2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II

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2023 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host nations  Lithuania /  Iceland
Dates 11–17 December 2022 (Group A)
16–22 January 2023 (Group B)
Teams 12
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)

The 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II were international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It 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 will place first will be promoted to the next higher division, while the team which will place last will be relegated to a lower division.

To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player cannot be born earlier than 2003.

Division II A

2023 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II A
2023 WJHC Division II A.png
Tournament details
Host nation  Lithuania
Dates 11–17 December 2022
Teams 6
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 107  (7.13 per game)
Attendance 5,905  (394 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of the United Kingdom Jack Hopkins

The Division II A tournament was played in Kaunas, Lithuania, from 11 to 17 December 2022.[1][2]

Participants

Team Qualification
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain placed 3rd in Division II A last year
Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain placed 4th in Division II A last year
Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania hosts; placed 5th in Division II A last year
Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania placed 6th in Division II A last year
Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted
Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands placed 2nd in Division II B last year and were promoted

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia 5 3 1 1 0 25 17 8 12 Promoted to the 2024 Division I B
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain 5 4 0 0 1 27 11 16 12
3 Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania (H) 5 3 0 1 1 15 9 6 10
4 Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain 5 2 0 0 3 18 20 −2 6
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands 5 1 1 0 3 11 21 −10 5
6 Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania 5 0 0 0 5 11 29 −18 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division II B

Results

11 December 2022
12:30 		Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png 3–2 OT
(1–1, 0–1, 1–0)
(OT: 1–0) 		Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 112
11 December 2022
16:00 		Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg.png 3–4
(2–1, 1–2, 0–1) 		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 689
11 December 2022
19:30 		Spain Flag of Spain.svg.png 6–2
(1–1, 2–0, 3–1) 		Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 238
13 December 2022
12:30 		Romania Flag of Romania.svg.png 4–5
(1–2, 1–0, 2–3) 		Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 82
13 December 2022
16:00 		Great Britain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png 4–7
(1–4, 0–2, 3–1) 		Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 392
13 December 2022
19:30 		Spain Flag of Spain.svg.png 1–4
(0–1, 0–2, 1–1) 		Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 532
14 December 2022
12:30 		Great Britain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png 9–0
(4–0, 3–0, 2–0) 		Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
Attendance: 361
14 December 2022
16:00 		Spain Flag of Spain.svg.png 5–2
(2–1, 2–1, 1–0) 		Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
14 December 2022
19:30 		Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg.png 1–2 GWS
(1–0, 0–0, 0–1)
(OT: 0–0)
(SO: 1–3) 		Flag of Croatia.svg.png Croatia Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
16 December 2022
12:30 		Croatia Flag of Croatia.svg.png 9–5
(3–2, 2–1, 4–2) 		Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
16 December 2022
16:00 		Netherlands Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png 0–7
(0–1, 0–4, 0–2) 		Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png Great Britain Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
16 December 2022
19:30 		Romania Flag of Romania.svg.png 1–4
(0–1, 1–1, 0–2) 		Flag of Lithuania.svg.png Lithuania Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
17 December 2022
12:30 		Great Britain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg.png 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0) 		Flag of Spain.svg.png Spain Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
17 December 2022
16:00 		Lithuania Flag of Lithuania.svg.png 3–1
(1–1, 1–0, 1–0) 		Flag of the Netherlands.svg.png Netherlands Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas
17 December 2022
19:30 		Croatia Flag of Croatia.svg.png 5–4
(2–0, 2–3, 1–1) 		Flag of Romania.svg.png Romania Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas

Division II B

2023 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II B
2023 WJHC Division II B.png
Tournament details
Host nation  Iceland
Dates 16–22 January 2023
Teams 6
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Games played 15
Goals scored 123  (8.2 per game)
Attendance 1,793  (120 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of Belgium Lowie Vreys

The Division II B tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 16 to 22 January 2023.[3][4]

Participants

Team Qualification
Flag of Serbia.svg.png Serbia placed 3rd in Division II B last year
Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium placed 4th in Division II B last year
Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland hosts; placed 5th in Division II B last year
Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted
Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico placed 2nd in Division III last year and were promoted
Flag of China.svg.png China placed 3rd in 2020 Division II B; didn't play last year

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W OTW OTL L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Flag of China.svg.png China 5 4 1 0 0 29 9 20 14 Promoted to the 2024 Division II A
2 Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium 5 4 0 1 0 25 14 11 13
3 Flag of Serbia.svg.png Serbia 5 3 0 0 2 27 18 9 9
4 Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland (H) 5 2 0 0 3 18 21 −3 6
5 Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei 5 1 0 0 4 17 29 −12 3
6 Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico 5 0 0 0 5 7 32 −25 0 Relegated to the 2024 Division III

Results

16 January 2023
13:00 		Mexico Flag of Mexico.svg.png 3–8
(1–3, 1–2, 1–3) 		Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 50
16 January 2023
16:30 		Belgium Flag of Belgium.svg.png 3–4 OT
(1–1, 1–1, 1–1)
(OT: 0-1) 		Flag of China.svg.png China Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 45
16 January 2023
20:00 		Iceland Flag of Iceland.svg.png 1–7
(0–3, 0–3, 1–1) 		Flag of Serbia.svg.png Serbia Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 213
17 January 2023
13:00 		China Flag of China.svg.png 4–0
(1–0, 2–0, 1–0) 		Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 35
17 January 2023
16:30 		Serbia Flag of Serbia.svg.png 7–1
(2–0, 2–1, 3–0) 		Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 25
17 January 2023
20:00 		Belgium Flag of Belgium.svg.png 5–3
(0–1, 2–1, 3–1) 		Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 153
19 January 2023
13:00 		Serbia Flag of Serbia.svg.png 2–8
(1–2, 0–4, 1–2) 		Flag of China.svg.png China Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 32
19 January 2023
16:30 		Belgium Flag of Belgium.svg.png 5–2
(3–0, 0–2, 2–0) 		Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 40
19 January 2023
20:00 		Iceland Flag of Iceland.svg.png 5–4
(1–1, 1–1, 3–2) 		Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 205
20 January 2023
13:00 		Mexico Flag of Mexico.svg.png 2–8
(0–3, 1–2, 1–3) 		Flag of Serbia.svg.png Serbia Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 28
20 January 2023
16:30 		Chinese Taipei Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png 2–6
(0–4, 0–0, 2–2) 		Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 30
20 January 2023
20:00 		China Flag of China.svg.png 5–2
(2–0, 2–1, 1–1) 		Flag of Iceland.svg.png Iceland Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 264
22 January 2023
11:00 		China Flag of China.svg.png 8–2
(2–0, 4–0, 2–2) 		Flag of Chinese Taipei.svg.png Chinese Taipei Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 32
22 January 2023
14:30 		Serbia Flag of Serbia.svg.png 3–6
(2–1, 1–2, 0–3) 		Flag of Belgium.svg.png Belgium Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 62
22 January 2023
18:00 		Iceland Flag of Iceland.svg.png 7–0
(3–0, 3–0, 1–0) 		Flag of Mexico.svg.png Mexico Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík
Attendance: 579

References

  1. ↑ 2023 Division II A official website
  2. ↑ 2023 Division II A statistics
  3. ↑ 2023 Division II B official website
  4. ↑ 2023 Division II B statistics

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