2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

The 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the fourth-tier Division II A and the fifth-tier Division II B. For each tier's tournament, the first-placed team was promoted to a higher division, while the last-placed team was relegated to a lower division.

2023 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Lithuania
 Iceland
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates11–17 December 2022
16–22 January 2023
Teams12
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To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player cannot be born earlier than 2003.

Division II A

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2023 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II A
 
Tournament details
Host country  Lithuania
CityKaunas
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates11–17 December 2022
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored107 (7.13 per game)
Attendance5,905 (394 per game)
Scoring leader(s)  Jack Hopkins (11 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II A tournament was played in Kaunas, Lithuania, from 11 to 17 December 2022.[1][2]

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
  Great Britain placed 3rd in Division II A last year
  Spain placed 4th in Division II A last year
  Lithuania hosts; placed 5th in Division II A last year
  Romania placed 6th in Division II A last year
  Croatia placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted
  Netherlands placed 2nd in Division II B last year and were promoted

Match officials

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Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]

Referees
  •   Gergely Korbuly
  •   Krzysztof Kozłowski
  •   Māris Locāns
  •   Anton Peretyatko
Linesmen
  •   Go Hashimoto
  •   Alexander Kaptain
  •   Sergii Kharaberyush
  •   Vladislav Mashenkin
  •   Aleksej Sascenkov
  •   Jason Thorrignac
  •   Juri Timofejev

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   Croatia 5 3 1 1 0 25 17 +8 12[a] Promoted to the 2024 Division I B
2   Great Britain 5 4 0 0 1 27 11 +16 12[a]
3   Lithuania (H) 5 3 0 1 1 15 9 +6 10
4   Spain 5 2 0 0 3 18 20 −2 6
5   Netherlands 5 1 1 0 3 11 21 −10 5
6   Romania 5 0 0 0 5 11 29 −18 0 Relegated to the 2024 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. ^ a b Great Britain 4–7 Croatia

Match results

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All times are local (Eastern European TimeUTC+2).

11 December 2022
12:30
Netherlands  3–2 OT
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0)
  CroatiaKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 112
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Jowin AnsemsGoaliesTeo Janjatović-LončarReferee:
  Anton Peretyatko
Linesmen:
  Go Hashimoto
  Juri Timofejev
28Shots47
11 December 2022
16:00
Lithuania  3–4
(2–1, 1–2, 0–1)
  Great BritainKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 689
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Julius AndrekusGoaliesBenjamin NortonReferee:
  Māris Locāns
Linesmen:
  Sergii Kharaberyush
  Jason Thorrignac
20Shots32
11 December 2022
19:30
Spain  6–2
(1–1, 2–0, 3–1)
  RomaniaKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 238
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Julio RapunGoaliesNandor BiroReferee:
  Gergely Korbuly
Linesmen:
  Vladislav Mashenkin
  Aleksej Sascenkov
34Shots18

13 December 2022
12:30
Romania  4–5
(1–2, 1–0, 2–3)
  NetherlandsKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 82
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Nandor BiroGoaliesJowin AnsemsReferee:
  Krzysztof Kozłowski
Linesmen:
  Alexander Kaptain
  Sergii Kharaberyush
47Shots28
13 December 2022
16:00
Great Britain  4–7
(1–4, 0–2, 3–1)
  CroatiaKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 392
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Daniel Crowe
Benjamin Norton
GoaliesTeo Janjatović-LončarReferee:
  Gergely Korbuly
Linesmen:
  Go Hashimoto
  Aleksej Sascenkov
31Shots27
13 December 2022
19:30
Spain  1–4
(0–1, 0–2, 1–1)
  LithuaniaKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 532
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Julio RapunGoaliesKazimieras JuknaReferee:
  Anton Peretyatko
Linesmen:
  Vladislav Mashenkin
  Juri Timofejev
26Shots35

14 December 2022
12:30
Great Britain  9–0
(4–0, 3–0, 2–0)
  RomaniaKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 361
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Benjamin NortonGoaliesMárton Buda
Nandor Biro
Referee:
  Krzysztof Kozłowski
Linesmen:
  Sergii Kharaberyush
  Vladislav Mashenkin
39Shots21
14 December 2022
16:00
Spain  5–2
(2–1, 2–1, 1–0)
  NetherlandsKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
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Julio RapunGoaliesJowin Ansems
31Shots32
14 December 2022
19:30
Lithuania  1–2 GWS
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–3)
  CroatiaKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
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Kazimieras JuknaGoaliesTeo Janjatović-Lončar
24Shots31

16 December 2022
12:30
Croatia  9–5
(3–2, 2–1, 4–2)
  SpainKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
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29Shots37
16 December 2022
16:00
Netherlands  0–7
(0–1, 0–4, 0–2)
  Great BritainKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
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11Shots47
16 December 2022
19:30
Romania  1–4
(0–1, 1–1, 0–2)
  LithuaniaKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
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21Shots34

17 December 2022
12:30
Great Britain  3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
  SpainKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
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16Shots28
17 December 2022
16:00
Lithuania  3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0)
  NetherlandsKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
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35Shots18
17 December 2022
19:30
Croatia  5–4
(2–0, 2–3, 1–1)
  RomaniaKaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
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29Shots33

Statistics

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Top 10 scorers

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Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1 Jack Hopkis   Great Britain 5 5 6 11 +8 6
2 Marijus Dumčius   Lithuania 5 4 7 11 +8 27
3 Bruno Idžan   Croatia 5 6 4 10 +7 14
4 Mackenzie Stewart   Great Britain 5 4 5 9 +7 14
5 Jaime de Bonilla   Spain 5 4 4 8 +2 2
5 Vito Idžan   Croatia 5 4 4 8 +8 4
5 Jonathan McBean   Great Britain 5 4 4 8 +7 4
8 Bayley Harewood   Great Britain 5 3 5 8 +5 10
9 Artur Seniut   Lithuania 5 3 4 7 +7 6
10 Liam Steele   Great Britain 5 3 3 6 +7 4

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

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(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA Sv% GAA SO
1 Kazimieras Jukna   Lithuania 245:00 4 95.79 0.98 0
2 Benjamin Norton   Great Britain 237:44 4 95.45 0.90 2
3 Jowin Ansems   Netherlands 242:22 18 89.53 4.46 0
4 Teo Janjatović-Lončar   Croatia 307:22 17 88.89 3.32 0
5 Julio Rapun   Spain 226:13 14 86.54 3.71 0

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

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Source: IIHF

Division II B

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2023 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II B
 
Tournament details
Host country  Iceland
CityReykjavík
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates16–22 January 2023
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored123 (8.2 per game)
Attendance1,793 (120 per game)
Scoring leader(s)  Lowie Vreys (12 points)
Official website
www.iihf.com

The Division II B tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 16 to 22 January 2023.[4][5]

Participating teams

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Team Qualification
  Serbia placed 3rd in Division II B last year
  Belgium placed 4th in Division II B last year
  Iceland hosts; placed 5th in Division II B last year
  Chinese Taipei placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted
  Mexico placed 2nd in Division III last year and were promoted
  China placed 3rd in 2020 Division II B; didn't play last year

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1   China 5 4 1 0 0 29 9 +20 14 Promoted to the 2024 Division II A
2   Belgium 5 4 0 1 0 25 14 +11 13
3   Serbia 5 3 0 0 2 27 18 +9 9
4   Iceland (H) 5 2 0 0 3 18 21 −3 6
5   Chinese Taipei 5 1 0 0 4 17 29 −12 3
6   Mexico 5 0 0 0 5 7 32 −25 0 Relegated to the 2024 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

Match results

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All times are local (Time in IcelandUTC±0).

16 January 2023
13:00
Mexico  3–8
(1–3, 1–2, 1–3)
  Chinese TaipeiLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 50
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Santiago Cucuraqui
Fernando Garcia
GoaliesHao-Hsuan Kao
Tzu-Sen Chao
Referee:
  David Good
Linesmen:
  Sindri Gunnarsson
  Jeroen Klijberg
Argandonna (Cuellar,Rullan) – 09:011–0
1–111:29 – Chou (Wen) (PP)
1–217:19 – Hsu Y. (Wen) (PP)
1–319:41 – Peng (Hsu Y.)
1–422:39 – Chou (Hsu Y.)
L. Valencia – 33:432–4
2–535:50 – Peng (Wen)
2–643:41 – Chou (Hsu Y., Wen)
2–711:29 – Wang Y.H. (Wen, Cheng)
Quinzanos – 50:053–7
3–859:43 – Wen (Li)
14 minPenalties10 min
35Shots35
16 January 2023
16:30
Belgium  3–4 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0-1)
  ChinaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 45
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Stijn RaeymaekersGoaliesBoyan Tian
16 January 2023
20:00
Iceland  1–7
(0–3, 0–3, 1–1)
  SerbiaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 213
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Johann Ragnarsson
Helgi Ivarsson
GoaliesNeil Nebojsa Beaton

17 January 2023
13:00
China  4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0)
  MexicoLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 35
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Chen ShifenGoaliesFernando Garcia
17 January 2023
16:30
Serbia  7–1
(2–0, 2–1, 3–0)
  Chinese TaipeiLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 25
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Neil Nebojsa BeatonGoaliesReferee:
  Cristian Filip
Linesmen:
  Jeroen Klijberg
  Saemundur Leifsson
Kravljanac (Djordjevic) (SH) – 02:121–0
Dinić (Ivanović) (PP) – 12:302–0
2–129:59 – Lin J. (Chou, Wang Y.H.)
Viković – 31:083–1
Viković (M. Nikolić, Dinić) – 33:594–1
Dinić (Savić, Viković) – 41:385–1
Kravljanac (Dinić) – 52:026–1
Dinić (Perceric) – 58:567–1
10 minPenalties12 min
56Shots27
17 January 2023
20:00
Belgium  5–3
(0–1, 2–1, 3–1)
  IcelandLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 153
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Stijn RaeymaekerGoaliesJohann Ragnarsson

19 January 2023
13:00
Serbia  2–8
(1–2, 0–4, 1–2)
  ChinaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 32
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19 January 2023
16:30
Belgium  5–2
(3–0, 0–2, 2–0)
  MexicoLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 40
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19 January 2023
20:00
Iceland  5–4
(1–1, 1–1, 3–2)
  Chinese TaipeiLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 205
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Johann RagnarssonGoaliesChen Tai-Yu
Kao Hao-Hsuan
Referee:
  Filip Metzinger
Linesmen:
  Luis Estirado Revuelta
  Andries Gheorghies
Hlynsson (Magnusson) (PP) – 10:471–0
1–116:27 – Fan (Wang Y.A.)
1–237:24 – Wen (Peng, Lin Y.K.) (PP)
Arngrimsson (Blondal, Jonsson) – 38:552–2
2–343:59 – Lo (Wang Y.H.
Arngrimsson (Thorsteinsson, Jonsson) (PP) – 46:083–3
Thorsteinsson (Arngrimsson) (PP) – 47:174–3
4–451:31 – Lin (Lo, Fan)
Magnusson (Hlynsson) (PP) – 54:215–4
6 minPenalties41 min
41Shots35

20 January 2023
13:00
Mexico  2–8
(0–3, 1–2, 1–3)
  SerbiaLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 28
Game reference
8 minPenalties14 min
29Shots52
20 January 2023
16:30
Chinese Taipei  2–6
(0–4, 0–0, 2–2)
  BelgiumLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 30
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Kao Hao-HsuanGoaliesStijm RaeymaekersReferee:
  Filip Metzinger
Linesmen:
  Andries Gheorghies
  Sindri Gunnarsson
0–101:01 – Cuylen (T. Vreys)
0–201:51 – Vaerewyck (Vanmontfort, Raeymaekers)
0–309:25 – Cuylen (Gentry)
0–419:45 – L. Vreys (T. Vreys, van Gorp)
0–555:07 – Vanmontfort (Palmaerts)
Peng (Lin Y.K., Lin Y.C.) (PP) – 58:081–5
Peng (Lin Y.K.) (PP) – 58:422–5
2–659:33 – Vaerewyck
8 minPenalties16 min
33Shots40
20 January 2023
20:00
China  5–2
(2–0, 2–1, 1–1)
  IcelandLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 264
Game reference
12 minPenalties8 min
44Shots35

22 January 2023
11:00
China  8–2
(2–0, 4–0, 2–2)
  Chinese TaipeiLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 32
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Chen ShifenGoaliesChen Tai-YuReferee:
  David Good
Linesmen:
  Sindri Gunnarsson
  Saemundur Leifsson
Wei (Hu) – 07:071–0
Liu Z. (Hu) – 09:552–0
Hu – 23:013–0
Li M. (Lyu, Chen K.L., ) – 23:474–0
Lyu (Li M.) – 35:475–0
Li Z.C. (Hu) – 37:446–0
6–140:45 – Lin Y.C.
Ma (Liu C.Y., Zhang T.Y. – 43:327–1
Wei –48:048–1
8–254:16 – Fan (Peng) (PP)
8 minPenalties4 min
42Shots38
22 January 2023
14:30
Serbia  3–6
(2–1, 1–2, 0–3)
  BelgiumLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 62
Game reference
12 minPenalties8 min
56Shots32
22 January 2023
18:00
Iceland  7–0
(3–0, 3–0, 1–0)
  MexicoLaugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 579
Game reference
35 minPenalties16 min
37Shots36

Statistics

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Top 10 scorers

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Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/– PIM
1 Lowie Vreys   Belgium 5 5 7 12 +4 6
2 Tijs Vreys   Belgium 5 4 8 12 +3 2
3 Matija Dinić   Serbia 5 4 7 11 +6 2
3 Hakon Magnusson   Iceland 5 4 7 11 +2 0
5 Vuk Kravljanac   Serbia 5 4 6 10 +2 2
6 Li Ming-shenhao   China 5 5 4 9 +12 2
7 Chen Kailin   China 5 4 5 9 +11 2
8 Lyu Zhiyi   China 5 3 5 8 +12 0
9 Rik Cuylen   Belgium 5 5 2 7 +3 4
9 Slavko Vidovic   Serbia 5 5 2 7 +5 2

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

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(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country TOI GA Sv% GAA SO
1 Chen Shifeng   China 180:00 4 95.92 1.33 1
2 Helgi Ivarsson   Iceland 140:00 6 93.26 2.57 1
3 Tian Boyan   China 124:27 5 92.65 2.41 0
4 Stijn Raeymaekers   Belgium 304:27 14 92.13 2.76 0
5 Neal Beaton   Serbia 201:10 8 91.58 2.39 0

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

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Source: IIHF

References

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