2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division II
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Host countries | ![]() ![]() |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Dates | 11–17 December 2022 16–22 January 2023 |
Teams | 12 |
The 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship Division II was a pair of international ice hockey tournaments organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It consisted of two tiered groups of six teams each: the fourth-tier Division II A and the fifth-tier Division II B. For each tier's tournament, the first-placed team was promoted to a higher division, while the last-placed team was relegated to a lower division.
To be eligible as a junior player in these tournaments, a player cannot be born earlier than 2003.
Division II A
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Host country | ![]() |
City | Kaunas |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 11–17 December 2022 |
Teams | 6 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 15 |
Goals scored | 107 (7.13 per game) |
Attendance | 5,905 (394 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
Official website | |
www.iihf.com |
The Division II A tournament was played in Kaunas, Lithuania, from 11 to 17 December 2022.[1][2]
Participating teams
Team | Qualification |
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![]() | placed 3rd in Division II A last year |
![]() | placed 4th in Division II A last year |
![]() | hosts; placed 5th in Division II A last year |
![]() | placed 6th in Division II A last year |
![]() | placed 1st in Division II B last year and were promoted |
![]() | placed 2nd in Division II B last year and were promoted |
Match officials
Four referees and seven linesmen were selected for the tournament.[3]
- Referees
Gergely Korbuly
Krzysztof Kozłowski
Māris Locāns
Anton Peretyatko
- Linesmen
Go Hashimoto
Alexander Kaptain
Sergii Kharaberyush
Vladislav Mashenkin
Aleksej Sascenkov
Jason Thorrignac
Juri Timofejev
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 12[a] | Promoted to the 2024 Division I B |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 12[a] | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 10 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 6 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 5 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 29 | −18 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division II B |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
- ^ a b Great Britain 4–7 Croatia
Match results
All times are local (Eastern European Time – UTC+2).
11 December 2022 12:30 | Netherlands ![]() | 3–2 OT (1–1, 0–1, 1–0) (OT: 1–0) | ![]() | Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas Attendance: 112 |
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Jowin Ansems | Goalies | Teo Janjatović-Lončar | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |
28 | Shots | 47 |
11 December 2022 16:00 | Lithuania ![]() | 3–4 (2–1, 1–2, 0–1) | ![]() | Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas Attendance: 689 |
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Julius Andrekus | Goalies | Benjamin Norton | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |
20 | Shots | 32 |
11 December 2022 19:30 | Spain ![]() | 6–2 (1–1, 2–0, 3–1) | ![]() | Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas Attendance: 238 |
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Julio Rapun | Goalies | Nandor Biro | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |
34 | Shots | 18 |
13 December 2022 12:30 | Romania ![]() | 4–5 (1–2, 1–0, 2–3) | ![]() | Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas Attendance: 82 |
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Nandor Biro | Goalies | Jowin Ansems | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |
47 | Shots | 28 |
13 December 2022 16:00 | Great Britain ![]() | 4–7 (1–4, 0–2, 3–1) | ![]() | Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas Attendance: 392 |
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Daniel Crowe Benjamin Norton | Goalies | Teo Janjatović-Lončar | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |
31 | Shots | 27 |
13 December 2022 19:30 | Spain ![]() | 1–4 (0–1, 0–2, 1–1) | ![]() | Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas Attendance: 532 |
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Julio Rapun | Goalies | Kazimieras Jukna | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |
26 | Shots | 35 |
14 December 2022 12:30 | Great Britain ![]() | 9–0 (4–0, 3–0, 2–0) | ![]() | Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas Attendance: 361 |
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Benjamin Norton | Goalies | Márton Buda Nandor Biro | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |
39 | Shots | 21 |
14 December 2022 16:00 | Spain ![]() | 5–2 (2–1, 2–1, 1–0) | ![]() | Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas |
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Julio Rapun | Goalies | Jowin Ansems | ||
31 | Shots | 32 |
14 December 2022 19:30 | Lithuania ![]() | 1–2 GWS (1–0, 0–0, 0–1) (OT: 0–0) (SO: 1–3) | ![]() | Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas |
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Kazimieras Jukna | Goalies | Teo Janjatović-Lončar | ||
24 | Shots | 31 |
16 December 2022 12:30 | Croatia ![]() | 9–5 (3–2, 2–1, 4–2) | ![]() | Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas |
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29 | Shots | 37 |
16 December 2022 16:00 | Netherlands ![]() | 0–7 (0–1, 0–4, 0–2) | ![]() | Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas |
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11 | Shots | 47 |
16 December 2022 19:30 | Romania ![]() | 1–4 (0–1, 1–1, 0–2) | ![]() | Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas |
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21 | Shots | 34 |
17 December 2022 12:30 | Great Britain ![]() | 3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0) | ![]() | Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas |
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16 | Shots | 28 |
17 December 2022 16:00 | Lithuania ![]() | 3–1 (1–1, 1–0, 1–0) | ![]() | Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas |
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35 | Shots | 18 |
17 December 2022 19:30 | Croatia ![]() | 5–4 (2–0, 2–3, 1–1) | ![]() | Kaunas Ice Palace, Kaunas |
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29 | Shots | 33 |
Statistics
Top 10 scorers
Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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1 | Jack Hopkis | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | +8 | 6 |
2 | Marijus Dumčius | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +8 | 27 |
3 | Bruno Idžan | ![]() | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | +7 | 14 |
4 | Mackenzie Stewart | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +7 | 14 |
5 | Jaime de Bonilla | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +2 | 2 |
5 | Vito Idžan | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +8 | 4 |
5 | Jonathan McBean | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | +7 | 4 |
8 | Bayley Harewood | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +5 | 10 |
9 | Artur Seniut | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | +7 | 6 |
10 | Liam Steele | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | +7 | 4 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
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1 | Kazimieras Jukna | ![]() | 245:00 | 4 | 95.79 | 0.98 | 0 |
2 | Benjamin Norton | ![]() | 237:44 | 4 | 95.45 | 0.90 | 2 |
3 | Jowin Ansems | ![]() | 242:22 | 18 | 89.53 | 4.46 | 0 |
4 | Teo Janjatović-Lončar | ![]() | 307:22 | 17 | 88.89 | 3.32 | 0 |
5 | Julio Rapun | ![]() | 226:13 | 14 | 86.54 | 3.71 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
- Goaltender:
Kazimieras Jukna
- Defenceman:
Jaime de Bonilla
- Forward:
Bruno Idžan
Source: IIHF
Division II B
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Host country | ![]() |
City | Reykjavík |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 16–22 January 2023 |
Teams | 6 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 15 |
Goals scored | 123 (8.2 per game) |
Attendance | 1,793 (120 per game) |
Scoring leader(s) | ![]() |
Official website | |
www.iihf.com |
The Division II B tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 16 to 22 January 2023.[4][5]
Participating teams
Team | Qualification |
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![]() | placed 3rd in Division II B last year |
![]() | placed 4th in Division II B last year |
![]() | hosts; placed 5th in Division II B last year |
![]() | placed 1st in Division III last year and were promoted |
![]() | placed 2nd in Division III last year and were promoted |
![]() | placed 3rd in 2020 Division II B; didn't play last year |
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | +20 | 14 | Promoted to the 2024 Division II A |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 14 | +11 | 13 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 9 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 6 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 29 | −12 | 3 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 32 | −25 | 0 | Relegated to the 2024 Division III |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Match results
All times are local (Time in Iceland – UTC±0).
16 January 2023 13:00 | Mexico ![]() | 3–8 (1–3, 1–2, 1–3) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 50 |
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Santiago Cucuraqui Fernando Garcia | Goalies | Hao-Hsuan Kao Tzu-Sen Chao | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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14 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Shots | 35 |
16 January 2023 16:30 | Belgium ![]() | 3–4 OT (1–1, 1–1, 1–1) (OT: 0-1) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 45 |
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Stijn Raeymaekers | Goalies | Boyan Tian | ||
16 January 2023 20:00 | Iceland ![]() | 1–7 (0–3, 0–3, 1–1) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 213 |
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Johann Ragnarsson Helgi Ivarsson | Goalies | Neil Nebojsa Beaton | ||
17 January 2023 13:00 | China ![]() | 4–0 (1–0, 2–0, 1–0) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 35 |
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Chen Shifen | Goalies | Fernando Garcia | ||
17 January 2023 16:30 | Serbia ![]() | 7–1 (2–0, 2–1, 3–0) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 25 |
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Neil Nebojsa Beaton | Goalies | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | Shots | 27 |
17 January 2023 20:00 | Belgium ![]() | 5–3 (0–1, 2–1, 3–1) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 153 |
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Stijn Raeymaeker | Goalies | Johann Ragnarsson | ||
19 January 2023 13:00 | Serbia ![]() | 2–8 (1–2, 0–4, 1–2) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 32 |
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19 January 2023 16:30 | Belgium ![]() | 5–2 (3–0, 0–2, 2–0) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 40 |
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19 January 2023 20:00 | Iceland ![]() | 5–4 (1–1, 1–1, 3–2) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 205 |
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Johann Ragnarsson | Goalies | Chen Tai-Yu Kao Hao-Hsuan | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 min | Penalties | 41 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Shots | 35 |
20 January 2023 13:00 | Mexico ![]() | 2–8 (0–3, 1–2, 1–3) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 28 |
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8 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||
29 | Shots | 52 |
20 January 2023 16:30 | Chinese Taipei ![]() | 2–6 (0–4, 0–0, 2–2) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 30 |
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Kao Hao-Hsuan | Goalies | Stijm Raeymaekers | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Shots | 40 |
20 January 2023 20:00 | China ![]() | 5–2 (2–0, 2–1, 1–1) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 264 |
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12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
44 | Shots | 35 |
22 January 2023 11:00 | China ![]() | 8–2 (2–0, 4–0, 2–2) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 32 |
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Chen Shifen | Goalies | Chen Tai-Yu | Referee:![]() Linesmen: ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | Shots | 38 |
22 January 2023 14:30 | Serbia ![]() | 3–6 (2–1, 1–2, 0–3) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 62 |
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12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||
56 | Shots | 32 |
22 January 2023 18:00 | Iceland ![]() | 7–0 (3–0, 3–0, 1–0) | ![]() | Laugardalur Arena, Reykjavík Attendance: 579 |
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35 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||
37 | Shots | 36 |
Statistics
Top 10 scorers
Pos | Player | Country | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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1 | Lowie Vreys | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +4 | 6 |
2 | Tijs Vreys | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | +3 | 2 |
3 | Matija Dinić | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +6 | 2 |
3 | Hakon Magnusson | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +2 | 0 |
5 | Vuk Kravljanac | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | +2 | 2 |
6 | Li Ming-shenhao | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +12 | 2 |
7 | Chen Kailin | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +11 | 2 |
8 | Lyu Zhiyi | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +12 | 0 |
9 | Rik Cuylen | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +3 | 4 |
9 | Slavko Vidovic | ![]() | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | +5 | 2 |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = P Plus–minus; PIM = Penalties In Minutes
Source: IIHF
Goaltending leaders
(minimum 40% team's total ice time)
Pos | Player | Country | TOI | GA | Sv% | GAA | SO |
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1 | Chen Shifeng | ![]() | 180:00 | 4 | 95.92 | 1.33 | 1 |
2 | Helgi Ivarsson | ![]() | 140:00 | 6 | 93.26 | 2.57 | 1 |
3 | Tian Boyan | ![]() | 124:27 | 5 | 92.65 | 2.41 | 0 |
4 | Stijn Raeymaekers | ![]() | 304:27 | 14 | 92.13 | 2.76 | 0 |
5 | Neal Beaton | ![]() | 201:10 | 8 | 91.58 | 2.39 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF
Best Players Selected by the Directorate
- Goaltender:
Chen Shifeng
- Defenceman:
Lowie Vreys
- Forward:
Matija Dinić
Source: IIHF
References
- ^ 2023 World Championship Division II A official website
- ^ 2023 World Championship Division II A statistics
- ^ IIHF Ice Hockey U20 World Championship Division II Group A – Competition officials
- ^ 2023 World Championship Division II B official website
- ^ 2023 World Championship Division II B statistics
External links
- Official website of IIHF
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