2012 IIHF World Championship Division II

The 2012 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Reykjavík, Iceland from April 12–18, 2012 and Group B was contested in Sofia, Bulgaria from April 2–8, 2012.[1]

2012 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Iceland
 Bulgaria
Dates12 – 18 April
2 – 8 April
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2011
2013

Participants

Group A

Team Qualification
 Croatia Placed 2nd in Division II Group B last year.
 Estonia Placed 6th Division I Group B and was relegated in 2011.
 Iceland Host, placed 3rd in Division II Group B last year.
 New Zealand Placed 2nd in Division II Group A last year.
 Serbia Placed 3rd in Division II Group A last year.
 Spain Placed 5th Division I Group A and was relegated in 2011.

Group B

Team Qualification
 Belgium Placed 4th in Division II Group A last year.
 Bulgaria Host, placed 5th in Division II Group B last year.
 China Placed 4th in Division II Group B last year.
 Israel Placed 1st in Division III last year and was promoted.
 Mexico Placed 5th in Division II Group A last year.
 South Africa Placed 2nd in Division III last year and was promoted.

Group A Tournament

Standings

Promoted to Division I B for 2013
Relegated to Division II B for 2013
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GDF PTS
 Estonia550003911+2815
 Spain54001219+1212
 Croatia530022713+149
 Iceland520031219−76
 Serbia510042720+73
 New Zealand50005559−540

All times are local (UTC±0).

12 April 2012
13:00
Croatia 2–3
(0–0, 1–1, 1–2)
 SpainLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 184
12 April 2012
16:30
Estonia 5–2
(1–2, 3–0, 1–0)
 SerbiaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 208
12 April 2012
20:00
Iceland 4–0
(1–0, 1–0, 2–0)
 New ZealandLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 522
13 April 2012
13:00
Estonia 3–2
(2–0, 0–1, 1–1)
 CroatiaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 112
13 April 2012
16:30
Spain 7–0
(1–0, 4–0, 2–0)
 New ZealandLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 157
13 April 2012
20:00
Serbia 3–5
(2–2, 0–3, 1–0)
 IcelandLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 850
15 April 2012
13:00
Spain 4–2
(1–2, 1–0, 2–0)
 SerbiaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 150
15 April 2012
16:30
Croatia 12–3
(3–0, 4–1, 5–2)
 New ZealandLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 124
15 April 2012
20:00
Estonia 7–2
(2–1, 3–0, 2–1)
 IcelandLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 1160
17 April 2012
13:00
New Zealand 2–19
(0–8, 2–6, 0–5)
 EstoniaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 95
17 April 2012
16:30
Serbia 3–6
(1–2, 0–2, 2–2)
 CroatiaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 134
17 April 2012
20:00
Iceland 0–4
(0–2, 0–1, 0–1)
 SpainLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 650
18 April 2012
13:00
New Zealand 0–17
(0–7, 0–6, 0–4)
 SerbiaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 234
18 April 2012
16:30
Spain 3–5
(1–2, 2–2, 0–1)
 EstoniaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 278
18 April 2012
20:00
Croatia 5–1
(1–0, 1–0, 3–1)
 IcelandLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 850

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Joel Prpic Croatia531013+62
2Andrew Sertich Croatia57512+80
3Aleksandr Petrov Estonia55712+80
4Maksim Ivanov Estonia5459+612
5Aleksei Sibirtsev Estonia5538+60
6Pablo Muñoz Spain5358+56
6Robert Rooba Estonia5358+56
8Dmitri Rodin Estonia5268+510
9Marko Kovacevic Serbia5347+22
9Igor Lazic Croatia5347+42
9Kenny MacAulay Croatia5347+20

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Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
1Ander Alcaine Spain290:17995.161.861
2Villem-Henrik Koitmaa Estonia235:56992.562.290
3Mate Tomljenovic Croatia279:041191.542.370
4Dennis Henstrom Iceland299:501890.223.601
5Milan Lukovic Serbia289:392087.344.140

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Tournament awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:

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Group B Tournament

Standings

Promoted to Division II A for 2013
Relegated to Division III for 2013
Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA GDF PTS
 Belgium550004911+3815
 China530022821+79
 Bulgaria521022128−78
 Mexico520121724−77
 Israel511121922−36
 South Africa50005432−280

All times are local (UTC+3).

2 April 2012
12:00
Mexico 2–9
(0–5, 1–1, 1–3)
 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 65
2 April 2012
15:30
China 9–5
(3–2, 2–1, 4–2)
 IsraelWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 152
2 April 2012
19:00
South Africa 1–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,235
3 April 2012
12:00
China 5–1
(3–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 MexicoWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 35
3 April 2012
15:30
Israel 6–2
(3–0, 2–0, 1–2)
 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 47
3 April 2012
19:00
Belgium 14–3
(2–0, 6–0, 6–3)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,380
5 April 2012
12:00
Belgium 4–1
(1–1, 2–0, 1–0)
 IsraelWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 38
5 April 2012
15:30
China 6–1
(2–0, 4–0, 0–1)
 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 62
5 April 2012
19:00
Mexico 8–5
(5–0, 1–4, 2–1)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,358
6 April 2012
12:00
South Africa 0–14
(0–2, 0–6, 0–6)
 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 65
6 April 2012
15:30
Israel 5–4 OT
(1–2, 2–1, 1–1)
(OT: 1–0)
 MexicoWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 235
6 April 2012
19:00
Bulgaria 6–3
(0–1, 3–2, 3–0)
 ChinaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,572
8 April 2012
12:00
Mexico 2–0
(0–0, 2–0, 0–0)
 South AfricaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 103
8 April 2012
15:30
Bulgaria 3–2 GWS
(1–1, 1–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 IsraelWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 1,526
8 April 2012
19:00
Belgium 8–5
(5–2, 2–0. 1–3)
 ChinaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
Attendance: 537

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/− PIM
1Olivier Roland Belgium5101222+224
2Mitch Morgan Belgium561521+202
3Vincent Morgan Belgium510818+210
4Eliezer Sherbatov Israel59514+60
5Stanislav Muhachev Bulgaria541014−10
6Daniel Mazour Israel56410+414
7Alexei Yotov Bulgaria55510−12
8Zhang Weiyang China5549+44
9Sergei Frenkel Israel5189+58
10Kristof van Looy Belgium5358+94

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Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
1Bjorn Steijen Belgium260:00893.551.850
2Nikola Nikolov Bulgaria167:19891.302.870
3Andreas de la Garma Mexico149:481090.204.010
4Jevgeni Gusin Israel257:061588.103.500
5Jack Nebe South Africa180:171587.604.990

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Tournament awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goaltender: Bjorn Steijlen
    • Best Defenceman: Niki de Herdt
    • Best Forward: Stanislav Muhachev

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References

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