2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II explained

Tourney Name:IIHF U20 World Championship
Division II
Year:2015
Size:220
Country:Estonia
Country2:Spain
Dates:7–13 December 2014
13–19 December 2014
Num Teams:12
Venues:2
Cities:2
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

See also: 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

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.[1] These tournaments represent the fourth and fifth tiers of the World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.

Division II A

The Division II A tournament was played in Tallinn, Estonia, from 7 to 13 December 2014.[2]

Participating teams

TeamQualification
disqualified in Division I B last year and were relegated
placed 2nd in Division II A last year
placed 3rd in Division II A last year
hosts; placed 4th in Division II A last year
placed 5th in Division II A last year
placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted

Final standings

Match results

All times are local (Eastern European TimeUTC+2).

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Statistics

Top 10 scorers

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1 5 6 6 12 +6 10
2 5 5 6 11 +12 0
3 5 4 7 11 +10 4
4 5 6 3 9 +5 2
5 5 4 5 9 0 6
6 5 1 7 8 0 6
7 5 4 3 7 -1 0
8 5 2 5 7 +5 2
9 5 1 5 6 –4 2
10 5 4 1 5 –4 2

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

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1 209:11 12 91.24 3.44 0
2 205:26 11 90.83 3.21 0
3 123:55 7 90.67 3.39 0
4 302:37 22 90.48 4.36 0
5 308:18 18 90.22 3.50 0

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

  • Goaltender: Attila Adorjan
  • Defenceman: Domanatas Cypas
  • Forward: Jordan Cownie

Division II B

The Division II B tournament was played in Jaca, Spain, from 13 to 19 December 2014.[3]

Participating teams

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

Final standings

Match results

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

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Statistics

Top 10 scorers

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1 5 5 4 9 +9 4
2 5 5 4 9 +5 20
3 5 4 4 8 +1 4
3 5 4 4 8 +7 2
5 5 1 7 8 -3 4
6 5 5 2 7 +8 0
7 5 4 3 7 +2 4
7 5 4 3 7 +2 0
9 5 3 4 7 0 12
10 5 1 6 7 +3 6

Goaltending leaders

(minimum 40% team's total ice time)

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1 180:29 6 96.23 1.99 0
2 240:00 6 93.88 1.50 1
3 239:38 8 92.52 2.00 1
4 302:47 17 89.70 3.37 0
5 300:05 19 87.87 3.80 0

Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate

  • Goaltender: Charlie Smart
  • Defenceman: Inigo Gainza
  • Forward: Luka Jarcov

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 28 tournaments confirmed. International Ice Hockey Federation. 2014-05-24.
  2. http://webarchive.iihf.com/competition/454/statistics.html 2015 Division II A statistics
  3. http://webarchive.iihf.com/competition/456/statistics.html 2015 Division II B statistics