2018 IIHF World Championship Division II

The 2018 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Tilburg, Netherlands from 23 to 29 April 2018 and Group B in Granada, Spain from 14 to 20 April 2018.[1]

2018 IIHF World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Netherlands
 Spain
Dates23–29 April (Group A)
14–20 April (Group B)
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2017
2019

The Netherlands were promoted to Division I B and Iceland was relegated to Group B.[2] Spain claimed the top position in the Group B tournament and returned to Group A after one year, while Luxembourg took the reverse route after being relegated to Division III.[3]

Group A tournament

2018 IIHF World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Netherlands
Dates23–29 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored105 (7 per match)
Attendance11,758 (784 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Ivy van den Heuvel
(11 points)
WebsiteIIHF.com

Participants

Team Qualification
 Netherlands Host, placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated.
 Australia Placed 2nd in Division II A last year.
 Serbia Placed 3rd in Division II A last year.
 Belgium Placed 4th in Division II A last year.
 Iceland Placed 5th in Division II A last year.
 China Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted.

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Netherlands (H, P) 5 5 0 0 0 42 5 +37 15 Promoted to Division I B
2  Australia 5 3 1 0 1 19 14 +5 11
3  Serbia 5 3 0 1 1 16 14 +2 10
4  China 5 2 0 0 3 10 16 6 6
5  Belgium 5 1 0 0 4 11 28 17 3
6  Iceland (R) 5 0 0 0 5 7 28 21 0 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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

23 April 2018
13:00
Australia 3–0
(1–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 IcelandIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 250
23 April 2018
16:30
Serbia 4–1
(1–0, 2–1, 1–0)
 BelgiumIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 215
23 April 2018
20:00
Netherlands 7–0
(3–0, 1–0, 3–0)
 ChinaIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 1,452
24 April 2018
13:00
Australia 6–0
(1–0, 2–0, 3–0)
 BelgiumIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 245
24 April 2018
16:30
China 1–3
(0–1, 0–2, 1–0)
 SerbiaIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 257
24 April 2018
20:00
Iceland 1–11
(0–3, 0–3, 1–5)
 NetherlandsIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 1,347
26 April 2018
13:00
China 1–3
(1–0, 0–0, 0–3)
 AustraliaIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 411
26 April 2018
16:30
Belgium 6–3
(1–0, 2–0, 3–3)
 IcelandIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 243
26 April 2018
20:00
Netherlands 5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 SerbiaIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 1,500
28 April 2018
13:00
China 3–1
(0–0, 0–1, 3–0)
 IcelandIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 321
28 April 2018
16:30
Belgium 2–10
(0–4, 1–4, 1–2)
 NetherlandsIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 2,400
28 April 2018
20:00
Serbia 4–5 GWS
(2–1, 0–1, 2–2)
(OT 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 AustraliaIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 521
29 April 2018
13:00
Belgium 2–5
(0–0, 0–3, 2–2)
 ChinaIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 250
29 April 2018
16:30
Netherlands 9–2
(4–0, 3–1, 2–1)
 AustraliaIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 2,035
29 April 2018
20:00
Iceland 2–5
(1–1, 0–2, 1–2)
 SerbiaIJssportcentrum, Tilburg
Attendance: 311

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Anthony Kimlin
    • Best Defenseman: Giovanni Vogelaar
    • Best Forward: Ivy van den Heuvel

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Ivy van den Heuvel53811+112F
Giovanni Vogelaar58210+140D
Jordy van Oorschot53710+62D
Mickey Bastings5369+100F
Danny Stempher5369+72F
Kevin Bruijsten5358+72F
Raphael Joly5358+112F
Matthew Armstrong5268+36F
Reno de Hondt5257+86F
Petar Novaković5426+14F

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 at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Ian Meierdres230:2720.523994.872
Anthony Kimlin305:00142.7517391.912
Sun Zehao296:57153.0317291.280
Arsenije Ranković303:06142.7715190.730
Dennis Hedström275:56194.1320190.550

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

2018 IIHF World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Spain
Dates14–20 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored133 (8.87 per match)
Attendance2,565 (171 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Oriol Boronat
(12 points)
WebsiteIIHF.com

Participants

Team Qualification
 Spain Host, placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated.
 New Zealand Placed 2nd in Division II B last year.
 Israel Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
 North Korea Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
 Mexico Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
 Luxembourg Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted.

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[5]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Spain (H, P) 5 5 0 0 0 49 6 +43 15 Promoted to Division II A
2  New Zealand 5 4 0 0 1 33 14 +19 12
3  Israel 5 3 0 0 2 24 14 +10 9
4  North Korea 5 1 0 0 4 12 40 28 3[lower-alpha 1]
5  Mexico 5 1 0 0 4 9 30 21 3[lower-alpha 1]
6  Luxembourg (R) 5 1 0 0 4 6 29 23 3[lower-alpha 1] 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; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. North Korea 3 Pts, +2 GD; Mexico 3 Pts, −1 GD, Luxembourg 3 Pts, −1 GD. Mexico 3–1 Luxembourg

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

14 April 2018
13:00
New Zealand 5–1
(1–0, 4–0, 0–1)
 MexicoIgloo Arena, Granada
Attendance: 55
14 April 2018
16:30
Luxembourg 1–8
(1–4, 0–2, 0–2)
 IsraelIgloo Arena, Granada
Attendance: 61
14 April 2018
20:15
Spain 15–1
(4–0, 8–1, 3–0)
 North KoreaIgloo Arena, Granada
Attendance: 333
15 April 2018
13:00
New Zealand 5–2
(1–0, 0–1, 4–1)
 IsraelIgloo Arena, Granada
Attendance: 67
15 April 2018
16:30
North Korea 5–2
(3–2, 2–0, 0–0)
 MexicoIgloo Arena, Granada
Attendance: 68
15 April 2018
20:00
Luxembourg 1–10
(0–0, 1–3, 0–7)
 SpainIgloo Arena, Granada
Attendance: 234
17 April 2018
13:00
Israel 9–1
(3–1, 4–0, 2–0)
 North KoreaIgloo Arena, Granada
Attendance: 36
17 April 2018
16:30
New Zealand 7–1
(1–0, 2–1, 4–0)
 LuxembourgIgloo Arena, Granada
Attendance: 68
17 April 2018
20:00
Spain 14–0
(4–0, 5–0, 5–0)
 MexicoIgloo Arena, Granada
Attendance: 157
19 April 2018
13:00
Mexico 3–1
(1–0, 1–1, 1–0)
 LuxembourgIgloo Arena, Granada
Attendance: 300
19 April 2018
16:30
North Korea 4–12
(1–4, 3–4, 0–4)
 New ZealandIgloo Arena, Granada
Attendance: 84
19 April 2018
20:00
Israel 0–4
(0–0, 0–2, 0–2)
 SpainIgloo Arena, Granada
Attendance: 390
20 April 2018
13:00
Luxembourg 2–1
(0–1, 1–0, 1–0)
 North KoreaIgloo Arena, Granada
Attendance: 77
20 April 2018
16:30
Mexico 3–5
(0–2, 2–2, 1–1)
 IsraelIgloo Arena, Granada
Attendance: 94
20 April 2018
20:00
Spain 6–4
(1–0, 4–3, 1–1)
 New ZealandIgloo Arena, Granada
Attendance: 541

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Ander Alcaine
    • Best Defenseman: Stefan Helmersson
    • Best Forward: Patricio Fuentes

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Oriol Boronat55712+90F
Patricio Fuentes55611+10F
Pablo Muñoz57310+92F
Jordan Challis5371000F
Adrian Ubieto52810+124D
Matthew Schneider5459+54F
Alejandro Carbonell5369+100F
Aleksandr Polozov5369+40F
Daniel Mazour5358+26F
Pablo Puyuelo5268+84F

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 at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.

Player TOI GA GAA SA Sv% SO
Nir Tichon187:0292.8911091.820
Daniel Lee199:36103.0110590.480
Ander Alcaine242:1661.495889.661
Andrés de la Garma178:27113.709388.170
Gilles Mangen179:50165.3413488.060

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

  1. "27 tournaments assigned". iihf.com. 19 May 2017.
  2. "Dutch Dominance". iihf.com. 30 April 2018.
  3. "Fourth gold for Spain". iihf.com. 21 April 2018.
  4. Group A Assignments
  5. Group B Assignments
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