2023 IIHF World Championship Division II

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2023 IIHF World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host nations  Spain /  Turkey
Dates 16–22 April
17–23 April
Teams 12
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)

The 2023 IIHF World Championship Division II were two international ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1]

The Group A tournament was held in Madrid, Spain from 16 to 22 April and the Group B tournament in Istanbul, Turkey from 17 to 23 April 2023.

Spain won the Group A tournament and got promoted, while Iceland finished last and was relegated.[2] The United Arab Emirates won Group B and got promoted and Mexico was relegated.[3]

Group A tournament

2023 IIHF World Championship Division II A
150
Tournament details
Host nation  Spain
Dates 16–22 April
Teams 6
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 120  (8 per game)
Attendance 8,117  (541 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Croatia Borna Rendulić

Participants

Team Qualification
Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2019.
Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2022.
Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain Host, placed 4th in Division II A in 2022.
Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel Placed 5th in Division II A in 2022.
Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland Placed 1st in Division II B in 2022 and was promoted.
Flag of Georgia.svg.png Georgia Placed 2nd in Division II B in 2022 and was promoted.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain (H) 5 5 0 0 0 30 9 21 15 Promoted to the 2024 Division I B
2 Flag of Georgia.svg.png Georgia 5 4 0 0 1 20 8 12 12
3 Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia 5 3 0 0 2 26 18 8 9
4 Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia 5 1 0 0 4 16 22 −6 3
5 Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel 5 1 0 0 4 14 37 −23 3
6 Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland 5 1 0 0 4 14 26 −12 3 Relegated to the 2024 Division II B

Results

16 April 2023
12:30 		Georgia Flag of Georgia.svg.png 4–1
(2–0, 1–1, 1–0) 		Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland Pista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 77
16 April 2023
16:00 		Australia Flag of Australia.svg.png 4–6
(0–3, 4–2, 0–1) 		Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia Pista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 117
16 April 2023
19:30 		Spain Flag of Spain.svg.png 8–2
(2–0, 5–1, 1–1) 		Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel Pista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 1,150
17 April 2023
12:30 		Croatia Flag of Croatia.svg.png 6–2
(2–0, 3–1, 1–1) 		Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland Pista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 64
17 April 2023
16:00 		Israel Flag of Israel.svg.png 3–7
(2–1, 1–3, 0–3) 		Flag of Georgia.svg.png Georgia Pista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 76
17 April 2023
19:30 		Spain Flag of Spain.svg.png 8–1
(2–0, 4–0, 2–1) 		Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia Pista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 967
19 April 2023
12:30 		Croatia Flag of Croatia.svg.png 12–1
(4–1, 4–0, 4–0) 		Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel Pista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 256
19 April 2023
16:00 		Australia Flag of Australia.svg.png 2–4
(1–1, 1–0, 0–3) 		Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland Pista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 237
19 April 2023
19:30 		Spain Flag of Spain.svg.png 2–0
(0–0, 1–0, 1–0) 		Flag of Georgia.svg.png Georgia Pista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 1,169
21 April 2023
12:30 		Israel Flag of Israel.svg.png 1–7
(0–2, 1–3, 0–2) 		Flag of Australia.svg.png Australia Pista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 374
21 April 2023
16:00 		Georgia Flag of Georgia.svg.png 6–0
(1–0, 1–0, 4–0) 		Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia Pista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 197
21 April 2023
19:30 		Iceland Flag of Iceland.svg.png 4–7
(1–2, 1–2, 2–3) 		Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain Pista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 1,500
22 April 2023
12:30 		Australia Flag of Australia.svg.png 2–3
(1–0, 0–3, 1–0) 		Flag of Georgia.svg.png Georgia Pista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 195
22 April 2023
16:00 		Iceland Flag of Iceland.svg.png 3–7
(1–1, 2–4, 0–2) 		Flag of Israel.svg.png Israel Pista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 260
22 April 2023
19:30 		Croatia Flag of Croatia.svg.png 2–5
(2–1, 0–1, 0–3) 		Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain Pista de Hielo, Madrid
Attendance: 1,500

Group B tournament

2023 IIHF World Championship Division II B
130
Tournament details
Host nation  Turkey
Dates 17–23 April
Teams 6
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 124  (8.27 per game)
Attendance 1,565  (104 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of United Arab Emirates Sergei Kuznetsov

Participants

Team Qualification
Flag of New Zealand.svg.png New Zealand Placed 3rd in Division II B in 2019.
Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium Placed 3rd in Division II B last year.
Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria Placed 4th in Division II B last year.
Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico Placed 5th in Division II B last year.
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg.png United Arab Emirates Placed 1st in Division III A last year and was promoted.
Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey Host, placed 2nd in Division III A last year and was promoted.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg.png United Arab Emirates 5 5 0 0 0 35 10 25 15 Promoted to the 2024 Division II A
2 Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium 5 4 0 0 1 33 10 23 12
3 Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria 5 3 0 0 2 19 20 −1 9
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg.png New Zealand 5 2 0 0 3 15 22 −7 6
5 Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey (H) 5 1 0 0 4 12 26 −14 3
6 Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico 5 0 0 0 5 10 36 −26 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division III A

Results

17 April 2023
13:00 		New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg.png 1–4
(0–0, 0–1, 1–3) 		Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 51
17 April 2023
16:30 		Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png 4–2
(1–1, 2–0, 1–1) 		Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 63
17 April 2023
20:30 		Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg.png 0–8
(0–3, 0–4, 0–1) 		Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg.png United Arab Emirates Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 85
18 April 2023
13:00 		Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png 7–2
(4–0, 0–0, 3–2) 		Flag of New Zealand.svg.png New Zealand Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 63
18 April 2023
16:30 		Belgium Flag of Belgium.svg.png 3–4
(0–2, 1–2, 2–0) 		Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg.png United Arab Emirates Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 78
18 April 2023
20:30 		Mexico Flag of Mexico.svg.png 0–5
(0–3, 0–1, 0–1) 		Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 185
20 April 2023
13:00 		New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg.png 1–7
(1–1, 0–4, 0–2) 		Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg.png United Arab Emirates Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 54
20 April 2023
16:30 		Belgium Flag of Belgium.svg.png 11–2
(4–0, 4–2, 3–0) 		Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 45
20 April 2023
20:30 		Bulgaria Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png 5–3
(1–0, 2–0, 2–3) 		Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 280
21 April 2023
13:00 		Mexico Flag of Mexico.svg.png 2–7
(1–2, 0–3, 1–2) 		Flag of New Zealand.svg.png New Zealand Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 43
21 April 2023
16:30 		United Arab Emirates Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg.png 7–2
(2–0, 5–1, 0–1) 		Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 87
21 April 2023
20:30 		Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg.png 2–9
(2–2, 0–4, 0–3) 		Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 428
23 April 2023
13:00 		United Arab Emirates Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg.png 9–4
(3–0, 1–2, 5–2) 		Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 48
23 April 2023
16:30 		Belgium Flag of Belgium.svg.png 6–1
(2–0, 2–1, 2–0) 		Flag of Bulgaria.svg.png Bulgaria Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 55
23 April 2023
20:30 		New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg.png 4–2
(4–0, 0–0, 0–2) 		Flag of Turkey.svg.png Turkey Zeytinburnu Ice Rink, Istanbul
Attendance: 610

References

  1. ↑ "To Tampere/Riga in '23, to Switzerland in '26". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2022/wm/news/36477/to_tampere_riga_in_23_to_switzerland_in_26. 
  2. ↑ "Spain celebrates gold on home ice". https://www.iihf.com/en/events/2023/wmiia/news/43966/spain_celebrates_gold_on_home_ice. 
  3. ↑ "UAE wins 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II – Group B". https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/international/2427418-uae-wins-2023-iihf-ice-hockey-world-championship-division-ii---group-b. 

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