See main article: 2023 Men's Ice Hockey World Championships.
| Tourney Name: | IIHF World Championship Division II |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Country: | Spain |
| Country2: | Turkey |
| Dates: | 16–22 April 17–23 April |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 2 |
| Nextseason: | 2024 |
The 2023 IIHF World Championship Division II were two international ice hockey tournaments run by the International Ice Hockey Federation.[1]
The Group A tournament was held in Madrid, Spain from 16 to 22 April and the Group B tournament in Istanbul, Turkey from 17 to 23 April 2023.
Spain won the Group A tournament and got promoted, while Iceland finished last, but Georgia was later disqualified by the IIHF and relegated.[2] The United Arab Emirates won Group B and got promoted and Mexico was relegated.[3]
| Tourney Name: | IIHF World Championship Division II A |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Country: | Spain |
| Size: | 150 |
| Dates: | 16–22 April |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 15 |
| Goals: | 120 |
| Scoring Leader: | Borna Rendulić |
| Points: | 11 |
| Website: | Website |
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2019. | ||
| Placed 3rd in Division II A in 2022. | ||
| Host, placed 4th in Division II A in 2022. | ||
| Placed 5th in Division II A in 2022. | ||
| Placed 1st in Division II B in 2022 and was promoted. | ||
| Placed 2nd in Division II B in 2022 and was promoted. |
Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[4]
After the tournament was completed, the IIHF invalidated the results of Georgia and assigned it zero points in the IIHF World Ranking.[5] [6] Georgia was relegated to Division II B for 2024, while Iceland, the last-placed team, retained its place in this division.[7]
All times are local (UTC+2)
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List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +2 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +6 | 8 | F | ||
| 5 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −3 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +6 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 8 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +6 | 2 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +8 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −1 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −4 | 8 | F | ||
| 5 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 0 | F |
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180:00 | 4 | 1.33 | 75 | 94.67 | 1 | ||
| 300:00 | 9 | 1.80 | 103 | 91.26 | 1 | ||
| 238:28 | 17 | 4.28 | 131 | 87.02 | 0 | ||
| 170:03 | 19 | 6.70 | 142 | 86.62 | 0 | ||
| 225:50 | 16 | 4.25 | 114 | 85.96 | 0 |
| Position | Player[8] | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Raul Barbo | |
| Defenceman | Bruno Baldris | |
| Forward | Borna Rendulić |
| Tourney Name: | IIHF World Championship Division II B |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Country: | Turkey |
| Size: | 130 |
| Dates: | 17–23 April |
| Num Teams: | 6 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Games: | 15 |
| Goals: | 124 |
| Scoring Leader: | Sergei Kuznetsov |
| Points: | 16 |
| Website: | Website |
| Team | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|
| Placed 3rd in Division II B in 2019. | ||
| 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 A last year and was promoted. | ||
| Host, placed 2nd in Division III A last year and was promoted. |
Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[9]
All times are local (UTC+3).
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List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | +14 | 4 | D | ||
| 5 | 6 | 8 | 14 | +9 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +8 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | +10 | 0 | D | ||
| 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | +6 | 6 | F | ||
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +8 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +8 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +6 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +7 | 0 | F | ||
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +7 | 4 | F | ||
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +8 | 4 | F |
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 240:00 | 6 | 1.50 | 117 | 95.12 | 1 | ||
| 221:29 | 11 | 2.98 | 120 | 91.60 | 0 | ||
| 200:20 | 5 | 1.50 | 52 | 91.23 | 0 | ||
| 239:34 | 15 | 3.76 | 138 | 90.20 | 1 | ||
| 269:32 | 19 | 4.23 | 164 | 89.62 | 0 |
| Position | Player[10] | |
|---|---|---|
| Goaltender | Mate Tomljenović | |
| Defenceman | Vadim Gyesbreghs | |
| Forward | Maxim Zakharau |