2009 IIHF World Championship Division II explained

Tourney Name:IIHF World Championship
Division II
Year:2009
Size:200px
Country:Serbia
Country2:Bulgaria
Dates:7–13 April 2009 (A)
6–12 April 2009 (B)
Num Teams:12
Venues:2
Cities:2
Nextseason:2010

See also: 2009 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.

The 2009 IIHF World Championship Division II was two international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Division II was played in two separate groups. The Group A tournament was held in Novi Sad, Serbia and the Group B tournament was hosted by Sofia, Bulgaria. Division II represents the third level of the Ice Hockey World Championships.

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Novi Sad, Serbia, from 7 to 13 April 2009.[1]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Placed 6th in Division I Group B last year and were relegated
Placed 2nd in Division II Group B last year
Hosts; placed 3rd in Division II Group A last year
Placed 4th in Division II Group A last year
Placed 5th in Division II Group B last year
Placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted

Match results

All times are local.

Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 6 to 12 April 2009.[2]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
Placed 6th in Division I Group A last year and were relegated
Placed 2nd in Division II Group A last year
Placed 3rd in Division II Group B last year
Placed 4th in Division II Group B last year
Hosts; placed 5th in Division II Group A last year
Placed 2nd in Division III last year and were promoted

Match results

All times are local.

Notes and References

  1. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/195/ Division II Group A statistics
  2. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/171/ Division II Group B statistics