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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
| tourney_name = IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship<br>Division II
| year = 2015
| image = 
| size = 
| caption = 
| country = Estonia
| country2 = Spain
| dates = 7 – 13 December 2014<br>13 – 19 December 2014
| num_teams = 12
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| prevseason = [[2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II|2014]]
| nextseason = [[2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II|2016]]
}}

'''The 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II''' were the two international [[ice hockey]] tournaments organized by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]. Division II A was contested in [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]] and Division II B in [[Jaca]], [[Spain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iihfworlds2014.com/en/news/28-tournaments-confirmed/|title=28 tournaments confirmed|publisher=[[International Ice Hockey Federation]]|date=|accessdate=2014-05-24}}</ref>  These tournaments represent the fourth and fifth tiers of the [[World Junior Ice Hockey Championships]].

==Division II A==
The Division II A tournament was played in [[Tallinn]], [[Estonia]], from 7 to 13 December 2014.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/competition/454/statistics.html Division II A statistics]</ref>

===Participants===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Qualification
|-
|{{ihj|GBR}}
|disqualified in the Division I B last year and were relegated
|-
|{{ihj|LIT}}
|placed 2nd Division II A last year
|-
|{{ihj|NED}}
|placed 3rd in Division II A last year
|-
|{{ihj|EST}}
|'''hosts,''' placed 4th in Division II A last year
|-
|{{ihj|ROU}}
|placed 5th in Division II A last year
|-
|{{ihj|KOR}}
|placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted
|}

===Final standings===
{{iht header}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|GBR}}|w=4|ow=1|ol=0|l=0|gf=22|ga=13|bc=#cfc}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|LIT}}|w=2|ow=1|ol=1|l=1|gf=24|ga=19}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|KOR}}|w=2|ow=1|ol=1|l=1|gf=18|ga=18}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|NED}}|w=1|ow=1|ol=0|l=3|gf=18|ga=16}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|EST}}|w=1|ow=0|ol=1|l=3|gf=12|ga=22}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|ROU}}|w=1|ow=0|ol=1|l=3|gf=18|ga=24|bc=#fcc}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#cfc;"|<small>Promoted to the 2016 Division I B </small>
| style="background:#fcc;"|<small>Relegated to the 2016 Division II B</small>
|}

===Results===

{{hockeybox2
| date        = 7 December 2014
| time        = 13:00
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|NED}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|GBR}}'''
| score       = 2–4
| periods     = (0–0, 0–1, 2–3)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/454/IHM454901_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Tallinn Arena|Tondiraba Icehall]], [[Tallinn]]
| attendance  = 97
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 42
| shots2      = 35
}}
{{hockeybox2
| bg          = #eeffff
| date        = 7 December 2014
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|LTU}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|ROU}}
| score       = 6–5 <small> SO </small>
| periods     = (1–1, 2–2, 2–2)<br>(OT: 0–0)<br>(SO: 3–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/454/IHM454902_74_4_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Tallinn Arena|Tondiraba Icehall]], [[Tallinn]]
| attendance  = 312
| penalties1  = 22
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      = 56
| shots2      = 28
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 7 December 2014
| time        = 20:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|KOR}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|EST}}
| score       = 4–3 <small> SO </small>
| periods     = (2–0, 1–1, 0–2)<br>(OT: 0–0)<br>(SO: 3–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/454/IHM454903_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Tallinn Arena|Tondiraba Icehall]], [[Tallinn]]
| attendance  = 543
| penalties1  = 31
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      = 51
| shots2      = 22
}}
----
{{hockeybox2
| bg          = #eeffff
| date        = 8 December 2014
| time        = 13:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|GBR}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|LTU}}
| score       = 5–4
| periods     = (0–2, 1–0, 4–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/454/IHM454904_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Tallinn Arena|Tondiraba Icehall]], [[Tallinn]]
| attendance  = 133
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 40
| shots2      = 25
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 8 December 2014
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|NED}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|KOR}}'''
| score       = 2–3
| periods     = (2–0, 0–1, 0–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/454/IHM454905_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Tallinn Arena|Tondiraba Icehall]], [[Tallinn]]
| attendance  = 323
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 6
| shots1      = 37
| shots2      = 30
}}
{{hockeybox2
| bg          = #eeffff
| date        = 8 December 2014
| time        = 20:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|EST}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|ROU}}
| score       = 4–2
| periods     = (0–0, 1–1, 3–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/454/IHM454906_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Tallinn Arena|Tondiraba Icehall]], [[Tallinn]]
| attendance  = 1215
| penalties1  = 33
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 54
| shots2      = 30
}}
----
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 10 December 2014
| time        = 13:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|LTU}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|KOR}}
| score       = 5–1
| periods     = (0–0, 4–1, 1–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/454/IHM454907_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Tallinn Arena|Tondiraba Icehall]], [[Tallinn]]
| attendance  = 224
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 4
| shots1      = 35
| shots2      = 37
}}
{{hockeybox2
| bg          = #eeffff
| date        = 10 December 2014
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|GBR}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|ROU}}
| score       = 5–2
| periods     = (2–1, 1–1, 2–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/454/IHM454908_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Tallinn Arena|Tondiraba Icehall]], [[Tallinn]]
| attendance  = 275
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 6
| shots1      = 38
| shots2      = 29
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 10 December 2014
| time        = 20:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|NED}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|EST}}
| score       = 7–0
| periods     = (2–0, 2–0, 3–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/454/IHM454909_74_4_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Tallinn Arena|Tondiraba Icehall]], [[Tallinn]]
| attendance  = 1230
| penalties1  = 24
| penalties2  = 38
| shots1      = 32
| shots2      = 16
}}
----
{{hockeybox2
| bg          = #eeffff
| date        = 12 December 2014
| time        = 13:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|ROU}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|NED}}
| score       = 6–3
| periods     = (2–1, 1–2, 3–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/454/IHM454910_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Tallinn Arena|Tondiraba Icehall]], [[Tallinn]]
| attendance  = 123
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 35
| shots2      = 48
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 12 December 2014
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|KOR}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|GBR}}'''
| score       = 4–5 <small> SO </small>
| periods     = (1–0, 1–3, 2–1)<br>(OT: 0–0)<br>(SO: 1–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/454/IHM454911_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Tallinn Arena|Tondiraba Icehall]], [[Tallinn]]
| attendance  = 310
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 18
| shots1      = 26
| shots2      = 39
}}
{{hockeybox2
| bg          = #eeffff
| date        = 12 December 2014
| time        = 20:00
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|EST}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|LTU}}'''
| score       = 4–6
| periods     = (2–3, 1–2, 1–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/454/IHM454912_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Tallinn Arena|Tondiraba Icehall]], [[Tallinn]]
| attendance  = 1375
| penalties1  = 38
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 40 
| shots2      = 36
}}
----
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 13 December 2014
| time        = 13:00
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|ROU}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|KOR}}'''
| score       = 3–6
| periods     = (1–2, 2–0, 0–4)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/454/IHM454913_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Tallinn Arena|Tondiraba Icehall]], [[Tallinn]]
| attendance  = 94
| penalties1  = 41
| penalties2  = 25
| shots1      = 34
| shots2      = 37
}}
{{hockeybox2
| bg          = #eeffff
| date        = 13 December 2014
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|LTU}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|NED}}'''
| score       = 3–4 <small>OT</small>
| periods     = (1–1, 0–2, 2–0)<br>(OT: 0–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/454/IHM454914_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Tallinn Arena|Tondiraba Icehall]], [[Tallinn]]
| attendance  = 273
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 41
| shots1      = 40
| shots2      = 40
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 13 December 2014
| time        = 20:00
| team1       = '''{{ih-rt|GBR}}'''
| team2       = {{ih|EST}}
| score       = 3–1
| periods     = (1–0, 1–0, 1–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/454/IHM454915_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Tallinn Arena|Tondiraba Icehall]], [[Tallinn]]
| attendance  = 550
| penalties1  = 4
| penalties2  = 14
| shots1      = 36
| shots2      = 20
}}


==Division II B==
The Division II B tournament was played in [[Jaca]], [[Spain]], from 13 to 19 December 2014.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/competition/456/statistics.html Division II B statistics]</ref>

===Participants===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Qualification
|-
|{{ihj|CRO}}
|placed 6th in the Division II A last year and were relegated
|-
|{{ihj|ESP}}
|'''hosts,''' placed 2nd in Division II B last year
|-
|{{ihj|SRB}}
|placed 3rd in Division II B last year
|-
|{{ihj|AUS}}
|placed 4th in Division II B last year
|-
|{{ihj|ISL}}
|placed 5th in Division II B last year
|-
|{{ihj|BEL}}
|placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted
|}

===Final standings===
{{iht header}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|CRO}}|w=5|ow=0|ol=0|l=0|gf=22|ga=9|bc=#cfc}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|ESP}}|w=4|ow=0|ol=0|l=1|gf=27|ga=10}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|AUS}}|w=2|ow=0|ol=1|l=2|gf=15|ga=15}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|BEL}}|w=1|ow=1|ol=1|l=2|gf=15|ga=17}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|SRB}}|w=1|ow=1|ol=0|l=3|gf=9|ga=19}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|ISL}}|w=0|ow=0|ol=0|l=5|gf=11|ga=29|bc=#fcc}}
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="background:#cfc;"|<small>Promoted to the 2016 Division II A</small>
| style="background:#fcc;"|<small>Relegated to the 2016 Division III</small>
|}

===Results===

{{hockeybox2
| date        = 13 December 2014
| time        = 13:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|BEL}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|AUS}}
| score       = 3–2 <small>OT</small>
| periods     = (0–1, 1–0, 1–1)<br>(OT: 1–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/456/IHM456901_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Pabellon de Hielo]], [[Jaca]]
| attendance  = 203
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 42
| shots2      = 24
}}
{{hockeybox2
| bg          = #eeffff
| date        = 13 December 2014
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|SRB}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|CRO}}'''
| score       = 0–4
| periods     = (0–1, 0–0, 0–3)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/456/IHM456902_74_4_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Pabellon de Hielo]], [[Jaca]]
| attendance  = 310
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 6
| shots1      = 27
| shots2      = 39
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 13 December 2014
| time        = 20:30
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|ESP}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|ISL}}
| score       = 8–3
| periods     = (1–0, 3–2, 4–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/456/IHM456903_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Pabellon de Hielo]], [[Jaca]]
| attendance  = 950
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 24
| shots1      = 47
| shots2      = 14
}}
----
{{hockeybox2
| bg          = #eeffff
| date        = 14 December 2014
| time        = 13:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|CRO}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|AUS}}
| score       = 4–2
| periods     = (0–0, 3–1, 1–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/456/IHM456904_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Pabellon de Hielo]], [[Jaca]]
| attendance  = 127
| penalties1  = 26
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      = 39
| shots2      = 21
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 14 December 2014
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|ISL}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|BEL}}'''
| score       = 2–6
| periods     = (0–1, 2–1, 0–4)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/456/IHM456905_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Pabellon de Hielo]], [[Jaca]]
| attendance  = 250
| penalties1  = 30
| penalties2  = 14
| shots1      = 26
| shots2      = 29
}}
{{hockeybox2
| bg          = #eeffff
| date        = 14 December 2014
| time        = 20:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|ESP}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|SRB}}
| score       = 7–0
| periods     = (3–0, 1–0, 3–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/456/IHM456906_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Pabellon de Hielo]], [[Jaca]]
| attendance  = 950
| penalties1  = 26
| penalties2  = 34
| shots1      = 43
| shots2      = 27
}}
----
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 16 December 2014
| time        = 13:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|CRO}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|ISL}}
| score       = 6–3
| periods     = (2–0, 2–3, 2–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/456/IHM456907_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Pabellon de Hielo]], [[Jaca]]
| attendance  = 61
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 29
| shots1      = 35
| shots2      = 22
}}
{{hockeybox2
| bg          = #eeffff
| date        = 16 December 2014
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|SRB}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|AUS}}'''
| score       = 2–4
| periods     = (0–1, 1–2, 1–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/456/IHM456908_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Pabellon de Hielo]], [[Jaca]]
| attendance  = 300
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 18
| shots1      = 67
| shots2      = 17
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 16 December 2014
| time        = 20:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|ESP}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|BEL}}
| score       = 5–2
| periods     = (0–1, 2–0, 3–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/456/IHM456909_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Pabellon de Hielo]], [[Jaca]]
| attendance  = 950
| penalties1  = 35
| penalties2  = 30
| shots1      = 40
| shots2      = 23
}}
----
{{hockeybox2
| bg          = #eeffff
| date        = 18 December 2014
| time        = 13:00
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|ISL}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|SRB}}'''
| score       = 2–4
| periods     = (0–1, 1–3, 1–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/456/IHM456910_74_4_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Pabellon de Hielo]], [[Jaca]]
| attendance  = 86
| penalties1  = 2
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 25
| shots2      = 36
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 18 December 2014
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|BEL}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|CRO}}'''
| score       = 2–5
| periods     = (1–1, 0–1, 1–3)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/456/IHM456911_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Pabellon de Hielo]], [[Jaca]]
| attendance  = 300
| penalties1  = 16
| penalties2  = 22
| shots1      = 20
| shots2      = 44
}}
{{hockeybox2
| bg          = #eeffff
| date        = 18 December 2014
| time        = 20:00
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|AUS}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|ESP}}'''
| score       = 2–5
| periods     = (1–1, 1–2, 0–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/456/IHM456912_74_6_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Pabellon de Hielo]], [[Jaca]]
| attendance  = 850
| penalties1  = 14
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 16
| shots2      = 51
}}
----
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 19 December 2014
| time        = 13:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|SRB}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|BEL}}
| score       = 3–2 <small>OT</small>
| periods     = (0–0, 2–0, 0–2)<br>(OT: 1–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/456/IHM456913_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Pabellon de Hielo]], [[Jaca]]
| attendance  = 63
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 18
| shots1      = 31
| shots2      = 31
}}
{{hockeybox2
| bg          = #eeffff
| date        = 19 December 2014
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|AUS}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|ISL}}
| score       = 5–1
| periods     = (1–0, 2–0, 2–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/456/IHM456914_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Pabellon de Hielo]], [[Jaca]]
| attendance  = 250
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 20
| shots1      = 21
| shots2      = 50
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 19 December 2014
| time        = 20:00
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|CRO}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|ESP}}
| score       = 3–2
| periods     = (1–0, 2–0, 0–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/456/IHM456915_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Pabellon de Hielo]], [[Jaca]]
| attendance  = 1650
| penalties1  = 6
| penalties2  = 26
| shots1      = 43
| shots2      = 30
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.iihf.com/iihf-home/home.html IIHF.com]

{{Wikipedia}}
[[Category:2015 in ice hockey]]
[[Category:IIHF World U20 Championships]]