fixtures

All times local.

March 27, 2006
12:00
 Romania4–2
(2–0, 2–0, 0–2)
 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 60
March 27, 2006
15:30
 Serbia and Montenegro4–1
(1–1, 2–0, 1–0)
 SpainWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 93
March 27, 2006
19:00
 Bulgaria14–1
(5–0, 3–1, 6–0)
 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 873
March 28, 2006
12:00
 Belgium2–2
(0–0, 1–0, 1–2)
 Serbia and MontenegroWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 87
March 28, 2006
15:30
 South Africa3–19
(0–5, 0–6, 3–8)
 RomaniaWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 79
March 28, 2006
19:00
 Spain1–3
(0–2, 1–1, 0–0)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 1249
March 30, 2006
12:00
 Romania16–3
(6–0, 5–0, 5–3)
 SpainWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 54
March 30, 2006
15:30
 South Africa0–7
(0–3, 0–1, 0–3)
 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 48
March 30, 2006
19:00
 Serbia and Montenegro2–4
(0–1, 1–2, 1–1)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 589
April 1, 2006
12:00
 Serbia and Montenegro14–5
(3–1, 8–1, 3–3)
 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 62
April 1, 2006
15:30
 Belgium4–0
(2–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 SpainWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 137
April 1, 2006
19:00
 Bulgaria0–9
(0–1, 0–1, 0–7)
 RomaniaWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 1843
April 2, 2006
12:00
 Spain5–3
(2–1, 2–0, 1–2)
 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 43
April 2, 2006
15:30
 Romania11–1
(3–1, 3–0, 5–0)
 Serbia and MontenegroWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 213
April 2, 2006
19:00
 Bulgaria4–4
(2–2, 1–1, 1–1)
 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace
Attendance: 797

Ranking and statistics

Promoted to Division I for 2007[6]
Relegated to Division III for 2007[6]
Team GP W T L GF GA GDF PTS
 Romania 55005995010
 Bulgaria 5311251787
 Belgium 5221191096
 Serbia and Montenegro 5212232305
 Spain 51041030−202
 South Africa 50051259−470

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Catalin Geru513821+194F
Nutu Andrei551318+200F
Ioan Timaru57613+112F
Levente Elekes57613+84F
Laszlo Vargyas54812+170D
Ivan Prokić54711+522F
Attila Goga53710+128D
Viorel Nicolescu52810+80F
Ervin Moldovan5639+90F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player TOI SA GA GAA Sv% SO
Konstantin Mihaylov280:00151102.1493.380
Bjorn Stejlen299:16104102.0090.382
Viorel Radu140:002831.2989.292
Adrian Catrinoi160:004762.2587.230
Jose Luis Alonso250.4292174.0781.520

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

Group B tournament

Fixtures

All times local.

April 3, 2006
12:00
 North Korea1–5
(0–3, 0–1, 1–1)
 AustraliaBotany
Attendance: 150
April 3, 2006
15:30
 Mexico1–4
(0–2, 1–2, 0–0)
 ChinaBotany
Attendance: 120
April 3, 2006
19:00
 New Zealand1–8
(0–5, 1–1, 0–2)
 South KoreaBotany
Attendance: 570
April 4, 2006
12:00
 China14–2
(6–0, 4–1, 4–1)
 North KoreaBotany
Attendance: 85
April 4, 2006
15:30
 South Korea15–2
(5–0, 7–2, 3–0)
 MexicoBotany
Attendance: 110
April 4, 2006
19:00
 Australia6–2
(1–0, 2–0, 3–2)
 New ZealandBotany
Attendance: 1200
April 6, 2006
12:00
 Australia2–4
(0–3, 1–0, 1–1)
 South KoreaBotany
Attendance: 108
April 6, 2006
15:30
 Mexico0–3
(0–2, 0–0, 0–1)
 North KoreaBotany
Attendance: 100
April 6, 2006
19:00
 China5–0
(1–0, 2–0, 2–0)
 New ZealandBotany
Attendance: 550
April 7, 2006
12:00
 Australia9–2
(2–0, 4–0, 3–2)
 MexicoBotany
Attendance: 120
April 7, 2006
15:30
 South Korea3–6
(1–0, 1–4, 1–2)
 ChinaBotany
Attendance: 250
April 7, 2006
19:00
 North Korea3–0
(0–0, 1–0, 2–0)
 New ZealandBotany
Attendance: 800
April 9, 2006
12:00
 South Korea5–1
(2–1, 2–0, 1–0)
 North KoreaBotany
Attendance: 600
April 9, 2006
15:30
 China5–5
(2–2, 1–1, 2–2)
 AustraliaBotany
Attendance: 550
April 9, 2006
19:00
 New Zealand3–4
(0–2, 1–2, 2–0)
 MexicoBotany
Attendance: 1200

Ranking and statistics

Promoted to Division I for 2007[7]
Relegated to Division III for 2007[7]
Team GP W T L GF GA GDF PTS
 China 54103411239
 South Korea 54013512238
 Australia 53112714137
 North Korea 52031024−144
 Mexico 5104934−252
 New Zealand 5005626−200

GP = Games played; W = Wins; T = Ties;L = Losses; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GDF = Goal difference; PTS = Points

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals. If the list exceeds 10 skaters because of a tie in points, all of the tied skaters are left out.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Kim Ki-sung510818+164F
Kim Kyu-hun55510+46F
Kim Kyung-tae5369+122F
Du Chao5628+512F
Chen Lei5268+714F
Wang Zhiqiang5617+34F
Lee Yong-jun5347+76D
Yin Kai5336+86D
Joseph Hughes5505+30F
Chris Sekura5505+22F

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF.com

Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played 40% of their team's minutes are included in this list.

Player TOI SA GA GAA Sv% SO
Yu Yang240:0012392.2592.681
Son Ho-seung220:007661.6492.110
Mike Parsons220:00208184.9191.350
Matthew Ezzy179:319693.0190.620
Stuart Denman120:003542.0088.570

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

References

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