2024 IIHF U20 World Championship Division II

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2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II
Tournament details
Host countriesFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates11–17 December 2023 (Group A)
14–20 January 2024 (Group B)
Teams12
  2023
2025  

The 2024 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II competitions are two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It consists 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 place last will be relegated to a lower division.

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To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player can't be born earlier than 2004.

Division II A

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II A
2024 IIHF U20 World Championship Division II.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
City Dumfries
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates11–17 December 2023
Teams6
Tournament statistics
Games played15
Goals scored108 (7.2 per game)
Attendance4,934 (329 per game)
Scoring leader(s) Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Si-hwan  (14 points)
Website www.iihf.com

The Division II A tournament was played in Dumfries, United Kingdom, from 11 to 17 December 2023. [1] [2]

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea placed 6th in Division I B last year and were relegated
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain hosts; placed 2nd in Division II A last year
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania placed 3rd in Division II A last year
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain placed 4th in Division II A last year
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands placed 5th in Division II A last year
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 550002910+1915Promoted to the 2025 Division I B
2Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 531012713+1411
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (H)530112112+910
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 51004132073 [lower-alpha 1]
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 510041025153 [lower-alpha 1]
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 51004828203 [lower-alpha 1] Relegated to the 2025 Division II B
Source: IIHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 China 3 Pts +2 GD, Netherlands 3 Pts +1 GD, Spain 3 Pts –3 GD

Results

11 December 2023
13:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg1–4
(0–0, 0–2, 1–2)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 380
Game reference
Julius Andrekus Goalies Seo Kyung-min Referee:
Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Huber
Linesmen:
Flag of France.svg Cyril Debuche
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Rodger
0–133:28 – Lee M. (Lee J.)
0–234:30 – Kim D. (Kong)
Dumčius (Levcenko, Michalevič) – 40:501–2
1–349:06 – Soo (Kong)
1–458:31 – Kim B. (Kim Si., Huh) (ENG)
6 minPenalties8 min
38Shots39
11 December 2023
16:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg5–1
(4–0, 0–0, 1–1)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 203
Game reference
Chen Shifeng Goalies Roberto Mampel
Pablo Salvador
Referee:
Flag of Slovenia.svg Bostjan Groznik
Linesmen:
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Do-yeon
Flag of Italy.svg Daniel Rigoni
Hu (Li Zhichen, Li Zhihao) – 00:241–0
Xu – 07:382–0
Li Zhichen (Li Zhihao, Liu) (PP) – 09:463–0
Liu (Hu) – 19:354–0
4–144:12 – Garkusha (Cantabrana, Tello) (PP)
Li Zhihao (K. Chen) – 45:035–1
12 minPenalties10 min
31Shots54
11 December 2023
20:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg4–1
(3–1, 0–0, 1–0)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 511
Game reference
Benjamin Norton Goalies Sam Luitwieler Referee:
Flag of the United States.svg Logan Gruhl
Linesmen:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ilia Kisil
Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Vyssios
Beatie (Endicott) (PP) – 01:501–0
Hopkins (Chung) (PP) – 03:332–0
2–110:24 – Rentmeester (Hooijmans, Noblesse)
Stewart (Shaw, Martelly) – 12:213–1
Price (Brown, Bruton) – 50:594–1
6 minPenalties12 min
54Shots9

12 December 2023
13:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg9–2
(1–1, 4–1, 4–0)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 260
Game reference
Seo Kyung-min
Park Jin-hyeok
Goalies Pablo Salvador Referee:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Love
Linesmen:
Flag of France.svg Cyril Dubuche
Flag of Italy.svg Daniel Rigoni
Huh (Kim Si., Lee M.) (PP) – 05:421–0
1–109:17 – Casaus (Paya)
Hong (Kim Si., Huh) – 25:312–1
Lee J. (Lee D.) – 27:503–1
Soo (Kong) – 29:534–1
4–231:27 – Cantabrana (Pérez, Collado)
Lee J. (Lee M.) – 32:255–2
Kim Si. (Huh, Kong) (PP) – 46:056–2
Choi (Lee M., Yang) – 47:367–2
Kim D. (Soo, Lee H.) – 48:358–2
Huh (Kim Si., Kim B.) – 50:189–2
8 minPenalties8 min
42Shots25
12 December 2023
16:30
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg4–2
(1–0, 1–2, 2–0)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 106
Game reference
Sam Luitwieler Goalies Chen Shifeng Referee:
Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Huber
Linesmen:
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Do-yeon
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anthony Lapointe
Roodenburg (Korotchenko) – 00:071–0
Arts (Roodenburg) (PP) – 21:252–0
2–124:23 – Li Zhichen
2–234:02 – Xu (Song, K. Chen) (PP)
Speel (Van Mourik) – 54:283–2
Speel (ENG) – 59:274–2
10 minPenalties8 min
29Shots46
12 December 2023
20:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg4–5 OT
(0–1, 3–1, 1–2)
(OT: 0–1)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 541
Game reference
Benjamin Norton Goalies Julius Andrekus
Daniil Cepov
Referee:
Flag of Slovenia.svg Bostjan Groznik
Linesmen:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Rodger
Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Vyssios
0–119:09 – Belicenka (Ignatavicius, Dedinas) (PP)
Hopkins (Stewart, Shaw) – 20:511–1
1–221:49 – Fediukin (Sedleckij-Razin)
Hopkins (Hamill, Norton) – 23:292–2
Endicott (Stewart, Bradon) (PP) – 34:083–2
Endicott – 48:154–2
4–349:23 – Dedinas
4–458:08 – Michalevič (Seniut) (PP, EA)
4–564:14 – Seniut (Grybauskas)
8 minPenalties6 min
23Shots52

14 December 2023
13:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg6–1
(2–0, 3–1, 1–0)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 189
Game reference
Daniil Cepov Goalies Roberto Mampel Referee:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Love-Dekazos
Linesmen:
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Do-yeon
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ilia Kisil
Grybauskas (Dumčius, Michalevič) – 12:371–0
Dedinas (Baltrunas) (SH) – 19:482–0
Baltrunas (Dedinas, Cizas) – 29:153–0
Dumčius (Grybauskas, Valivonis) – 29:504–0
Jukna (Ignatavicius, Čečekovas) – 31:345–0
5–135:54 – Collado (Valles, Paya)
Baltrunas (Čečekovas, Zeynalov) – 48:006–1
10 minPenalties16 min
69Shots24
14 December 2023
16:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg7–1
(2–1, 4–0, 1–0)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 96
Game reference
Seo Kyung-min
Park Jin-hyeok
Goalies Danylo Douma Referee:
Flag of Slovenia.svg Bostjan Groznik
Linesmen:
Flag of Italy.svg Daniel Rigoni
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Rodger
Lee M. (Yang) – 04:251–0
Huh (Kong, Kim Si.) (PP) – 11:522–0
2–112:51 – Van Mourik (Van Stuijvenberg)
Kim B. (Lee M., Lim D.) (SH) – 23:593–1
Kong (Kim Si., Lee M.) (PP) – 30:384–1
Lee M. (Huh, Kong) (PP) – 32:155–1
Kim B. (Huh, Lee M.) – 39:416–1
Hong (Kong, Park M.) – 49:257–1
8 minPenalties16 min
43Shots16
14 December 2023
20:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg4–1
(0–0, 2–0, 2–1)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 527
Game reference
Benjamin Norton Goalies Chen Shifeng Referee:
Flag of the United States.svg Logan Gruhl
Linesmen:
Flag of France.svg Cyril Debuche
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anthony Lapointe
Brown (Price) – 24:311–0
Bradon (Stewart, Hopkins) (PP) – 37:402–0
2–144:05 – Liu (K. Chen, Hu) (PP2)
Brown – 48:483–1
Car. Hamill (Hopkins, Stewart) – 58:434–1
16 minPenalties12 min
49Shots30

15 December 2023
13:00
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2–9
(1–2, 1–3, 0–4)
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Game reference
Sam Luitwieler Goalies Julius Andrekus Referee:
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Love-Dekazos
Linesmen:
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Do-yeon
Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Vyssios
Van Mourik (Roodenburg) – 09:131–0
1–111:54 – Grybauskas (Seniut, Belicenka)
1–214:56 – Michalevič (Grybauskas, Dumčius)
Van Belkom – 20:472–2
2–325:40 – Grybauskas (Michalevič, Dumčius)
2–430:04 – Fediukin (Valivonis), Čečekovas)
2–538:46 – Levcenko (Jevstignejev, Kovalenko)
2–642:49 – Fediukin (Kovalenko, Belicenka) (PP)
2–749:34 – Baltrunas (Fediukin, Čečekovas)
2–853:26 – Baltrunas (Kovalenko, Jevstignejev) (PP)
2–954:09 – Zeynalov (Jevstignejev, Fediukin)
8 minPenalties6 min
14Shots69
15 December 2023
16:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–5
(0–1, 2–3, 1–1)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 178
Game reference
Chen Shifeng Goalies Seo Kyung-min Referee:
Flag of the United States.svg Logan Gruhl
Linesmen:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ilia Kisil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anthony Lapointe
0-106:29 – Kim Si. (Huh) (PP)
0–222:21 – Yang
Jia (Tong) – 23:301–2
1–329:27 – Huh (Kong) (PP)
1–430:55 – Huh (Kim Si., Lim)
K. Chen – 34:012–4
2–547:51 – Kim B. (Kim Si., Huh)
Luan – 52:023–5
12 minPenalties10 min
14Shots63
15 December 2023
20:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg1–6
(0–2, 1–2, 0–2)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 610
Game reference
Roberto Mampel Goalies Benjamin Norton
Alexander Oldale
Referee:
Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Huber
Linesmen:
Flag of France.svg Cyril Debuche
Flag of Italy.svg Daniel Rigoni
0–100:40 – Car. Hamill (Stewart)
0–207:17 – Hopkins (Stewart, Beatie) (SH)
Collado (Cantabrana) (PP) – 29:311–2
1–334:14 – Beatie (Hazeldine, Car. Hamill) (PP)
1–436:33 – Brown (Beatie) (PP)
1–555:34 – Car. Hamill (Hopkins)
1–658:02 – Hopkins (A. Osborn) (SH)
14 minPenalties16 min
39Shots35

17 December 2023
13:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg3–2
(1–0, 1–0, 1–2)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 205
Game reference
Pablo Salvador Goalies Danylo Douma Referee:
Flag of Slovenia.svg Bostjan Groznik
Linesmen:
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Anthony Lapointe
Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Vyssios
Blanco (Hernando) – 13:591–0
Cantabrana (Pérez) – 35:292–0
Mata (Badorrey) – 45:153–0
3–148:05 – Filppini (PP)
3–251:09 – Van Wingerder (Kolgren)
8 minPenalties12 min
48Shots29
17 December 2023
16:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg4–3
(1–1, 0–2, 3–0)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 859
Game reference
Seo Kyrng-min Goalies Benjamin Norton Referee:
Flag of the United States.svg Logan Gruhl
Linesmen:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ilia Kisil
Flag of Italy.svg Daniel Rigoni
Kim Si. – 13:011–0
1–117:47 – Beatie (Hazeldine, Hopkins) (PP)
1–222:18 – Hopkins (Hazeldine, Stewart)
1–325:19 – D. Osborn, A. Osborn)
Kim Si. – 44:522–3
Kong (Kim Si.) (PP) – 54:273–3
Kim Si. (Kong) (ENG) – 59:104–3
8 minPenalties8 min
44Shots33
17 December 2023
20:00
Lithuania  Flag of Lithuania.svg6–2
(3–1, 2–1, 1–0)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Dumfries Ice Bowl, Dumfries
Attendance: 269
Game reference
Daniil Cepov Goalies Chen Shifeng
Gao Peng
Referee:
Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Huber
Linesmen:
Flag of France.svg Cyril Debuche
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Rodger
Jukna (Ignatavicius, Dedinas) – 06:251–0
1–108:53 – Jia (Xu) (PP)
Dedinas (Ignatavicius, Zeynalov) – 13:522–1
Čečekovas (Belicenka, Dumčius) – 14:563–1
3–223:05 – Zhang (Ma)
Grybauskas (Dumčius, Levcenko) (PP) – 34:214–2
Jevstignejev (Sedleckij-Razin, Fediukin) – 35:045–2
Čečekovas (Belicenka, Dumčius) – 59:036–2
12 minPenalties12 min
68Shots30

Statistics

Top 10 scorers

PosPlayerCountryGPGAPts+/–PIM
1 Kim Si-hwan Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 55914+104
2 Huh Min-joon Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 55813+60
3 Kong Yu-chan Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 52911+74
4 Jack Hopkins Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 56410+82
5 Lee Moo-young Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5369+54
6 Marijus Dumčius Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 5268+210
7 Mackenzie Stewart Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 5178+68
8 Paulius Grybauskas Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 5437+12
9 Linas Dedinas Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 5336+34
9 Vitalij Fediukin Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 5336+40

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus-minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

PosPlayerCountryTOIGASv%GAASO
1 Benjamin Norton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 300:431193.452.190
2 Daniil Cepov Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 125:00493.101.920
3 Chen Shifeng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 281:481892.863.830
4 Seo Kyung-min Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 271:161091.452.210
5 Sam Luitwieler Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 180:001591.125.000

TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

Source: IIHF

Division II B

2024 IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II B
2024 IIHF U20 World Championship Division II B logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
City Belgrade
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14–20 January 2024
Teams6
Website www.iihf.com

The Division II Group B tournament will be played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 14 to 20 January 2024. [3] [4]

Participants

TeamQualification
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania placed 6th in Division II A last year and were relegated
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium placed 2nd in Division II B last year
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia hosts; placed 3rd in Division II B last year
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland placed 4th in Division II B last year
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei placed 5th in Division II B last year
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted

Standings

PosTeamPldWOTWOTLLGFGAGDPtsPromotion or relegation
1Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 000000000Promotion to the 2025 Division II A
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 000000000
3Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia (H)000000000
4Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 000000000
5Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 000000000
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 000000000Relegation to the 2025 Division III A
First match(es) will be played: 14 January 2024. Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host

Results

14 January 2024
12:30
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
14 January 2024
16:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
14 January 2024
19:30
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svgvFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

15 January 2024
12:30
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svgvFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
15 January 2024
16:00
Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
15 January 2024
19:30
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

17 January 2024
12:30
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svgvFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
17 January 2024
16:00
Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
17 January 2024
19:30
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svgvFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

18 January 2024
12:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svgvFlag of Romania.svg  Romania Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
18 January 2024
16:00
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
18 January 2024
19:30
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svgvFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

20 January 2024
12:30
Romania  Flag of Romania.svgvFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
20 January 2024
16:00
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svgvFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade
20 January 2024
19:30
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svgvFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Pionir Ice Hall, Belgrade

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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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 IIHF World U18 Championships</span> Under-18 mens ice hockey tournament

The 2023 IIHF U18 World Championship was the 24th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. Teams participated at several levels of competition. The competition also served as qualifications for the 2024 competition.

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