2019 IIHF World U18 Championship Division II explained

See also: 2019 IIHF World U18 Championships.

Tourney Name:IIHF U18 World Championship Division II
Year:2019
Country:Lithuania
Country2:Serbia
Dates:7–13 April 2019
25–31 March 2019
Num Teams:12
Prevseason:2018
Nextseason:2022

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.

Division II A

Tourney Name:IIHF U18 World Championship Division II A
Year:2019
Country:Lithuania
Dates:7–13 April
Size:130px
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Games:15
Goals:118
Scoring Leader: Sebastian Brynkus
Points:16
Attendance:17351
Website:IIHF.com

The Division II A tournament was played in Elektrėnai, Lithuania, from 7 to 13 April 2019.[1]

Participants

TeamQualification
placed 6th in 2018 Division I B and were relegated
hosts; placed 2nd in 2018 Division II A
placed 3rd in 2018 Division II A
placed 4th in 2018 Division II A
placed 5th in 2018 Division II A
placed 1st in 2018 Division II B and were promoted

Standings

Results

All times are local. (Eastern European Summer TimeUTC+3)

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Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate
  • Goaltender: Nikita Kuzminov
  • Defenceman: Szymon Bieniek
  • Forward: Kirill Lodeikin

Source: IIHF

Division II B

Tourney Name:IIHF U18 World Championship Division II B
Year:2019
Country:Serbia
Dates:25–31 March
Size:130px
Num Teams:6
Venues:1
Cities:1
Games:15
Goals:102
Scoring Leader: Strahinja Vdović
Points:11
Attendance:4274
Website:IIHF.com

The Division II B tournament was played in Belgrade, Serbia, from 25 to 31 March 2019.[2]

Participants

TeamQualification
placed 6th in 2018 Division II A and were relegated
placed 2nd in 2018 Division II B
hosts; placed 3rd in 2018 Division II B
placed 4th in 2018 Division II B
placed 5th in 2018 Division II B
placed 1st in 2018 Division III A and were promoted

Standings

Results

All times are local. (to 30 March: Central European TimeUTC+1, 31 March: Central European Summer TimeUTC+2)

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Awards

Best Players Selected by the Directorate
  • Goaltender: Jowin Ansems
  • Defenceman: Ernesto Klem
  • Forward: Strahinja Vdović

Source: IIHF

Notes and References

  1. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/718/ Division II A statistics
  2. https://stats.iihf.com/Hydra/719/ Division II B statistics