The 2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II were a pair of international under-18 ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II tournaments made up the third level of competition at the 2006 IIHF World U18 Championships. The Group A tournament took place between 2 and 8 April 2006 in Merano, Italy and the Group B tournament took place between 15 and 21 March 2006 in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania. Italy and Great Britain won the Group A and Group B tournaments respectively and gained promotion to Division I for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships. While Spain finished last in Group A and Iceland last in Group B and were both relegated to Division III for 2007.
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| Host countries |  Italy Lithuania |
| Dates | 2 – 8 April 2006 15 March – 21 March 2006 |
| Teams | 12 |
Group A tournament edit
The Group A tournament began on 2 April 2006 in Merano, Italy.[1] Estonia, the Netherlands, Serbia and Montenegro and Spain returned to compete in the Division II competition after missing promotion to Division I at the previous years World Championships.[2] Italy entered the Division II competition after being relegated from Division I and Belgium entered the tournament after gaining promotion from Division III at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.[3][4]
Italy won the tournament after winning all five of their games and gained promotion back to Division I for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.[1] The Netherlands finished in second place, losing only to Italy and Estonia finished in third.[1] Spain finished in last place after losing all five of their games and were relegated to Division III for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.[1] Ivan Demetz of Italy finished as the top scorer of the tournament with 12 points including three goals and nine assists.[5] Italy's Massimo Camin finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 97.56.[6]
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 | Italy
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | +33 | 10 | Promoted to Division I for 2007 |
| 2 |  Netherlands
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Estonia
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 5 | |
| 4 |  Belgium
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 23 | −11 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Serbia and Montenegro
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 26 | −11 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Spain
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5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 32 | −24 | 2 | Relegated to Division III for 2007 |
Fixtures edit
All times local.
| 2 April 2006 13:30 | Netherlands | 5 – 0 (1–0, 3–0, 1–0) | Belgium | Merano Attendance: 150 |
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| 2 April 2006 16:30 | Estonia | 6 – 1 (3–0, 1–0, 2–1) | Serbia and Montenegro | Merano Attendance: 200 |
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| 2 April 2006 20:00 | Italy | 7 – 0 (3–0, 2–0, 2–0) | Spain | Merano Attendance: 1100 |
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| 3 April 2006 13:30 | Spain | 0 – 2 (0–1, 0–1, 0–0) | Estonia | Merano Attendance: 50 |
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| 3 April 2006 16:30 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3 – 5 (0–3, 1–1, 2–1) | Netherlands | Merano Attendance: 70 |
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| 3 April 2006 20:00 | Belgium | 1 – 10 (1–4, 0–2, 0–4) | Italy | Merano Attendance: 350 |
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| 5 April 2006 13:30 | Estonia | 2 – 8 (2–3, 0–2, 0–3) | Netherlands | Merano Attendance: 75 |
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| 5 April 2006 16:30 | Belgium | 3 – 5 (2–1, 1–2, 0–2) | Spain | Merano Attendance: 110 |
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| 5 April 2006 20:00 | Italy | 7 – 0 (4–0, 2–0, 1–0) | Serbia and Montenegro | Merano Attendance: 120 |
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| 6 April 2006 13:30 | Spain | 2 – 10 (2–3, 0–3, 0–4) | Serbia and Montenegro | Merano Attendance: 120 |
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| 6 April 2006 16:30 | Estonia | 2 – 2 (0–1, 2–1, 0–0) | Belgium | Merano Attendance: 130 |
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| 6 April 2006 20:00 | Netherlands | 0 – 2 (0–1, 0–1, 0–0) | Italy | Merano Attendance: 1000 |
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| 8 April 2006 13:30 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1 – 6 (0–1, 1–2, 0–3) | Belgium | Merano Attendance: 75 |
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| 8 April 2006 16:30 | Netherlands | 10 – 1 (4–0, 1–0, 5–1) | Spain | Merano Attendance: 110 |
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| 8 April 2006 20:00 | Italy | 9 – 1 (2–0, 4–0, 3–1) | Estonia | Merano Attendance: 1110 |
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Scoring leaders edit
List shows the top ten ranked skaters sorted by points, then goals.[5]
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | POS |
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| Ivan Demetz |
5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | +8 | 6 | F |
| Florian Wieser |
5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +10 | 2 | F |
| Marko Milovanovic |
5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 20 | F |
| Ivy van den Heuvel |
5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +5 | 22 | F |
| Thomas Erlacher |
5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +7 | 35 | F |
| Jordy van de Locht |
5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +1 | 6 | F |
| Mike Dalhuisen |
5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | +7 | 18 | D |
| Markus Gander |
5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | +3 | 6 | F |
| Martin Tutzer |
5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 0 | F |
| Marco Insam |
5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +3 | 4 | F |
Leading goaltenders edit
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.[6]
| Player | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
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| Massimo Camin |
149:53 | 41 | 1 | 0.40 | 97.56 | 2 |
| Sjoerd Idzenga |
120:00 | 24 | 1 | 0.50 | 95.83 | 1 |
| Martin Ausserhofer |
150:07 | 23 | 1 | 0.40 | 95.65 | 2 |
| Kristjan Eerme |
249:30 | 116 | 12 | 2.89 | 89.66 | 1 |
| Bram de Backer |
280:00 | 172 | 18 | 3.86 | 89.53 | 0 |
Group B tournament edit
The Group B tournament began on 15 March 2006 in Elektrėnai and Kaunas, Lithuania.[7] Croatia, Iclenad, Lithuania and Mexico all returned to compete in the Division II tournament after missing promotion to Division I at the previous year's World Championships.[8] Great Britain entered the Division II competition after being relegated from Division I and Australia entered the tournament after gaining promotion from Division III at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships.[9][4]
Great Britain won the tournament after winning all five of their games and gained promotion back to Division I for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.[7] Lithuania finished second after losing only to Great Britain and Australia finished in third place.[7] Iceland finished in last place after losing all five of their games and were relegated to Division III for the 2007 IIHF World U18 Championships.[7] Robert Dowd of Great Britain finished as the top scorer of the tournament with 14 points including six goals and eight assists.[10] Great Britain's Martin Clarkson finished as the tournaments leading goaltender with a save percentage of 94.92.[11]
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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| 1 |  Great Britain
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | +35 | 10 | Promoted to Division I for 2007 |
| 2 | Lithuania
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 12 | +27 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Australia
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 30 | −17 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Croatia
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 23 | −1 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Mexico
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 4 | |
| 6 |  Iceland
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 40 | −33 | 0 | Relegated to Division III for 2007 |
Fixtures edit
All times local.
| 15 March 2006 15:00 | Australia | 0 – 11 (0–3, 0–4, 0–4) | Great Britain | Elektrėnai Attendance: 720 |
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| 15 March 2006 17:00 | Iceland | 1 – 11 (0–5, 0–4, 1–2) | Croatia | Kaunas Attendance: 150 |
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| 15 March 2006 18:30 | Mexico | 3 – 8 (1–3, 1–3, 1–2) | Lithuania | Elektrėnai |
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| 16 March 2006 15:00 | Croatia | 2 – 5 (2–0, 0–2, 0–3) | Australia | Elektrėnai Attendance: 680 |
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| 16 March 2006 17:00 | Great Britain | 6 – 2 (1–2, 2–0, 3–0) | Mexico | Kaunas Attendance: 230 |
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| 16 March 2006 18:30 | Lithuania | 9 – 1 (4–0, 4–0, 1–1) | Iceland | Elektrėnai Attendance: 1290 |
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| 18 March 2006 12:00 | Great Britain | 14 – 2 (2–0, 5–1, 7–1) | Iceland | Kaunas Attendance: 130 |
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| 18 March 2006 15:30 | Australia | 3 – 4 (1–1, 1–2, 1–1) | Mexico | Kaunas Attendance: 540 |
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| 18 March 2006 19:00 | Lithuania | 11 – 5 (1–2, 7–1, 3–2) | Croatia | Kaunas Attendance: 500 |
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| 19 March 2006 15:00 | Mexico | 1 – 0 (1–0, 0–0, 0–0) | Iceland | Elektrėnai |
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| 19 March 2006 18:00 | Croatia | 0 – 6 (0–2, 0–2, 0–2) | Great Britain | Kaunas Attendance: 230 |
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| 19 March 2006 18:30 | Lithuania | 10 – 0 (2–0, 6–0, 2–0) | Australia | Elektrėnai Attendance: 1405 |
| 21 March 2006 12:00 | Iceland | 3 – 5 (3–3, 0–1, 0–1) | Australia | Elektrėnai Attendance: 714 |
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| 21 March 2006 15:30 | Croatia | 4 – 0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0) | Mexico | Elektrėnai |
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| 21 March 2006 19:00 | Great Britain | 3 – 1 (0–0, 1–1, 2–0) | Lithuania | Elektrėnai Attendance: 2890 |
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Scoring leaders edit
List shows the top ten ranked skaters sorted by points, then goals.[10]
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | POS |
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| Robert Dowd |
5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +13 | 18 | F |
| James Ferrara |
5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +12 | 10 | F |
| Povilas Verenis |
5 | 8 | 5 | 13 | +8 | 12 | F |
| Craig Peacock |
5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | +14 | 0 | F |
| Tadas Kumeliauskas |
5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +7 | 8 | F |
| Sergej Ivanuskin |
5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +8 | 12 | F |
| Domagoj Bozic |
5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -3 | 10 | F |
| Jonas Viknius |
5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +4 | 8 | F |
| Filip Markotic |
5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | +2 | 2 | F |
| Michael Novak |
5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | -1 | 32 | F |
Leading goaltenders edit
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.[11]
| Player | MIP | SOG | GA | GAA | SVS% | SO |
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| Martin Clarkson |
210:37 | 59 | 3 | 0.85 | 94.92 | 2 |
| Arturas Kuzmicius |
184:09 | 95 | 7 | 2.28 | 92.62 | 1 |
| Tihomir Filipec |
298:38 | 171 | 23 | 4.62 | 86.55 | 1 |
| Aron Stefansson |
142:54 | 94 | 14 | 5.88 | 85.11 | 0 |
| Olivier Martin |
194:49 | 112 | 18 | 5.54 | 83.93 | 1 |
References edit
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- ^ "2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2005-01-17. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ^ "2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2005-01-17. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ^ a b "2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Div III". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2005-01-17. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ^ a b "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ^ a b "Goalkeepers" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ^ a b c d "2006 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ^ "2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Div II Group B". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2005-01-17. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ^ "2005 IIHF World U18 Championship Div I Group A". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 2005-01-17. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ^ a b "Scoring Leaders" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ^ a b "Goalkeepers" (PDF). International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-09-29. Retrieved 2012-12-31.