2012 IIHF World Championship Division II

2012 IIHF World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host nations	Iceland / Bulgaria
Dates	12 – 18 April 2 – 8 April
Teams	12
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)

The 2012 IIHF World Championship Division II was an international Ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Group A was contested in Reykjavík, Iceland from April 12–18, 2012 and Group B was contested in Sofia, Bulgaria from April 2–8, 2012.

Participants

Group A

Team	Qualification
Croatia	Placed 2nd in Division II Group B last year.
Estonia	Placed 6th Division I Group B and was relegated in 2011.
Iceland	Host, placed 3rd in Division II Group B last year.
New Zealand	Placed 2nd in Division II Group A last year.
Serbia	Placed 3rd in Division II Group A last year.
Spain	Placed 5th Division I Group A and was relegated in 2011.

Group B

Team	Qualification
Belgium	Placed 4th in Division II Group A last year.
Bulgaria	Host, placed 5th in Division II Group B last year.
China	Placed 4th in Division II Group B last year.
Israel	Placed 1st in Division III last year and was promoted.
Mexico	Placed 5th in Division II Group A last year.
South Africa	Placed 2nd in Division III last year and was promoted.

Group A Tournament

Standings

	Promoted to Division I B for 2013
	Relegated to Division II B for 2013

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Estonia	5	5	0	0	0	39	11	+28	15
Spain	5	4	0	0	1	21	9	+12	12
Croatia	5	3	0	0	2	27	13	+14	9
Iceland	5	2	0	0	3	12	19	–7	6
Serbia	5	1	0	0	4	27	20	+7	3
New Zealand	5	0	0	0	5	5	59	–54	0

All times are local (UTC±0].

12 April 2012 13:00

Croatia

2–3 (0–0, 1–1, 1–2)

Spain

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 184

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	42	Shots	26

12 April 2012 16:30

Estonia

5–2 (1–2, 3–0, 1–0)

Serbia

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 208

Game reference
	22 min	Penalties	26 min
	50	Shots	34

12 April 2012 20:00

Iceland

4–0 (1–0, 1–0, 2–0)

New Zealand

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 522

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	30 min
	47	Shots	6

13 April 2012 13:00

Estonia

3–2 (2–0, 0–1, 1–1)

Croatia

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 112

Game reference
	22 min	Penalties	12 min
	34	Shots	40

13 April 2012 16:30

Spain

7–0 (1–0, 4–0, 2–0)

New Zealand

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 157

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	10 min
	57	Shots	26

13 April 2012 20:00

Serbia

3–5 (2–2, 0–3, 1–0)

Iceland

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 850

Game reference
	22 min	Penalties	16 min
	35	Shots	24

15 April 2012 13:00

Spain

4–2 (1–2, 1–0, 2–0)

Serbia

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 150

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	48 min
	26	Shots	30

15 April 2012 16:30

Croatia

12–3 (3–0, 4–1, 5–2)

New Zealand

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 124

Game reference
	26 min	Penalties	14 min
	60	Shots	17

15 April 2012 20:00

Estonia

7–2 (2–1, 3–0, 2–1)

Iceland

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 1160

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	12 min
	54	Shots	26

17 April 2012 13:00

New Zealand

2–19 (0–8, 2–6, 0–5)

Estonia

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 95

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	4 min
	22	Shots	89

17 April 2012 16:30

Serbia

3–6 (1–2, 0–2, 2–2)

Croatia

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 134

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	10 min
	37	Shots	43

17 April 2012 20:00

Iceland

0–4 (0–2, 0–1, 0–1)

Spain

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 650

Game reference
	20 min	Penalties	16 min
	24	Shots	27

18 April 2012 13:00

New Zealand

0–17 (0–7, 0–6, 0–4)

Serbia

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 234

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	8 min
	19	Shots	74

18 April 2012 16:30

Spain

3–5 (1–2, 2–2, 0–1)

Estonia

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	10 min
	24	Shots	64

18 April 2012 20:00

Croatia

5–1 (1–0, 1–0, 3–1)

Iceland

Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 850

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	63	Shots	22

Group B Tournament

Standings

	Promoted to Division II A for 2013
	Relegated to Division III for 2013

Team	GP	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GDF	PTS
Belgium	5	5	0	0	0	49	11	+38	15
China	5	3	0	0	2	28	21	+7	9
Bulgaria	5	2	1	0	2	21	28	−7	8
Mexico	5	2	0	1	2	17	24	−7	7
Israel	5	1	1	1	2	19	22	−3	6
South Africa	5	0	0	0	5	4	32	−28	0

All times are local (UTC+3).

2 April 2012 12:00

Mexico

2–9 (0–5, 1–1, 1–3)

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 65

Game reference
	2 min	Penalties	10 min
	30	Shots	47

2 April 2012 15:30

China

9–5 (3–2, 2–1, 4–2)

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 152

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	14 min
	46	Shots	21

2 April 2012 19:00

South Africa

1–4 (0–1, 1–1, 1–2)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,235

Game reference
	45 min	Penalties	10 min
	38	Shots	31

3 April 2012 12:00

China

5–1 (3–0, 1–1, 1–0)

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 35

Game reference
	32 min	Penalties	10 min
	47	Shots	22

3 April 2012 15:30

Israel

6–2 (3–0, 2–0, 1–2)

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 47

Game reference
	18 min	Penalties	10 min
	47	Shots	11

3 April 2012 19:00

Belgium

14–3 (2–0, 6–0, 6–3)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,380

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	8 min
	95	Shots	29

5 April 2012 12:00

Belgium

4–1 (1–1, 2–0, 1–0)

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 38

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	46 min
	47	Shots	19

5 April 2012 15:30

China

6–1 (2–0, 4–0, 0–1)

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 62

Game reference
	20 min	Penalties	28 min
	56	Shots	21

5 April 2012 19:00

Mexico

8–5 (5–0, 1–4, 2–1)

Bulgaria

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,358

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	45 min
	33	Shots	45

6 April 2012 12:00

South Africa

0–14 (0–2, 0–6, 0–6)

Belgium

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 65

Game reference
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	10	Shots	29

6 April 2012 15:30

Israel

5–4 OT (1–2, 2–1, 1–1) (OT: 1–0)

Mexico

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 235

Game reference
	16 min	Penalties	10 min
	40	Shots	22

6 April 2012 19:00

Bulgaria

6–3 (0–1, 3–2, 3–0)

China

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,572

Game reference
	14 min	Penalties	26 min
	45	Shots	26

8 April 2012 12:00

Mexico

2–0 (0–0, 2–0, 0–0)

South Africa

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 103

Game reference
	6 min	Penalties	14 min
	32	Shots	26

8 April 2012 15:30

Bulgaria

3–2 SO (1–1, 1–0, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–0)

Israel

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 1,526

Game reference
	10 min	Penalties	16 min
	36	Shots	43

8 April 2012 19:00

Belgium

8–5 (5–2, 2–0. 1–3)

China

Winter Sports Palace, Sofia Attendance: 537

Game reference
	22 min	Penalties	18 min
	26	Shots	38

External links

• Group A
• Group B

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