2023 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II

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2023 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host countries Serbia
 Bulgaria
Dates9–15 April (Group A)
27 March – 2 April (Group B)
Teams12
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The 2023 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.

Division II A

2023 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host country Serbia
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates9–15 April
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored100 (6.67 per game)
Attendance3,417 (228 per game)
Scoring leader(s)Serbia Minja Ivanović (9 points)
Websitewww.iihf.com

The Division II A tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 9 to 15 April 2023.[1][2][3][4]

Participants

Team Qualification
 Great Britain Placed 3rd in 2022 Division II A
 Lithuania Placed 4th in 2022 Division II A
 Romania Placed 5th in 2022 Division II A
 Serbia Hosts; placed 6th in 2022 Division II A
 Croatia Placed 1st in 2022 Division II B and were promoted
 Spain Placed 2nd in 2022 Division II B and were promoted

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Lithuania 5 4 1 0 0 22 5 +17 14 Promoted to the 2024 Division I B
2  Croatia 5 4 0 0 1 28 9 +19 12
3  Great Britain 5 2 1 1 1 14 16 −2 9
4  Serbia (H) 5 1 0 1 3 15 24 −9 4[a]
5  Romania 5 1 0 1 3 11 29 −18 4[a]
6  Spain 5 0 1 0 4 10 17 −7 2 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 Serbia 6–3 Romania

Results

9 April 2023
13:00
Romania 3–4 OT
(2–2, 0–1, 1–0)
OT: (0–1)
 Great BritainPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 79
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10 minPenalties6 min
30Shots25
9 April 2023
16:30
Spain 2–3
(1–0, 1–1, 0–2)
 CroatiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 96
Game reference
14 minPenalties6 min
23Shots44
9 April 2023
20:00
Lithuania 5–3
(2–0, 2–2, 1–1)
 SerbiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 486
Game reference
18 minPenalties18 min
36Shots19

10 April 2023
13:00
Great Britain 0–7
(0–0, 0–4, 0–3)
 CroatiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 74
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16 minPenalties18 min
38Shots37
10 April 2023
16:30
Lithuania 6–0
(4–0, 0–0, 2–0)
 RomaniaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 53
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
43Shots17
10 April 2023
20:00
Serbia 3–4 OT
(0–1, 2–1, 1–1)
OT: (0–1)
 SpainPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 526
Game reference
24 minPenalties28 min
31Shots39

12 April 2023
13:00
Lithuania 5–0
(2–0, 2–0, 1–0)
 SpainPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 97
Game reference
14 minPenalties12 min
36Shots17
12 April 2023
16:30
Romania 2–11
(1–4, 1–3, 0–4)
 CroatiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 47
Game reference
26 minPenalties8 min
21Shots37
12 April 2023
20:00
Great Britain 6–2
(1–1, 3–0, 2–1)
 SerbiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 529
Game reference
10 minPenalties10 min
39Shots41

13 April 2023
13:00
Croatia 1–4
(1–2, 0–0, 0–2)
 LithuaniaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 59
Game reference
4 minPenalties12 min
32Shots29
13 April 2023
16:30
Spain 2–3
(1–1, 1–2, 0–0)
 Great BritainPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 74
Game reference
6 minPenalties16 min
42Shots26
13 April 2023
20:00
Serbia 6–3
(1–2, 2–0, 3–1)
 RomaniaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 578
Game reference
8 minPenalties12 min
27Shots31

15 April 2023
13:00
Romania 3–2
(1–0, 0–1, 2–1)
 SpainPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 39
Game reference
10 minPenalties6 min
24Shots42
15 April 2023
16:30
Great Britain 1–2 OT
(0–1, 1–0, 0–0
(OT: 0–1)
 LithuaniaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 56
Game reference
10 minPenalties8 min
31Shots32
15 April 2023
20:00
Croatia 6–1
(3–1, 1–0, 2–0)
 SerbiaPionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
Attendance: 624
Game reference
22 minPenalties45 min
38Shots19

Division II B

2023 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host country Bulgaria
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates27 March – 2 April
Teams6
Final positions
Champions  Netherlands
Runner-up  China
Third place  Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored100 (6.67 per game)
Websitewww.iihf.com

The Division II B tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 27 March to 2 April 2023.[5][6][7][8]

Participants

Team Qualification
 China Placed 2nd in 2019 Division II B
 Netherlands Placed 3rd in 2022 Division II B
 Bulgaria Hosts; placed 4th in 2022 Division II B
 Australia Placed 5th in 2019 Division II B
 Chinese Taipei Placed 1st in 2022 Division III A and were promoted
 Belgium Placed 2nd in 2022 Division III A and were promoted

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 0 0 26 7 +19 15 Promoted to the 2024 Division II A
2  China 5 4 0 0 1 26 12 +14 12
3  Chinese Taipei 5 2 0 0 3 16 25 −9 6[a]
4  Bulgaria (H) 5 2 0 0 3 12 16 −4 6[a]
5  Australia 5 2 0 0 3 12 20 −8 6[a]
6  Belgium 5 0 0 0 5 8 20 −12 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division III A
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 c Chinese Taipei 3 points, +1 GD; Bulgaria 3 points, 0 GD; Australia 3 points, –1 GD

Results

All times are local (UTC+2).

27 March 2023
13:00
Australia 1–6
(0–3, 1–2, 0–1)
 NetherlandsWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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27 March 2023
16:30
Belgium 3–4
(1–0, 0–3, 2–1)
 Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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27 March 2023
20:00
China 5–1
(2–0, 2–1, 1–0)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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28 March 2023
13:00
Netherlands 8–1
(2–1, 4–0, 2–0)
 Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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28 March 2023
16:30
China 5–2
(1–1, 2–1, 2–0)
 AustraliaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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28 March 2023
20:00
Bulgaria 4–0
(1–0, 0–0, 3–0)
 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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30 March 2023
13:00
Australia 5–3
(1–1, 4–0, 0–2)
 Chinese TaipeiWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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30 March 2023
16:30
China 6–2
(3–1, 1–1, 2–0)
 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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30 March 2023
20:00
Netherlands 5–1
(1–0, 4–1, 0–0)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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1 April 2023
13:00
Belgium 2–4
(2–0, 0–1, 0–3)
 NetherlandsWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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1 April 2023
16:30
Bulgaria 5–2
(0–0, 0–1, 5–1)
 AustraliaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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1 April 2023
20:00
Chinese Taipei 4–8
(2–2, 1–3, 1–3)
 ChinaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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2 April 2023
13:00
Australia 2–1
(1–0, 1–0, 0–1)
 BelgiumWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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2 April 2023
16:30
Chinese Taipei 4–1
(2–0, 0–1, 2–0)
 BulgariaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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2 April 2023
20:00
Netherlands 3–2
(0–1, 1–1, 2–0)
 ChinaWinter Sports Palace, Sofia
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