The 2008 IIHF World Championship Division I was two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I represents the second level of the Ice Hockey World Championships. The best team in each tournament, Austria and Hungary, advanced to the Top Division championship for 2009. The bottom teams in each group, South Korea and Estonia, were relegated to the lower-level Division II.
The 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, was the 33rd edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship and was played in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, between December 26, 2008 and January 5, 2009. Games were held at the Ottawa Civic Centre and Scotiabank Place. The tournament set a record for WJC attendance at 453,282. Canada won the gold medal for a record-tying fifth consecutive time. No country would win back-to-back gold until the 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships when Canada won the 2022 and 2023 tournaments respectively.
The 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division I was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division I represents the second level of the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
The 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II represents the third level of the 2008 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
The 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II represents the third level of the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. 12 participating teams were divided into two groups, with Group A playing in Romania, and Group B playing in Spain. The winner of each group was promoted to Division I for the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship, while the last-placed teams in each group were saved from relegation to Division III for the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship due to 2009's Division III tournament being cancelled.
The 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II represents the third level of the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
The 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II represents the third level of the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
The 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. In 2012, a new format was introduced to the IIHF World Junior Championships, therefore Division II A and Division II B now represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World Junior Championship. Division II was played in two groups of six teams each. In each group, the first-placed team is promoted to a higher level, while the last-placed team is relegated to a lower level. This year, for the first time, the winner of Group B is promoted to Group A and the winner of Group A is promoted to the next year's Division I. Previously the winners of both groups were promoted to the Division I.
The 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Each of the two groups consisted of six teams; the first-placed teams were promoted to a higher level, while the last-placed teams were relegated to a lower level. Divisions II A and II B represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
The 2014 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Each of the two groups consisted of six teams; the first-placed teams were promoted to a higher level, while the last-placed teams were relegated to a lower level. Divisions II A and II B represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
The 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships was the 40th Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It was hosted in Helsinki, Finland. It began on December 26, 2015, and ended with the gold medal game on January 5, 2016. This marked the sixth time that Finland has hosted the WJC, and the hosts defeated Russia 4–3 in overtime to win their fourth title in history and second in the last three years. Belarus was relegated to Division I-A for 2017 by merit of their tenth-place finish, while Finnish right winger Jesse Puljujärvi earned MVP and top scorer honors.
The 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II was a pair of 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. These tournaments represent the fourth and fifth tiers of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
The 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II A was 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.
The 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Division II A was contested in Tallinn, Estonia and Division II B in Logroño, Spain. These tournaments represent the fourth and fifth tiers of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
The 2018 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, the team which placed first was promoted to the next highest division, while the team which placed last was relegated to a lower division.
The 2019 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, the team which places first promoted to the next highest division, while the team which places last relegated to a lower division.
The 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship Division II competitions were two international under-18 ice hockey tournaments organised by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II A and Division II B tournaments represent the fourth and the fifth tier of the IIHF World U18 Championship.
The 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 13 to 19 January 2020. Eight teams participated in the competition; they were drawn into two preliminary round groups of four: the top two teams from each group played in the semifinals in a four-team bracket for a chance to play for promotion to Division II B, while the bottom two teams in each group played in placement rounds for 5th to 8th place. Iceland won the tournament.
The 2022 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.
The 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was a pair of 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.
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