2018_IIHF_World_Championship_Division_II

2018 IIHF World Championship Division II

2018 IIHF World Championship Division II

International ice hockey competition


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]

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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

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Participants

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Match officials

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

Standings

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

Awards

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

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

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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.

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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

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Participants

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Match officials

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

Standings

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

Awards

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

Source: IIHF.com

Scoring leaders

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

More information Player, GP ...

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.

More information Player, TOI ...

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.

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