View source for 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
| tourney_name = IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship<br>Division II
| year = 2016
| image = 
| size = 
| caption = 
| country = Lithuania
| country2 = Serbia
| dates = 13 – 19 December 2015<br>17 – 23 January 2016
| num_teams = 12
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| prevseason = [[2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II|2015]]
| nextseason = [[2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II|2017]]
}}

'''The 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II''' will be the two international [[ice hockey]] tournaments organized by the [[International Ice Hockey Federation]]. Division II A will be contested in [[Elektrėnai]], [[Lithuania]] and Division II B in [[Novi Sad]], [[Serbia]].  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 [[Elektrėnai]], [[Lithuania]], from 13 to 19 December 2015.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/competition/543/statistics.html Division II A statistics]</ref>

{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
| tourney_name =IIHF U20 World Championship<br>Division II A
| year = 2016
| image = 
| size = 
| caption = 
| country = Lithuania
| dates = 13 – 19 December 2015
| num_teams = 6
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| games = 15
| goals = 123
| attendance = 14464
| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|HUN}} Vilmos Galló<br>{{flagicon|EST}} Vadim Vasjonkin
| points = 13
}}

===Participants===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Team
! Qualification
|-
|{{ihj|HUN}}
|placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated
|-
|{{ihj|LIT}}
|placed 2nd in Division II A last year
|-
|{{ihj|KOR}}
|placed 3rd in Division II A last year
|-
|{{ihj|NED}}
|placed 4th in Division II A last year
|-
|{{ihj|EST}}
|placed 5th in Division II A last year
|-
|{{ihj|CRO}}
|placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted
|}

===Final standings===

{{iht header}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|HUN}}|w=5|ow=0|ol=0|l=0|gf=36|ga=9|bc=#ccffcc}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|LIT}}|w=3|ow=1|ol=0|l=1|gf=18|ga=16}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|EST}}|w=3|ow=0|ol=0|l=2|gf=27|ga=26}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|CRO}}|w=2|ow=0|ol=0|l=3|gf=13|ga=21}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|NED}}|w=0|ow=1|ol=0|l=4|gf=14|ga=23}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|KOR}}|w=0|ow=0|ol=2|l=3|gf=15|ga=28|bc=#ffcccc}}
|}
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background:#ccffcc;"|<small>Promoted to the 2017 Division I B</small>
|style="background:#ffcccc;"|<small>Relegated to the 2017 Division II B</small>
|}

===Results===

{{hockeybox2
| date        = 13 December 2015
| time        = 13:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|CRO}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|NED}}
| score       = 5–2
| periods     = (1–0, 3–0, 1–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/543/IHM543901_74_4_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Elektrėnai Ice Palace]]
| attendance  = 304
| penalties1  = 22
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 39
| shots2      = 30
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 13 December 2015
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|KOR}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|HUN}}'''
| score       = 2–8
| periods     = (0–2, 1–2, 1–4)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/543/IHM543902_74_4_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Elektrėnai Ice Palace]]
| attendance  = 1001
| penalties1  = 14
| penalties2  = 20
| shots1      = 23
| shots2      = 38
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 13 December 2015
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|LTU}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|EST}}
| score       = 6–5
| periods     = (2–1, 2–1, 2–3)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/543/IHM543903_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Elektrėnai Ice Palace]]
| attendance  = 1816
| penalties1  = 46
| penalties2  = 62
| shots1      = 36
| shots2      = 34
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 14 December 2015
| time        = 13:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|HUN}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|NED}}
| score       = 7–5
| periods     = (1–2, 4–3, 2–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/543/IHM543904_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Elektrėnai Ice Palace]]
| attendance  = 317
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 58
| shots2      = 8
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 14 December 2015
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|EST}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|CRO}}
| score       = 6–3
| periods     = (0–0, 4–1, 2–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/543/IHM543905_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Elektrėnai Ice Palace]]
| attendance  = 416
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 32
| shots1      = 28
| shots2      = 39
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 14 December 2015
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|LTU}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|KOR}}
| score       = 2–1 <small> SO </small>
| periods     = (0–1, 0–0, 1–0)<br>(OT: 0–0)<br>(SO: 4–3)

| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/543/IHM543906_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Elektrėnai Ice Palace]]
| attendance  = 1795
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 23
| shots2      = 28
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 16 December 2015
| time        = 13:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|HUN}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|EST}}
| score       = 6–0
| periods     = (3–0, 1–0, 2–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/543/IHM543907_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Elektrėnai Ice Palace]]
| attendance  = 271
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 51
| shots2      = 20
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 16 December 2015
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|KOR}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|NED}}'''
| score       = 2–3 <small> SO </small>
| periods     = (1–0, 1–1, 0–1)<br>(OT: 0–0)<br>(SO: 1–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/543/IHM543908_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Elektrėnai Ice Palace]]
| attendance  = 361
| penalties1  = 2
| penalties2  = 14
| shots1      = 35
| shots2      = 14
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 16 December 2015
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|LTU}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|CRO}}
| score       = 4–1
| periods     = (0–0, 2–1, 2–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/543/IHM543909_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Elektrėnai Ice Palace]]
| attendance  = 1922
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 29
| shots2      = 30
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 18 December 2015
| time        = 13:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|EST}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|KOR}}
| score       = 11–8
| periods     = (5–3, 3–4, 3–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/543/IHM543910_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Elektrėnai Ice Palace]]
| attendance  = 189
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 29
| shots2      = 45
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 18 December 2015
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|CRO}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|HUN}}'''
| score       = 0–7
| periods     = (0–3, 0–2, 0–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/543/IHM543911_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Elektrėnai Ice Palace]]
| attendance  = 561
| penalties1  = 16
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 14
| shots2      = 58
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 18 December 2015
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|NED}}
| team2       = {{ihj|LTU}}
| score       = 1–4
| periods     = (0–1, 0–1, 1–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/543/IHM543912_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Elektrėnai Ice Palace]]
| attendance  = 2103
| penalties1  = 16
| penalties2  = 18
| shots1      = 33
| shots2      = 29
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 19 December 2015
| time        = 13:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|KOR}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|CRO}}'''
| score       = 2–4
| periods     = (1–3, 1–0. 0–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/543/IHM543913_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Elektrėnai Ice Palace]]
| attendance  = 226
| penalties1  = 10
| penalties2  = 24
| shots1      = 26
| shots2      = 30
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 19 December 2015
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|NED}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|EST}}'''
| score       = 3–5
| periods     = (1–1, 1–2, 1–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/543/IHM543914_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Elektrėnai Ice Palace]]
| attendance  = 721
| penalties1  = 2
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 28
| shots2      = 32
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 19 December 2015
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|HUN}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|LTU}}
| score       = 8–2
| periods     = (1–1, 4–0, 3–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/543/IHM543915_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[Elektrėnai Ice Palace]]
| attendance  = 2461
| penalties1  = 4
| penalties2  = 4
| shots1      = 39
| shots2      = 13
}}

==Division II B==
The Division II B tournament was played in [[Novi Sad]], [[Serbia]], from 17 to 23 January 2016.<ref>[http://www.iihf.com/competition/544/statistics.html Division II B statistics]</ref>

{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Competition
| tourney_name =IIHF U20 World Championship<br>Division II B
| year = 2016
| image = 
| size = 
| caption = 
| country = Serbia
| dates = 17 – 23 January 2016
| num_teams = 6
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| games = 15
| goals = 136
| attendance = 2436
| scoring_leader = {{flagicon|ROU}} Norbert Rokaly
| points = 19
}}

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

===Standings===

{{iht header}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|ROU}}|w=4|ow=1|ol=0|l=0|gf=37|ga=14|bc=#ccffcc}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|ESP}}|w=4|ow=0|ol=0|l=1|gf=34|ga=12}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|SRB}}|w=3|ow=0|ol=1|l=1|gf=34|ga=9}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|BEL}}|w=2|ow=0|ol=0|l=3|gf=14|ga=21}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|AUS}}|w=1|ow=0|ol=0|l=4|gf=11|ga=35}}
{{iht team|t={{ihj|CHN}}|w=0|ow=0|ol=0|l=5|gf=6|ga=45|bc=#ffcccc}}
|}
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|style="background:#ccffcc;"|<small>Promoted to the 2017 Division II A</small>
|style="background:#ffcccc;"|<small>Relegated to the 2017 Division III</small>
|}

===Results===

{{hockeybox2
| date        = 17 January 2016
| time        = 13:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|AUS}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|ROU}}'''
| score       = 0–8
| periods     = (0–2, 0–4, 0–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/544/IHM544901_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[SPC Vojvodina]]
| attendance  = 35
| penalties1  = 14
| penalties2  = 10
| shots1      = 13
| shots2      = 45
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 17 January 2016
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|CHN}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|BEL}}'''
| score       = 0–5
| periods     = (0–2, 0–2, 0–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/544/IHM544902_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[SPC Vojvodina]]
| attendance  = 47
| penalties1  = 14
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 19
| shots2      = 52
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 17 January 2016
| time        = 20:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|ESP}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|SRB}}
| score       = 4–1
| periods     = (0–0, 1–0, 3–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/544/IHM544903_74_4_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[SPC Vojvodina]]
| attendance  = 623
| penalties1  = 14
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 16
| shots2      = 35
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 18 January 2016
| time        = 13:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|ROU}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|BEL}}
| score       = 6–2
| periods     = (1–0, 2–0, 3–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/544/IHM544904_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[SPC Vojvodina]]
| attendance  = 32
| penalties1  = 4
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      = 36
| shots2      = 34
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 18 January 2016
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|ESP}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|AUS}}
| score       = 9–3
| periods     = (4–1, 4–1, 1–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/544/IHM544905_74_4_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[SPC Vojvodina]]
| attendance  = 42
| penalties1  = 28
| penalties2  = 22
| shots1      = 54
| shots2      = 20
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 18 January 2016
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|SRB}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|CHN}}
| score       = 10–0
| periods     = (3–0, 5–0, 2–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/544/IHM544906_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[SPC Vojvodina]]
| attendance  = 178
| penalties1  = 28
| penalties2  = 26
| shots1      = 69
| shots2      = 13
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 20 January 2016
| time        = 13:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|ESP}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|CHN}}
| score       = 10–1
| periods     = (3–0, 3–1, 4–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/544/IHM544907_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[SPC Vojvodina]]
| attendance  = 25
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 14
| shots1      = 75
| shots2      = 17
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 20 January 2016
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|AUS}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|BEL}}'''
| score       = 0–6
| periods     = (0–1, 0–3, 0–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/544/IHM544908_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[SPC Vojvodina]]
| attendance  = 38
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 30
| shots1      = 13
| shots2      = 47
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 20 January 2016
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|ROU}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|SRB}}
| score       = 5–4 <small>OT</small>
| periods     = (2–1, 0–1, 2–2)<br>(OT: 1–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/544/IHM544909_74_4_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[SPC Vojvodina]]
| attendance  = 576
| penalties1  = 18
| penalties2  = 47
| shots1      = 31
| shots2      = 40
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 21 January 2016
| time        = 13:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|BEL}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|ESP}}'''
| score       = 1–6
| periods     = (1–2, 0–2, 0–2)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/544/IHM544910_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[SPC Vojvodina]]
| attendance  = 37
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 28
| shots1      = 29
| shots2      = 40
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 21 January 2016
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|CHN}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|ROU}}'''
| score       = 3–12
| periods     = (1–3, 0–8, 2–1)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/544/IHM544911_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[SPC Vojvodina]]
| attendance  = 26
| penalties1  = 12
| penalties2  = 8
| shots1      = 17
| shots2      = 53
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 21 January 2016
| time        = 20:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|SRB}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|AUS}}
| score       = 10–0
| periods     = (6–0, 3–0, 1–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/544/IHM544912_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[SPC Vojvodina]]
| attendance  = 223
| penalties1  = 22
| penalties2  = 16
| shots1      = 43
| shots2      = 22
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 23 January 2016
| time        = 13:00
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|AUS}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|CHN}}
| score       = 8–2
| periods     = (3–0, 1–2, 4–0)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/544/IHM544913_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[SPC Vojvodina]]
| attendance  = 29
| penalties1  = 39
| penalties2  = 26
| shots1      = 42
| shots2      = 23
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 23 January 2016
| time        = 16:30
| team1       = '''{{ihj-rt|ROU}}'''
| team2       = {{ihj|ESP}}
| score       = 6–5
| periods     = (2–1, 1–1, 3–3)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/544/IHM544914_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[SPC Vojvodina]]
| attendance  = 83
| penalties1  = 18
| penalties2  = 20
| shots1      = 32
| shots2      = 25
}}
{{hockeybox2
| date        = 23 January 2016
| time        = 20:30
| bg          = #eeffff
| team1       = {{ihj-rt|BEL}}
| team2       = '''{{ihj|SRB}}'''
| score       = 0–9
| periods     = (0–2, 0–3, 0–4)
| reference   = http://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/544/IHM544915_74_3_0.pdf
| stadium     = [[SPC Vojvodina]]
| attendance  = 442
| penalties1  = 8
| penalties2  = 12
| shots1      = 17
| shots2      = 40
}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

{{Wikipedia}}
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