2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

2020 IIHF U20 World Championship Division II
Tournament details
Host nations	Lithuania / South Korea
Dates	6–12 January 2020 (Group A) 28 January – 3 February 2020 (Group B)
Teams	12
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)

The 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the fourth-tier Division II A and the fifth-tier Division II B. For each tier's tournament, the team which placed first was promoted to the next highest division, while the team which placed last was relegated to a lower division.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player couldn't be born earlier than 2000.

Division II A

2020 IIHF U20 World Championship Division II A
Tournament details
Host nation	Lithuania
Dates	6–12 January 2020
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	114  (7.6 per game)
Attendance	7,303  (487 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Teruto Nakajima

The Division II A tournament was played in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 6 to 12 January 2020.

Participants

Team	Qualification
Japan	Placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated
Lithuania	Placed 2nd in Division II A last year
Great Britain	Placed 3rd in Division II A last year
Romania	Placed 4th in Division II A last year
Spain	Placed 5th in Division II A last year
Serbia	Placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Japan	5	5	0	0	0	37	7	30	15	Promoted to Division I B
2	Great Britain	5	3	1	0	1	23	17	6	11
3	Lithuania (H)	5	3	0	0	2	20	17	3	9
4	Romania	5	2	0	0	3	15	24	−9	6
5	Spain	5	1	0	1	3	8	23	−15	4
6	Serbia	5	0	0	0	5	11	26	−15	0	Relegation to Division II B

Results

6 January 2020 12:00

Great Britain

3–6 (0–1, 1–2, 2–3)

Japan

Utenos pramogų arena, Vilnius Attendance: 79

Game reference
				Referee: Niki De Herdt Linesmen: Joris Barcelo Karolis Janušauskas
	14 min	Penalties	8 min
	27	Shots	36

6 January 2020 15:30

Serbia

3–5 (3–0, 0–3, 0–2)

Romania

Utenos pramogų arena, Vilnius Attendance: 87

Game reference
				Referee: Tilen Pahor Linesmen: Herman Johansen Laurynas Stepankevičius
	16 min	Penalties	4 min
	23	Shots	24

6 January 2020 19:00

Lithuania

5–1 (4–1, 0–0, 1–0)

Spain

Utenos pramogų arena, Vilnius Attendance: 998

Game reference
				Referee: Niclas Lundsgaard Linesmen: Norbert Muzsik Nikita Vilyugin
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	34	Shots	26

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7 January 2020 12:00

Japan

8–0 (2–0, 2–0, 4–0)

Romania

Utenos pramogų arena, Vilnius Attendance: 54

Game reference
				Referee: Turo Virta Linesmen: Herman Johansen Laurynas Stepankevičius
	6 min	Penalties	12 min
	43	Shots	14

7 January 2020 15:30

Spain

3–2 (0–1, 0–0, 3–1)

Serbia

Utenos pramogų arena, Vilnius Attendance: 103

Game reference
				Referee: Niki De Herdt Linesmen: Karolis Janušauskas Nikita Vilyugin
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	35	Shots	20

7 January 2020 19:00

Lithuania

3–6 (1–2, 1–3, 1–1)

Great Britain

Utenos pramogų arena, Vilnius Attendance: 907

Game reference
				Referee: Tilen Pahor Linesmen: Norbert Muzsik Dāvis Zunde
	16 min	Penalties	16 min
	31	Shots	26

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9 January 2020 12:00

Japan

8–0 (5–0, 3–0, 0–0)

Spain

Utenos pramogų arena, Vilnius Attendance: 82

Game reference
				Referee: Niki De Herdt Linesmen: Karolis Janušauskas Norbert Muzsik
	37 min	Penalties	26 min
	31	Shots	25

9 January 2020 15:30

Great Britain

5–3 (2–0, 0–1, 3–2)

Romania

Utenos pramogų arena, Vilnius Attendance: 101

Game reference
				Referee: Niclas Lundsgaard Linesmen: Laurynas Stepankevičius Dāvis Zunde
	22 min	Penalties	12 min
	26	Shots	36

9 January 2020 19:00

Lithuania

3–2 (2–0, 1–1, 0–1)

Serbia

Utenos pramogų arena, Vilnius Attendance: 792

Game reference
				Referee: Turo Virta Linesmen: Joris Barcelo Nikita Vilyugin
	6 min	Penalties	8 min
	31	Shots	19

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10 January 2020 12:00

Spain

3–4 GWS (0–1, 3–2, 0–0) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 0–1)

Great Britain

Utenos pramogų arena, Vilnius Attendance: 81

Game reference
				Referee: Turo Virta Linesmen: Joris Barcelo Laurynas Stepankevičius
	12 min	Penalties	2 min
	29	Shots	28

10 January 2020 15:30

Serbia

2–10 (1–2, 1–5, 0–3)

Japan

Utenos pramogų arena, Vilnius Attendance: 95

Game reference
				Referee: Tilen Pahor Linesmen: Karolis Janušauskas Herman Johansen
	16 min	Penalties	4 min
	8	Shots	46

10 January 2020 19:00

Romania

3–7 (2–2, 1–3, 0–2)

Lithuania

Utenos pramogų arena, Vilnius Attendance: 1,207

Game reference
				Referee: Niclas Lundsgaard Linesmen: Norbert Muzsik Dāvis Zunde
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	24	Shots	36

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12 January 2020 12:00

Great Britain

5–2 (2–0, 0–2, 3–0)

Serbia

Utenos pramogų arena, Vilnius Attendance: 121

Game reference
				Referee: Niki De Herdt Linesmen: Karolis Janušauskas Herman Johansen
	8 min	Penalties	54 min
	49	Shots	20

12 January 2020 15:30

Romania

4–1 (1–1, 2–0, 1–0)

Spain

Utenos pramogų arena, Vilnius Attendance: 209

Game reference
				Referee: Tilen Pahor Linesmen: Laurynas Stepankevičius Dāvis Zunde
	14 min	Penalties	8 min
	35	Shots	28

12 January 2020 19:00

Japan

5–2 (3–0, 1–0, 1–2)

Lithuania

Utenos pramogų arena, Vilnius Attendance: 2,387

Game reference
				Referee: Niclas Lundsgaard Linesmen: Joris Barcelo Nikita Vilyugin
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	30	Shots	21

Division II B

2020 IIHF U20 World Championship Division II B
Tournament details
Host nation	South Korea
Dates	27 January – 3 February 2020
Teams	6
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played	15
Goals scored	121  (8.07 per game)
Attendance	5,022  (335 per game)
Scoring leader(s)	Dominic Čanić

The Division II B tournament was played in Gangneung, South Korea, from 27 January to 3 February 2020.

Participants

Team	Qualification
South Korea	Placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated
Croatia	Placed 2nd in Division II B last year
Netherlands	Placed 3rd in Division II B last year
Belgium	Placed 4th in Division II B last year
Israel	Placed 5th in Division II B last year
China	Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	OTW	OTL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	South Korea (H)	5	5	0	0	0	20	6	14	15	Promoted to Division II A
2	Netherlands	5	3	0	0	2	30	13	17	9
3	China	5	3	0	0	2	22	10	12	9
4	Croatia	5	3	0	0	2	31	17	14	9
5	Belgium	5	1	0	0	4	15	25	−10	3
6	Israel	5	0	0	0	5	3	50	−47	0	Relegation to Division III

Results

28 January 2020 13:00

Croatia

16–1 (3–0, 7–1, 6–0)

Israel

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 104

Game reference
				Referee: Liu Ren Linesmen: Go Hashimoto James Ions
	2 min	Penalties	6 min
	79	Shots	8

28 January 2020 16:30

China

5–3 (1–2, 1–0, 3–1)

Belgium

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 133

Game reference
				Referee: Stefan Hogarth Linesmen: Yong Elbert Cheah Seo Kwang-suk
	8 min	Penalties	6 min
	30	Shots	29

28 January 2020 20:00

Netherlands

1–5 (1–2, 0–0, 0–3)

South Korea

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 875

Game reference
				Referee: Andrew Wilk Linesmen: Ryan Fraley Li Lintai
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	22	Shots	40

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29 January 2020 13:00

Israel

0–12 (0–5, 0–4, 0–3)

China

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 148

Game reference
				Referee: Benas Jakšys Linesmen: Chae Young-jin James Ions
	4 min	Penalties	6 min
	9	Shots	60

29 January 2020 16:30

Croatia

2–7 (0–5, 1–0, 1–2)

Netherlands

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 153

Game reference
				Referee: Stefan Hogarth Linesmen: Yong Elbert Cheah Ryan Fraley
	4 min	Penalties	24 min
	27	Shots	33

29 January 2020 20:00

South Korea

5–2 (2–2, 2–0, 1–0)

Belgium

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 402

Game reference
				Referee: Liu Ren Linesmen: Go Hashimoto Li Lintai
	2 min	Penalties	4 min
	44	Shots	18

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31 January 2020 13:00

Netherlands

6–1 (1–0, 3–0, 2–1)

Belgium

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 147

Game reference
				Referee: Andrew Wilk Linesmen: Li Lintai Seo Kwang-suk
	8 min	Penalties	10 min
	36	Shots	17

31 January 2020 16:30

Croatia

3–0 (2–0, 1–0, 0–0)

China

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 173

Game reference
				Referee: Benas Jakšys Linesmen: Chae Young-jin Go Hashimoto
	10 min	Penalties	8 min
	25	Shots	32

31 January 2020 20:00

South Korea

5–1 (1–0, 1–0, 3–1)

Israel

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 753

Game reference
				Referee: Stefan Hogarth Linesmen: Yong Elbert Cheah James Ions
	4 min	Penalties	8 min
	68	Shots	6

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1 February 2020 13:00

Belgium

5–8 (2–2, 1–4, 2–2)

Croatia

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 146

Game reference
				Referee: Stefan Hogarth Linesmen: James Ions Li Lintai
	24 min	Penalties	10 min
	27	Shots	31

1 February 2020 16:30

China

0–1 (0–0, 0–1, 0–0)

South Korea

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 1,025

Game reference
				Referee: Andrew Wilk Linesmen: Ryan Fraley Go Hashimoto
	4 min	Penalties	27 min
	18	Shots	41

1 February 2020 20:00

Israel

0–13 (0–6, 0–3, 0–4)

Netherlands

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 123

Game reference
				Referee: Liu Ren Linesmen: Chae Young-jin Seo Kwang-suk
	8 min	Penalties	2 min
	9	Shots	63

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3 February 2020 13:00

Netherlands

3–5 (0–2, 1–1, 2–2)

China

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 147

Game reference
				Referee: Stefan Hogarth Linesmen: Chae Young-jin Seo Kwang-suk
	20 min	Penalties	6 min
	37	Shots	21

3 February 2020 16:30

Belgium

4–1 (1–1, 1–0, 2–0)

Israel

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 150

Game reference
				Referee: Benas Jakšys Linesmen: Yong Elbert Cheah Li Lintai
	6 min	Penalties	10 min
	69	Shots	9

3 February 2020 20:00

South Korea

4–2 (1–0, 0–0, 3–2)

Croatia

Gangneung Hockey Centre, Gangneung Attendance: 543

Game reference
				Referee: Andrew Wilk Linesmen: Ryan Fraley Go Hashimoto
	24 min	Penalties	6 min
	30	Shots	26

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