2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

2012 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countries  Ukraine
 Estonia
Dates 12 – 18 December 2011
10 – 16 December 2011
Teams 12
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
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The 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was played in two groups of six teams each. In each group the first-placed team is promoted to a higher level, while the last-placed team is relegated to a lower level. This year, for the first time, the winner of Group B is promoted to Group A and the winner of Group A is promoted to the next year's Division I.[1][2] Previously the winners of both groups were promoted to the Division I.

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Donetsk, Ukraine, from 12 to 18 December 2011.[3]

Participants

Team Qualification
 Ukraine Hosts, placed 6th in Division I (Group A) last year and were relegated.
 Lithuania Placed 6th in Division I (Group B) last year and were relegated.
 Netherlands Placed 2nd in Division II (Group A) last year.
 Hungary Placed 2nd in Division II (Group B) last year.
 Spain Placed 3rd in Division II (Group A) last year.
 South Korea Placed 3rd in Division II (Group B) last year.

Final standings

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
 Ukraine 53200241013
 Lithuania 53020191111
 Hungary 5210224158
 Spain 5200314226
 Netherlands 511039235
 South Korea 500239182
Promoted to the 2013 Division I B Relegated to the 2013 Division II B

Results

All times are local. (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)

December 12, 2011
13:00		Spain 5 - 0 NetherlandsDruzhba Arena, Donetsk
December 12, 2011
16:30		Hungary 2 - 1 (GWS) LithuaniaDruzhba Arena, Donetsk
December 12, 2011
20:00		Ukraine 3 - 2 (GWS) South KoreaDruzhba Arena, Donetsk
December 14, 2011
13:00		Lithuania 6 - 2 NetherlandsDruzhba Arena, Donetsk
December 14, 2011
16:30		South Korea 3 - 4 SpainDruzhba Arena, Donetsk
December 14, 2011
20:00		Ukraine 7 - 6 HungaryDruzhba Arena, Donetsk
December 15, 2011
13:00		Lithuania 2 - 0 South KoreaDruzhba Arena, Donetsk
December 15, 2011
16:30		Hungary 3 - 4 NetherlandsDruzhba Arena, Donetsk
December 15, 2010
20:00		Ukraine 4 - 0 SpainDruzhba Arena, Donetsk
December 17, 2011
13:00		South Korea 2 - 6 HungaryDruzhba Arena, Donetsk
December 17, 2011
16:30		Spain 4 - 8 LithuaniaDruzhba Arena, Donetsk
December 17, 2011
20:00		Netherlands 0 - 7 UkraineDruzhba Arena, Donetsk
December 18, 2011
12:00		Hungary 7 - 1 SpainDruzhba Arena, Donetsk
December 18, 2011
15:30		Netherlands 3 - 2 (GWS) South KoreaDruzhba Arena, Donetsk
December 18, 2011
19:00		Lithuania 2 - 3 (OT) UkraineDruzhba Arena, Donetsk

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/- PIM
1Viktor Zakharov Ukraine5729+14
2Attila Nemeth Hungary5639+612
3Aimas Fiscevas Lithuania535802
4Richard Hardi Hungary5268+222
5Pablo Puyelo Spain5347+26
6Daniel Bogdziul Lithuania5257+10
7Pijus Rulevicius Lithuania451600
8Pavlo Padakin Ukraine5336+38
8Gergo Toth Hungary5336+62
10Vladislav Kutchevich Ukraine5246+64

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
1Mantas Armalis Lithuania309:031194.362.141
2Kye Hoon Park South Korea275:381492.473.050
3Pavlo Yachnyk Ukraine309:581092.191.942
4Deniz Mollen Netherlands229:091490.913.670
5Bruno González Spain140:001090.004.291

IIHF Best Players awards

  • Goaltender: Lithuania Mantas Armalis
  • Defenceman: Ukraine Valentyn Sirchenko
  • Forward: Ukraine Viktor Zakharov

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 10 to 16 December 2011.[4]

Participants

Team Qualification
 Belgium Placed 4th in Division II (Group A) last year.
 Romania Placed 4th in Division II (Group B) last year.
 Estonia Hosts, placed 5th in Division II (Group A) last year.
 Australia Placed 5th in Division II (Group B) last year.
 Mexico Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted.
 Serbia Placed 2nd in Division III last year and were promoted.

Final standings

Team GP W OTW OTL L GF GA Pts
 Romania 5500044915
 Estonia 54001511412
 Serbia 5300218269
 Belgium 5110317235
 Australia 5100412363
 Mexico 500145391
Promoted to the 2013 Division II A Relegated to the 2013 Division III

Results

All times are local. (Eastern European Time – UTC+2)

December 10, 2011
13:00		Belgium 3 - 2 (GWS) MexicoPremia Ice Arena, Tallinn
December 10, 2011
16:30		Serbia 4 - 2 AustraliaPremia Ice Arena, Tallinn
December 10, 2011
20:00		Estonia 2 - 8 RomaniaPremia Ice Arena, Tallinn
December 11, 2011
13:00		Mexico 1 - 4 SerbiaPremia Ice Arena, Tallinn
December 11, 2011
16:30		Romania 11 - 1 AustraliaPremia Ice Arena, Tallinn
December 11, 2011
20:00		Belgium 2 - 7 EstoniaPremia Ice Arena, Tallinn
December 13, 2011
13:00		Romania 10 - 1 MexicoPremia Ice Arena, Tallinn
December 13, 2011
16:30		Belgium 2 - 4 SerbiaPremia Ice Arena, Tallinn
December 13, 2011
20:00		Estonia 12 - 1 AustraliaPremia Ice Arena, Tallinn
December 14, 2011
13:00		Serbia 3 - 9 RomaniaPremia Ice Arena, Tallinn
December 14, 2011
16:30		Australia 4 - 8 BelgiumPremia Ice Arena, Tallinn
December 14, 2011
20:00		Mexico 0 - 18 EstoniaPremia Ice Arena, Tallinn
December 16, 2011
13:00		Australia 4 - 1 MexicoPremia Ice Arena, Tallinn
December 16, 2011
16:30		Romania 6 - 2 BelgiumPremia Ice Arena, Tallinn
December 16, 2011
20:00		Estonia 12 - 3 SerbiaPremia Ice Arena, Tallinn

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

Pos Player Country GP G A Pts +/- PIM
1Robert Rooba Estonia513619+100
2Artjom Gornostajev Estonia561319+116
3Matyas Biro Romania58917+1110
3Roberto Gliga Romania58917+122
5Zsombor Molnar Romania54913+52
6Anton Gurtovoi Estonia55510+80
7Aleksa Lukovic Serbia4549-218
8Dimitrije Filipovic Serbia5549-228
9Jordan Kyros Australia4718-56
10Keven Leppimann Estonia4538+62

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

Pos Player Country MINS GA Sv% GAA SO
1Szabolcs Szakacs Romania180:00591.381.670
2Zoltan Toke Romania120:00490.482.000
3Aleksei Arno Estonia209:33789.232.000
4Mike Jansen Belgium244:271988.484.660
5Jovan Feher Serbia264:342186.094.760

IIHF Best Players awards

  • Goaltender: Serbia Jovan Feher
  • Defenceman: Estonia Ken Kuusk
  • Forward: Romania Roberto Gliga

References

  1. ↑ Division II A format
  2. ↑ Division II B format
  3. ↑ Division II A statistics
  4. ↑ Division II B statistics
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