2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

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.

2018 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries United Kingdom
 Serbia
Dates10 – 16 December 2017
10 – 16 January 2018
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2017
2019

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
Dates10 – 16 December 2017
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored117 (7.8 per match)
Attendance5,928 (395 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Liam Kirk
(14 points)

Participants

Team Qualification
 Great Britain 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[lower-alpha 1]
3  Great Britain (H) 5 3 0 1 1 23 15 +8 10[lower-alpha 1]
4  Estonia 5 1 0 1 3 20 25 5 4[lower-alpha 2]
5  Romania 5 1 0 1 3 17 20 3 4[lower-alpha 2]
6  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:
  1. South Korea defeated Great Britain 5–4
  2. Estonia defeated Romania 8–4

Results

All times are local (UTC).

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

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1Liam Kirk Great Britain57714+66
2Lee Jong-min South Korea56410+64
2Lee Ju-hyung South Korea56410+64
4Tohi Kobayashi Japan54610+72
5Szilárd Rokaly Romania5549+54
6Samuel Duggan Great Britain5459+60
6Zoltán Sándor Romania5459+34
6Cole Shudra Great Britain5459+622
9Andre Linde Estonia5279–12
10Park Min-gyu South Korea5178+74

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
1Ryota Koda Japan120:56293.750.990
2Eiki Sato Japan180:41591.671.660
3Kim Tae-kyung South Korea185:001190.833.570
4Örs Adorján Romania286:251790.123.560
5Jordan Lawday Great Britain207:571089.902.890

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

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
Dates10 – 16 January 2018
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored111 (7.4 per match)
Attendance3,720 (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[lower-alpha 1]
5  Mexico 5 1 0 0 4 12 22 10 3[lower-alpha 1]
6  Turkey 5 1 0 0 4 13 30 17 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.
Notes:
  1. Belgium 3 Pts, +4 GD; Mexico 3 Pts, –1 GD; Turkey 3 Pts, –3 GD

Results

All times are local (UTC+1).

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

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/- PIM
1Luka Vukićević Serbia58412+814
2Mirko Đjumić Serbia53811+710
3Joan Cerda Spain5551006
4Dorian Donath Spain5538+66
5Rino Dhondt Belgium5448+718
6Oliver de Croock Belgium5347–34
6Bruno Fičur Croatia534702
8Ben Coolen Belgium5336024
8Jorge Pérez Mexico5336–38
10Yusuf Kars Turkey5156–78
10Srdjan Subotić Serbia5156+38

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
1Vito Nikolić Croatia239:20892.982.010
2Raul Barbo Spain305:00890.121.571
3Gerardo García del Valle Mexico238:301889.714.530
4Jug Mitić Serbia305:001289.192.360
5Onurcan Kaya Turkey260:472685.875.980

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

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