2019 IIHF World Championship Division II

The 2019 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.

2019 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Serbia
 Mexico
Dates9–15 April
21–27 April
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
2018
2020 (cancelled)

The Group A tournament was held in Belgrade, Serbia, from 9 to 15 April, and the Group B tournament in México City, Mexico, from 21 to 27 April 2019.[1]

Serbia and Israel won the Group A and B tournaments, and were promoted, while Belgium and North Korea finished last and were relegated.[2] Israel's Eliezer Sherbatov was the scoring leader, with 15 points.

Group A tournament

2019 IIHF World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Serbia
Dates9–15 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored92 (6.13 per match)
Attendance4,536 (302 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Bryan Kolodziejczyk
(9 points)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants

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

Match officials

4 referees and 7 linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]

RefereesLinesmen
  • Christoph Sternat
  • Miroslav Iarets
  • Jevgēņijs Griškevičs
  • Ramon Sterkens

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Serbia (H, P) 5 3 1 0 1 20 14 +6 11[lower-alpha 1] Promotion to 2020 Division I B
2  Croatia 5 3 1 0 1 19 9 +10 11[lower-alpha 1]
3  Australia 5 3 0 1 1 14 10 +4 10
4  Spain 5 2 0 2 1 14 16 2 8
5  China 5 1 0 0 4 14 21 7 3
6  Belgium (R) 5 0 1 0 4 11 22 11 2 Relegation to 2020 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.
Notes:
  1. Serbia 3–1 Croatia

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

9 April 2019
13:00
Spain 5–3
(2–1, 1–1, 2–1)
 ChinaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 68
9 April 2019
16:30
Australia 3–4 OT
(3–0, 0–2, 0–1)
(OT: 0–1)
 BelgiumPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 38
9 April 2019
20:00
Serbia 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
 CroatiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 1,126
10 April 2019
13:00
Belgium 2–4
(0–2, 1–0, 1–2)
 SpainPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 20
10 April 2019
16:30
Croatia 7–0
(2–0, 3–0, 2–0)
 ChinaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 42
10 April 2019
20:00
Australia 3–2
(2–1, 1–0, 0–1)
 SerbiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 653
12 April 2019
13:00
Croatia 5–2
(2–0, 1–2, 2–0)
 BelgiumPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 53
12 April 2019
16:30
Australia 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 SpainPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 67
12 April 2019
20:00
Serbia 6–5
(1–2, 1–3, 4–0)
 ChinaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 536
13 April 2019
13:00
China 2–3
(0–0, 2–1, 0–2)
 AustraliaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 62
13 April 2019
16:30
Spain 3–4 GWS
(1–0, 1–2, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 0–1)
 CroatiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 73
13 April 2019
20:00
Belgium 3–6
(1–2, 0–2, 2–2)
 SerbiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 417
15 April 2019
13:00
Croatia 2–1
(1–0, 1–1, 0–0)
 AustraliaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 79
15 April 2019
16:30
China 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 BelgiumPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 26
15 April 2019
20:00
Serbia 3–2 GWS
(1–0, 0–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–0)
 SpainPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 1,276

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Vilim Rosandić
    • Best Defenseman: Shaone Morrisonn
    • Best Forward: Mirko Đumić

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Bryan Kolodziejczyk5279+20F
Ivan Janković5358+30F
Sam Verelst5437−32F
Marko Šakić5426+70F
Shaone Morrisonn5246−126D
Alejandro Carbonell5156+32F
Mirko Đumić5156+40F
Josef Rezek5415+22F
Aleksa Luković5325+52D
Marko Sretović5325+50F

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

Goaltending leaders

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
Vilim Rosandić304:2181.5814694.521
Anthony Kimlin302:53101.9817894.381
Sun Zehao180:00103.3312792.131
Arsenije Ranković298:41132.6114090.710
Ander Alcaine309:58142.7114390.210

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

2019 IIHF World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Mexico
Dates21–27 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored138 (9.2 per match)
Attendance7,031 (469 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Eliezer Sherbatov
(15 points)
WebsiteWebsite

Participants

Team Qualification
 Iceland 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 Host, placed 5th in Division II B last year.
 Georgia Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted.

Match officials

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

RefereesLinesmen
  • Tim Tzirtziganis
  • Benas Jakšys
  • Tomasz Radzik
  • Andrew Thackaberry

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Israel (P) 5 4 1 0 0 32 16 +16 14 Promotion to 2020 Division II A
2  Iceland 5 3 0 0 2 26 15 +11 9[lower-alpha 1]
3  New Zealand 5 3 0 0 2 26 18 +8 9[lower-alpha 1]
4  Georgia 5 2 0 0 3 18 27 9 6
5  Mexico (H) 5 1 0 1 3 17 25 8 4
6  North Korea (R) 5 1 0 0 4 19 37 18 3 Relegation to 2020 Division III A
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. Iceland 4–2 New Zealand

Results

All times are local (UTC−5).

21 April 2019
13:00
Israel 6–3
(2–1, 2–1, 2–1)
 IcelandSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 750
21 April 2019
16:30
Georgia 4–9
(2–2, 2–3, 0–4)
 North KoreaSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 753
21 April 2019
20:15
New Zealand 7–2
(4–1, 3–1, 0–0)
 MexicoSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 1,250
22 April 2019
13:00
Iceland 8–0
(4–0, 3–0, 1–0)
 North KoreaSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 100
22 April 2019
16:30
New Zealand 3–5
(1–1, 0–2, 2–2)
 IsraelSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 208
22 April 2019
20:00
Mexico 2–3
(1–1, 0–1, 1–1)
 GeorgiaSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 798
24 April 2019
13:00
New Zealand 6–2
(2–2, 2–0, 2–0)
 GeorgiaSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 100
24 April 2019
16:30
Israel 9–3
(2–1, 4–1, 3–1)
 North KoreaSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 210
24 April 2019
20:00
Iceland 8–1
(2–0, 6–1, 0–0)
 MexicoSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 758
26 April 2019
13:00
North Korea 5–8
(3–2, 1–2, 1–4)
 New ZealandSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 105
26 April 2019
16:30
Georgia 6–3
(2–3, 2–0, 2–0)
 IcelandSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 170
26 April 2019
20:00
Mexico 4–5 OT
(3–1, 0–3, 1–0)
(OT: 0–1)
 IsraelSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 794
27 April 2019
13:00
Israel 7–3
(2–1, 4–0, 1–2)
 GeorgiaSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 85
27 April 2019
16:30
Iceland 4–2
(2–0, 2–0, 0–2)
 New ZealandSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 198
27 April 2019
20:00
North Korea 2–8
(1–4, 0–1, 1–3)
 MexicoSanta Fe Ice Rink, Mexico City
Attendance: 752

Awards

  • Best players selected by the directorate:
    • Best Goalkeeper: Dennis Hedström
    • Best Defenseman: Stefan Amston
    • Best Forward: Eliezer Sherbatov

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

Player GP G A Pts +/− PIM POS
Eliezer Sherbatov57815+90F
Evgeni Kozhevnikov55914+612D
Sergei Frenkel56511+78F
Matthew Schneider5551002F
Héctor Majul5639+34F
Hong Chun-rim5628−122F
Miloslav Račanský5628+516F
Axel Orongan5358+44F
Robert Sigurðsson5358+72F
Oliver Obolgogiani5268+18F

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

Goaltending leaders

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
Richard Parry239:08123.0113190.840
Nir Tichon302:56163.1714689.040
Dennis Hedström235:17112.819788.661
Andrey Ilyenko298:44265.2218285.710
Andrés de la Garma261:51255.7315784.080

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. "Kazakhstan, Japan get top events". new-iihf.com. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 18 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  2. "Serbia's gold spree". iihf.com. 16 April 2019.
  3. Group A assignments
  4. Group B assignments
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