2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

The 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II were two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II A and Division II B tournaments represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.

2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Lithuania
 Serbia
Dates7–13 April 2019
25–31 March 2019
Teams12
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Division II A
2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Lithuania
Dates7–13 April
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored118 (7.87 per match)
Attendance17,351 (1,157 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Sebastian Brynkus
(16 points)
WebsiteIIHF.com

The Division II A tournament was played in Elektrėnai, Lithuania, from 7 to 13 April 2019.[1]

Participants
Team Qualification
 Romania placed 6th in 2018 Division I B and were relegated
 Lithuania hosts; placed 2nd in 2018 Division II A
 Poland placed 3rd in 2018 Division II A
 South Korea placed 4th in 2018 Division II A
 Estonia placed 5th in 2018 Division II A
 Spain placed 1st in 2018 Division II B and were promoted

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Poland 5 5 0 0 0 36 4 +32 15 Promotion to 2020 Division I B
2  Lithuania (H) 5 4 0 0 1 21 15 +6 12
3  Estonia 5 3 0 0 2 21 19 +2 9
4  Romania 5 1 1 0 3 17 24 −7 5
5  South Korea 5 1 0 0 4 17 19 −2 3
6  Spain 5 0 0 1 4 6 37 −31 1 Relegation to 2020 Division II B
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

Results

All times are local. (Eastern European Summer Time – UTC+3)

7 April 2019
12:30		Spain 0–10
(0–4, 0–4, 0–2)		 South KoreaElektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai
Attendance: 309
7 April 2019
16:00		Lithuania 6–3
(1–1, 3–2, 2–0)		 EstoniaElektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai
Attendance: 2,005
7 April 2019
19:30		Poland 3–1
(1–0, 0–1, 2–0)		 RomaniaElektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai
Attendance: 439
9 April 2019
12:30		Romania 6–4
(3–1, 2–2, 1–1)		 South KoreaElektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai
Attendance: 1,003
9 April 2019
16:00		Estonia 5–1
(1–0, 2–0, 2–1)		 SpainElektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai
Attendance: 458
9 April 2019
19:30		Lithuania 1–7
(0–0, 1–4, 0–3)		 PolandElektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai
Attendance: 2,406
10 April 2019
12:30		Romania 2–5
(0–2, 1–1, 1–2)		 EstoniaElektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai
Attendance: 516
10 April 2019
16:00		Poland 5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)		 South KoreaElektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai
Attendance: 1,359
10 April 2019
19:30		Lithuania 4–1
(1–0, 2–1, 1–0)		 SpainElektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai
Attendance: 1,386
12 April 2019
12:30		Estonia 2–8
(0–3, 1–2, 1–3)		 PolandElektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai
Attendance: 1,546
12 April 2019
16:00		Spain 4–5 OT
(1–3, 2–0, 1–1)
OT: (0–1)		 RomaniaElektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai
Attendance: 1,014
12 April 2019
19:30		South Korea 1–2
(0–0, 1–1, 0–1)		 LithuaniaElektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai
Attendance: 1,907
13 April 2019
12:30		Poland 13–0
(3–0, 5–0, 5–0)		 SpainElektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai
Attendance: 207
13 April 2019
16:00		South Korea 2–6
(0–2, 1–2, 1–2)		 EstoniaElektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai
Attendance: 489
13 April 2019
19:30		Romania 3–8
(1–4, 0–1, 2–3)		 LithuaniaElektrėnai Arena, Elektrėnai
Attendance: 2,307

Awards
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
  • Goaltender: Nikita Kuzminov
  • Defenceman: Szymon Bieniek
  • Forward: Kirill Lodeikin

Source: IIHF

Division II B
2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Serbia
Dates25–31 March
Teams6
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored102 (6.8 per match)
Attendance4,274 (285 per match)
Scoring leader(s) Strahinja Vdović
(11 points)
WebsiteIIHF.com

The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 25 to 31 March 2019.[2]

Participants
Team Qualification
 Australia placed 6th in 2018 Division II A and were relegated
 Croatia placed 2nd in 2018 Division II B
 Serbia hosts; placed 3rd in 2018 Division II B
 Netherlands placed 4th in 2018 Division II B
 China placed 5th in 2018 Division II B
 Belgium placed 1st in 2018 Division III A and were promoted

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1  Serbia (H) 5 4 0 1 0 31 10 +21 13 Promotion to 2020 Division II A
2  China 5 4 0 0 1 18 15 +3 12
3  Netherlands 5 3 1 0 1 13 9 +4 11
4  Croatia 5 2 0 0 3 16 14 +2 6
5  Australia 5 1 0 0 4 12 21 −9 3
6  Belgium 5 0 0 0 5 12 33 −21 0 Relegation to 2020 Division III A
Source: IIHF
(H) Host.

Results

All times are local. (to 30 March: Central European Time – UTC+1, 31 March: Central European Summer Time – UTC+2)

25 March 2019
13:00		Belgium 2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)		 NetherlandsPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 39
25 March 2019
16:30		Croatia 1–4
(1–0, 0–2, 0–2)		 ChinaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 24
25 March 2019
20:30		Serbia 8–4
(3–2, 2–0, 3–2)		 AustraliaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 669
26 March 2019
13:00		China 6–4
(1–2, 2–2, 3–0)		 BelgiumPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 25
26 March 2019
16:30		Australia 1–2
(0–0, 0–2, 1–0)		 NetherlandsPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 38
26 March 2019
20:00		Croatia 1–4
(1–0, 0–1, 0–3)		 SerbiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 627
28 March 2019
13:00		Australia 2–4
(0–1, 1–1, 1–2)		 ChinaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 32
28 March 2019
16:30		Croatia 7–2
(1–1, 4–1, 2–0)		 BelgiumPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 29
28 March 2019
20:00		Serbia 1–2 OT
(0–0, 1–0, 0–1)
OT: (0–1)		 NetherlandsPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 786
30 March 2019
13:00		Netherlands 3–2
(1–1, 1–0, 1–1)		 CroatiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 105
30 March 2019
16:30		Belgium 2–4
(0–0, 1–3, 1–1)		 AustraliaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 52
30 March 2019
20:00		China 1–6
(0–3, 1–2, 0–1)		 SerbiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 669
31 March 2019
13:00		Australia 1–5
(1–3, 0–0, 0–2)		 CroatiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 62
31 March 2019
16:30		Netherlands 2–3
(2–1, 0–1, 0–1)		 ChinaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 93
31 March 2019
20:00		Serbia 12–2
(5–0, 5–2, 2–0)		 BelgiumPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 1,024

Awards
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
  • Goaltender: Jowin Ansems
  • Defenceman: Ernesto Klem
  • Forward: Strahinja Vdović

Source: IIHF

References
  1. Division II A statistics
  2. Division II B statistics
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