2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II explained

Tourney Name:IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II
Year:2009
Country:Romania
Country2:Spain
Dates:15–21 December 2008
10–15 January 2009
Num Teams:12
Venues:2
Cities:2
Nextseason:2010

See also: 2009 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.

Group A

The Group A tournament was played in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania, from 15 to 21 December 2008.[1]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
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 A) last year.
Placed 4th in Division II (Group A) 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 (Eastern European TimeUTC+2).

Group B

The Group B tournament was played in Logroño, Spain, from 10 to 15 January 2009.[2]

Participating teams

Team Qualification
Placed 6th in Division I (Group B) last year and were relegated.
Placed 2nd in Division II (Group B) last year.
Placed 3rd in Division II (Group B) last year.
Hosts; placed 4th in Division II (Group B) last year.
Placed 5th in Division II (Group B) last year.
Placed 6th in Division II (Group B) last year.*
* Note: China, though demoted last year, took New Zealand's place in this tournament because of financing issues with the NZ team's travel.[3]

Match results

All times are local (Central European TimeUTC+1).

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/196/ 2009 Division II Group A statistics
  2. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/198/ 2009 Division II Group B statistics
  3. Web site: Championnat du monde des moins de 20 ans 2008/09.